RE: Bullet Penetration
Posted by:
Don Baker
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Date: December 07, 2000 03:42PM
Hello Frank
I can tell you what was experienced during the capture of U-505. After surfacing the sub was struck with 50 caliber machine gun fire from the Wildcat fighters and both 20mm and 40 mm rounds fired from the DEs. All of this penetrated the outer hull and superstructure but did not penetrate the pressure hull.
So far as I know, the weapons which would breach the pressure hull were depth charges, hedgehogs, the rockets fired from aircraft, and the 3 inch rounds from the DEs and 5 inch rounds fired from the DDs. Also, the Mk24 homing torpedo \"Fido\" would breach the pressure hull.
Don B
I can tell you what was experienced during the capture of U-505. After surfacing the sub was struck with 50 caliber machine gun fire from the Wildcat fighters and both 20mm and 40 mm rounds fired from the DEs. All of this penetrated the outer hull and superstructure but did not penetrate the pressure hull.
So far as I know, the weapons which would breach the pressure hull were depth charges, hedgehogs, the rockets fired from aircraft, and the 3 inch rounds from the DEs and 5 inch rounds fired from the DDs. Also, the Mk24 homing torpedo \"Fido\" would breach the pressure hull.
Don B
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Bullet Penetration | Frank B. | 12/07/2000 02:19PM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | Don Baker | 12/07/2000 03:42PM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | Rainer Bruns | 12/07/2000 03:43PM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | Frank B. | 12/08/2000 02:56AM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | Frank B. | 12/08/2000 02:57AM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | John R. | 12/08/2000 02:32PM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | mark | 12/29/2000 01:49PM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | Ragnar J. Ragnarsson | 12/14/2000 09:09AM |
RE: Bullet Penetration | bulldog | 12/20/2000 10:20PM |