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RE: The anatomy of a sinking
Posted by: Fin Bonset ()
Date: January 05, 2001 03:39PM

Hi All,

John, interesting post, the only other explanation for a green explosion would be that of copper being on fire or under fire as copper burns in green flames.

With regard to U-47 (Hello George!), the explosion probably took longer because of Prien\'s extreme depth. Perhaps he was already very deep and out of control when the final depthcharge did its thing. 10 seconds seems about right for a depth charge set at 150 meters. The glow is probably from the reflection in the massive upcoming bubble. If you look at some of the Hollywood underwater explosions, you can see the same thing.

Best regards,

Fin

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The anatomy of a sinking Tom Iwanski 12/11/2000 04:18AM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking tony 12/11/2000 06:54PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking George Walker 12/28/2000 05:29PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking John R. 01/03/2001 01:28PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking Dave Howe 01/04/2001 03:13AM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking Fin Bonset 01/05/2001 03:39PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking Rainer Bruns 01/05/2001 04:13PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking Tom Iwanski 01/16/2001 01:58PM
RE: The anatomy of a sinking Rainer Bruns 01/16/2001 11:36PM


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