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Re: Armed Guard
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: January 24, 2007 05:09PM

Ken,

Defensively arming merchant ships was very effective in World War I. Based upon the information in "British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18", the success rate for U-boat gunnery attacks falls from about 70 percent against unarmed merchant ships to about 25 percent against defensively armed vessels.

Best wishes,
Michael

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