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Pinging.
Posted by: Chris Kelly ()
Date: May 14, 2001 02:11PM

<HTML>Just a tangential question for the submarine enthusiasts pertaining to ASDIC. I read recently that a militaria dealer claimed to have \"original\" Iron Crosses First Class with brass centers because U-Boat crews didn\'t want to wear decorations with iron centers due to rusting and surface detection.

Considering that these submarines were themselves metal, and that there were several metal things, including uniform accoutrements, in the boats {aside from the fact that while brass at sea won\'t rust, it will pit and corrode}, isn\'t this an absurdity? I assume there weren\'t that many measures, aside from tactical maneuver and evasion, that a U-Boat could take to avoid ASDIC or HF/DF detection.

~Chris</HTML>

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Subject Written By Posted
Pinging. Chris Kelly 05/14/2001 02:11PM
RE: Pinging. Rainer Bruns 05/14/2001 04:28PM
RE: Pinging. JohnV 05/15/2001 07:57PM
RE: Pinging. Tom Iwanski 05/15/2001 10:03PM
RE: Pinging. JohnV 05/18/2001 02:07AM
RE: Pinging. Tom Iwanski 05/18/2001 01:01PM
RE: Pinging?JohnV Derek 05/16/2001 04:00PM
RE: Pinging?JohnV JohnV 05/18/2001 02:02AM
RE: Pinging. Chris Browne 05/17/2001 11:17PM
RE: Pinging. JohnV 05/18/2001 02:11AM


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