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RE: Why were the U-boats so small?
Posted by: AL Wellman ()
Date: May 03, 2001 05:37PM

<HTML>Frank -
I believe you are correct with respect to the sequence of design of the type VII U-boat and the hedgehog; but the general principle of reduced probability of a non-homing weapon striking a smaller target also applies to earlier weapons such as the small contact-fuzed bombs regarded as a primary RAF ASW weapon when the type VII was designed. =AL=</HTML>

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Why were the U-boats so small? Frank Blazich 05/02/2001 02:43AM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? Visje 05/02/2001 09:09AM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? AL Wellman 05/03/2001 02:21AM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? Frank Blazich 05/03/2001 02:34AM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? AL Wellman 05/03/2001 05:37PM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? Joe Brennan 05/03/2001 06:09AM
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RE: Treaty yes, Versailles no Joe Brennan 05/04/2001 02:31AM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? kurt 05/03/2001 08:20PM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? Rainer Bruns 05/03/2001 10:31PM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? kurt 05/04/2001 03:31PM
RE: Why were the U-boats so small? Rainer Bruns 05/04/2001 05:30PM


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