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U-Boat Losses by Cause
Posted by: Spider ()
Date: June 02, 2009 12:01AM

We were asked the following trivia question at a team trivia game at a local bar:

In World War II, which of the following caused the greatest losses to the U-Boat?

A. Scuttling
B. Aircraft
C. Depth Charges

Our answer was "C." Depth Charges, using the logic that most U-Boats were sunk by surface ships using depth charges but that aircraft also used depth charges as a main weapon to attack U-Boats.

The moderator gave "B." Aircraft as the correct answer.

I realize that as stated this is a very ambiguous question, but what should the correct answer be given only the above choices?

Thanks,
Spider (Aviation buff but U-Boat "rookie")

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U-Boat Losses by Cause Spider 06/02/2009 12:01AM
Re: U-Boat Losses by Cause Michael Lowrey 06/02/2009 02:33AM
Re: U-Boat Losses by Cause Ken Dunn 06/02/2009 03:19AM
Re: U-Boat Losses by Cause Spider 06/02/2009 07:14PM


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