Banksy
Very well known Exeweb poster
I think they had 88mm deck guns.( Thinks , must turn out my copy of Das Boot again.)U-Boats would surface and use their gun to sink ships, no reason they couldn't shell the railway.
I think they had 88mm deck guns.( Thinks , must turn out my copy of Das Boot again.)U-Boats would surface and use their gun to sink ships, no reason they couldn't shell the railway.
Seems incredibly risky. Unless they had specific intel that a train was going past at a certain time, they'd have to sit there like sitting ducks above water waiting for a train only to hit them with their 88mms from distance, which would hardly derail the train (but would do damage obv).U-Boats would surface and use their gun to sink ships, no reason they couldn't shell the railway.
That's quite true DB. I believe the gentleman responsible for the memorial had to pay the U.S. government 500 dollars for the Sherman tank but received a 'thank you' letter from President Reagan.E Boats were fast small boats that could come very close to the shore, Not submarines, If you want to know how much damage they can do, Go to Slapton Sands and see the memorial to hundreds of US Serviceman practicing for D Day who died because of E Boats intercepting them
I remember that, A private individual having to pay for a Military Mermorial, Jeez! Mind at the time, This episode of the death of hundreds of US soldiers was hushed up and it only came to light years after if i remember correctlyThat's quite true DB. I believe the gentleman responsible for the memorial had to pay the U.S. government 500 dollars for the Sherman tank but received a 'thank you' letter from President Reagan.
This is true but it seems highly unlikely - unless you know better. Regarding a ship, I imagine they would shadow a single vessel to ascertain it wasn't armed as sometimes they were. Surfacing near a convoy would not only be dicey what with small corvettes lurking among the freighters but once again some of those ships could have guns trained outwards for such an eventuality.U-Boats would surface and use their gun to sink ships, no reason they couldn't shell the railway.
But I believe he wrote a book about it and so recouped his 500 dollars and more. Yes it was hushed up, I could be wrong but I believe a RN destroyer was supposed guard the training exercise but for some reason it failed to show up. Very sad.I remember that, A private individual having to pay for a Military Mermorial, Jeez! Mind at the time, This episode of the death of hundreds of US soldiers was hushed up and it only came to light years after if i remember correctly
That's an amazing link Stuffy, thanks for pasting it up.My link will show you what length the British Army was prepared to go in WW1 in order to gain intelligence so it stands to reason that they would be fully prepared for a reciprocal response from the enemy.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-trench-raids
During my time in Germany during the 60's I drove the "big wheelers" on the graveyard shift (to avoid enemy aircraft) supplying tank ammunition for the 16/5 Lancer's Conqueror and Centurion tanks so I was excused guard duty. However, guards were still posted around the clock by these people..
Mixed Service Organisation - Wikipedia
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