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Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: January 11, 2009 12:07PM

Davenz:

The Type XXI --- intended for completely submerged war patrols --- carried no deck
guns except for light anti-aircraft guns, fitted in power-operated turrets at the
forward and after ends of the sail structure. The guns were for use against attack-ing aircraft only as the U-boat was transiting to and from its protected bomb-proof
shelter to deep water. (Although designed to mount twin 30-mm gun turrets, all Type XXIs were completed with 20-mm guns.)

I'm not positive, but I understand that the gunners used the periscopes to aim their
electrically powered turrets while submerged.

Later,

ROBERT M.

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Subject Written By Posted
Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Davenz 01/08/2009 02:08AM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Davenz 01/11/2009 05:44AM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Simon 01/11/2009 08:53AM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Davenz 01/12/2009 01:29AM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats ROBERT M. 01/11/2009 12:07PM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Gaines Blackwell 01/11/2009 03:32PM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Ã…kerberg 01/11/2009 04:43PM
Re: Anti-aircraft guns on XXI U boats Simon 01/11/2009 06:38PM


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