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U 98 shot report
Posted by: subcom ()
Date: May 17, 2011 10:56AM

Hello
I am translating pages from the war diary of Robert Gysae, commander of U 98 on 13.5.41 when he sank the armed auxiliary merchant cruiser SALOPIAN.
A few terms have defeated me, all from the shot report. Can anyone help?
What is Aptierung of a torpedo? What is PI? What is DEZ? Salopian zigzags by 9 Dez. Degrees in German are GRAD ie so Dez is unlikely to stand for degree, and a zag of 9 degrees seems scarcely enough and how can such a course alteration be observed accurately from a sub that is 1500 m astern?
Thanks for your help

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