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RE: Why? (n/t)
Posted by: joe brandt ()
Date: July 05, 2000 01:49AM

I know of no German built u-boat that carried a 4CM AA gun during WWII. I do not think that any of the various captured subs that the Germans used a 4cm AA gun either.
The use of the 3.7CM M/42 was due to the fact that the Army or Luftwaffe versions were very prone to salt water corrosion and were not pressure proof for use on submerging u-boats. They had too many stoppages so a marine version was produced ,the M/42.

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3,7cm M42 Flak & no 3, 7cm Flak 43 on Boats! W Michi 07/04/2000 08:52PM
Why? (n/t) Michi 07/04/2000 08:53PM
RE: Why? (n/t) joe brandt 07/05/2000 01:49AM
ThanX, that's new for me!! (n/t) Michi 07/05/2000 03:22PM
RE: ThanX, that's new for me!! (n/t) Joe 07/09/2000 07:38AM


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