General Discussions
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RE: Why were deck guns kept for so long in the war
Posted by:
walter M
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Date: August 19, 2001 06:28PM
<HTML>Dear Oliver,
te deck gun was manufactured out of rust free steel, but the sailors did not know it, only the Officers. So the low ladders were kept busy cleaning and greasing it. You know, life on the U-boats was dull and they needed some distraction, German style, of course.
Greetings
walter M.
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te deck gun was manufactured out of rust free steel, but the sailors did not know it, only the Officers. So the low ladders were kept busy cleaning and greasing it. You know, life on the U-boats was dull and they needed some distraction, German style, of course.
Greetings
walter M.
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