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RE: U-995 Type VIIC/41 Rudders
Posted by:
Rainer Bruns
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Date: October 13, 2000 03:17PM
Hi Guys,
I doug around my Uboat drawings and came across a detailed drawing of the rudders and the rods etc. Armed nowadays with a well sized magnifying glass (used to do without) and found the smoking gun. The drawing was subtitled: Hauptruder u. Abweiserstangen (translation: Main Rudders and Deflector Rods).
So the purpose was clearly to keep the rudders from being fouled. RB
I doug around my Uboat drawings and came across a detailed drawing of the rudders and the rods etc. Armed nowadays with a well sized magnifying glass (used to do without) and found the smoking gun. The drawing was subtitled: Hauptruder u. Abweiserstangen (translation: Main Rudders and Deflector Rods).
So the purpose was clearly to keep the rudders from being fouled. RB