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Re: The smell of an oily rag
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: July 14, 2003 08:16PM
<HTML>Meg, Dr. Hans-Werner:
That was the first self-propelled "ballistic" missile launched within a U-boat, by Johann (The Ghost) using a piece of voice tube as a launcher........It was named
"The Black Splat." :-))
Quoted from "Filming DAS BOOT" by Capt. Hans-Joachim Krug: "We were unable
to locate authentic British aircraft for the film's air attack, to which the submarine and part of her crew fell victim. We found two old American planes at a French Aero Club, and these, with RAF roundels freshly painted, had to serve for British
fighter-bombers. Their French pilots flew them flawlessly in the film."
In Bucheim's "DAS BOOT" he states:
1. "Now I can see black dots: five--six bombers. Seven. It's an armada."
2. "Already a hail of bullets is tearing into the paving stones, splintering them in all directions--pursuit planes."
3. They're trying to silence the anti-aircraft posts. It's a combined attack by fighters and bombers."
4. Which are ours, which are the Tommies'? I recognize a double-tailed Lightning,
and high up a hornet swarm of bombers."
5. "Planes roar and scream. Farther off, the heavy flak rumbles at them like some mighty earthquake. They're coming in at every angle."
6. "A bomber disintegrates in the sky. Fragments of wings tumble down. The tail
lands with a crash behind the bunker."
7. "Then there's an enormous boom that almost shatters my eardrums. The whole
bunker is one titanic, reverberating drum. The floor shakes under me. From the
roof above, the first of the flood docks--which I can just see into--huge lumps of
concrete rain down, splash into the water, and pound the boat that's lying at the
pier. Suddenly a brilliant light breaks through a hole in the bunker roof."
8. "The hole is a good ten feet by ten. Iron matting with thick lumps of concrete
caught in it is left hanging where the roof once was. The matting moves, showering down more slabs of concrete."
9. "My God, twenty-four feet of solid concrete blasted into nothing! It's never
happened before."
10. "Bunker roofs were supposed to be safe against bombs of any size."
The first test of a "GRAND SLAM" occured on 3/13/45. The next day, a single
"GRAND SLAM" was operationally dropped from 16,000 feet carried out by 617 Squadron against the Bielfield viaduct. In all, 41 "GRAND SLAMS" were dropped
during the war.
By the end of 1943, the RAF had begun delivering High Capacity bombs in weights
of 4,000, 8,000 and 12,000 lb. The 12,000 bomb was named "TALLBOY". In July
1944, production of the 22,000 lb "GRAND SLAM" bomb resumed. It was delivered to Its target by the Avro-Lancaster MK1 four-engine bomber.
As for the bombs being carried on the "single-motored planes" these also are a figment of Petersen's imagination. The most they could carry was two 100# water-filled training bombs........
Capt. Krug also states: "The original duties prescribed for the Naval adviser in
advertisement--ensuring correct uniforms, naval procedures, casting. etc.--changed quickly. All the leather boots and fatigues had to be reproduced for every crew-
member--in five sets each, to represent different states of wear and tear as time
went by."
It's understandable that someone was "out of uniform", but only serious nit-pickers would notice that. :-))
Petersen saved a lot of money by not showing the e-room motors and the after
torpedo room. DAS BOOT could be called a "bob-tailed" version of a VIIC boat.
Best regards,
ROBERT M.</HTML>
That was the first self-propelled "ballistic" missile launched within a U-boat, by Johann (The Ghost) using a piece of voice tube as a launcher........It was named
"The Black Splat." :-))
Quoted from "Filming DAS BOOT" by Capt. Hans-Joachim Krug: "We were unable
to locate authentic British aircraft for the film's air attack, to which the submarine and part of her crew fell victim. We found two old American planes at a French Aero Club, and these, with RAF roundels freshly painted, had to serve for British
fighter-bombers. Their French pilots flew them flawlessly in the film."
In Bucheim's "DAS BOOT" he states:
1. "Now I can see black dots: five--six bombers. Seven. It's an armada."
2. "Already a hail of bullets is tearing into the paving stones, splintering them in all directions--pursuit planes."
3. They're trying to silence the anti-aircraft posts. It's a combined attack by fighters and bombers."
4. Which are ours, which are the Tommies'? I recognize a double-tailed Lightning,
and high up a hornet swarm of bombers."
5. "Planes roar and scream. Farther off, the heavy flak rumbles at them like some mighty earthquake. They're coming in at every angle."
6. "A bomber disintegrates in the sky. Fragments of wings tumble down. The tail
lands with a crash behind the bunker."
7. "Then there's an enormous boom that almost shatters my eardrums. The whole
bunker is one titanic, reverberating drum. The floor shakes under me. From the
roof above, the first of the flood docks--which I can just see into--huge lumps of
concrete rain down, splash into the water, and pound the boat that's lying at the
pier. Suddenly a brilliant light breaks through a hole in the bunker roof."
8. "The hole is a good ten feet by ten. Iron matting with thick lumps of concrete
caught in it is left hanging where the roof once was. The matting moves, showering down more slabs of concrete."
9. "My God, twenty-four feet of solid concrete blasted into nothing! It's never
happened before."
10. "Bunker roofs were supposed to be safe against bombs of any size."
The first test of a "GRAND SLAM" occured on 3/13/45. The next day, a single
"GRAND SLAM" was operationally dropped from 16,000 feet carried out by 617 Squadron against the Bielfield viaduct. In all, 41 "GRAND SLAMS" were dropped
during the war.
By the end of 1943, the RAF had begun delivering High Capacity bombs in weights
of 4,000, 8,000 and 12,000 lb. The 12,000 bomb was named "TALLBOY". In July
1944, production of the 22,000 lb "GRAND SLAM" bomb resumed. It was delivered to Its target by the Avro-Lancaster MK1 four-engine bomber.
As for the bombs being carried on the "single-motored planes" these also are a figment of Petersen's imagination. The most they could carry was two 100# water-filled training bombs........
Capt. Krug also states: "The original duties prescribed for the Naval adviser in
advertisement--ensuring correct uniforms, naval procedures, casting. etc.--changed quickly. All the leather boots and fatigues had to be reproduced for every crew-
member--in five sets each, to represent different states of wear and tear as time
went by."
It's understandable that someone was "out of uniform", but only serious nit-pickers would notice that. :-))
Petersen saved a lot of money by not showing the e-room motors and the after
torpedo room. DAS BOOT could be called a "bob-tailed" version of a VIIC boat.
Best regards,
ROBERT M.</HTML>
