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Ash Cans??

Posted by: Fin Bonset ()

Date: January 30, 2001 03:24PM

<HTML>Hi everyone,

I just read some u-boat related material and noticed that depth charges were commonly referred to as \"Ash Cans\" by the Americans. I can see how that relates to either the explosion of the charges or the fact that they spelled certain death for whatever was close underwater. My question is: are there other slang words for depthcharges? by other Navy\'s? I know in German they called them (as translated) \"water bombs\" or \"wasser bommen\".

Thanks in advance,

Fin Bonset</HTML>

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Subject	Written By	Posted
Ash Cans??	Fin Bonset	01/30/2001 03:24PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Jon C. Balson	01/30/2001 03:38PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Fin Bonset	01/30/2001 05:21PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Craig McLean	01/31/2001 03:14AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Craig McLean	01/30/2001 05:32PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Fin Bonset	01/30/2001 05:37PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Werner Frank	01/31/2001 02:55AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Craig McLean	01/31/2001 03:11AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Werner Frank	02/01/2001 04:15AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Ying	01/31/2001 11:13AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Rainer Kolbicz	01/31/2001 02:03PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Jon Balson	01/31/2001 03:06PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Anders Wingren	02/01/2001 12:53AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Ying	02/01/2001 08:32AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Rainer Bruns	02/01/2001 02:36PM
RE: Ash Cans??	Ying	02/02/2001 08:07AM
RE: Ash Cans??	Rainer Bruns	02/02/2001 01:55PM
\"Frau Kaleu\"?--Thanks Rainer!	Ying	02/03/2001 11:33AM
RE: I\'ll go for that .....	MPC	02/07/2001 11:52PM

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