There seem to be only two sources referring to the German plan, Gimpel's own book (originally published as "Spion für Deutschland" by Süddeutscher Verlag, and Ladislas Farago's "The Game of the Foxes: The Untold Story of German Espionage in the United States and Great Britain During World War II"; my copy was published by David McKay Co. (1971). Gimpel/Farago refer
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I agree that the details of sinking these two vessels must have gotten mixed up. BTW, there is an earlier German account suggesting that U-255 shelled Alcoa Ranger AND Olopana, namely "Geleitzug PQ 17" by Günther Karweina (1966). His sole source on that episode seems to have been a "detailed account written by the former master of Olopana." HTH, Richard
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You can also try "The Hunter Hunted. Submarine versus submarine encounters from World War I to the Present" by Robert C. Stern. There are several well-researched chapters dealing with WWII and U-boats in particular. There is a similar, somewhat better illustrated volume in German, called "U-Boote im Duell" by Harald Bendert (1996, reprint from 2004). The contents are unf
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Hi Paul, Thanks for the fascinating story, much appreciated. I am afraid your grandfather meant another pilot though. The one reconnoitering Wellington, Auckland and several other anchorages was Lt(JG) Nobuo FUJITA (1911-1997), perhaps better known for his two later flights over the US West coast. He was not related to Cmdr Fuchida. As WO Fujita reconnoitered Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart,
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Hi Ken, You are welcome. Those nomenclature changes have surely created plenty of confusion! Best regards, R.
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Hi Ken, Sorry to say, but this is not I-52, but rather the Kaidai class I-152 (renumbered in '42). The real I-52 never got the collapsible radio masts, nor had she her division number displayed on the hull side. Incidentally, Felton has made the same mistake in his "Yanagi" volume. For I-52 a close match would be the I-53 that surrendered at Kure in August 1945 (less the &qu
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Hi MPC, Regarding the first known case of a sub sinking another... What about U 27 and HMS/m E.3 encounter on 18 October 1914? There is another good source on that subject and namely "The Hunter Hunted" by Robert C. Stern. "U-Boote im Duell" by Harald Bendert has some rather good photos, but the narrative is somewhat lacking. Regards, Richard
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Hi Ibrahim, Impressive list! Perhaps you should consider two more titles in Japanese: "Shinkai no Shisha" (Undersea Messengers) by Yoshimura Akira (several issues). Contains plenty of material on German subs visits to Penang. "Nihon Sensuikan Senshi" (Battle History of Japanese Submarines) by Kimata Jirô, Tosho Shuppansha 1993. Albeit dealing with the IJN submarines,
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Hi guys, With all respect to Poolman's volume, I have to point out that it contains very little info on Fw 200 anti-shipping units (i.e. KG 40) per se. His data on ship losses and British countermeasures on the other hand are much better. You should also try Sea Eagles: Luftwaffe Anti-shipping Units 1942-45 (two volumes) by Chris Goss. In case if you already have Nowarra's book on
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Hi Thomas, You are welcome. Ships of the World No. 469/1993 Vol. 37 (pp. 142-145) was my source on the possible Kaiserliche Marine-IJN electric torpedo connection. Best regards, Richard
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ThomasHorton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think I may have found half the answer. > > Italy developed the W270/533.4x7.2 Velosa in 1935. > Japan was especially interested in the design of > the Italian W270/533.4x7.2 Velosa torpedo and > copied some of the components. > > Japan was using Whitehead designs for their 21â€
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