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01-26-2005, 12:29 PM
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#31 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | i was going to say that anti-shipping strike wasn't the -200's primary role, it was to guide u-boats onto convoys, perhaps with the odd attack thrown in................
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01-26-2005, 01:47 PM
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Country: | Did any Whitley's sink a U-Boat? I've read somewhere that it was the first plane to damage a U-Boat using ASV MkII
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01-26-2005, 03:03 PM
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| I would bet that they did. They ended up being one of the first dedicate ASW types didn't they?
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01-26-2005, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mosquitoman Did any Whitley's sink a U-Boat? I've read somewhere that it was the first plane to damage a U-Boat using ASV MkII | According to the source I used for the list, the Whitley is credited with 5 U-boat kills.
ps, For all you Mosquito fans,
The Mosquito is credited with 8 U-boat kills
pps, Sorry P-38 fans. for some reason the P-38 isn't credited with any U-boat kills, I think the list must be incomplete  
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01-26-2005, 03:35 PM
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| Ohhh, thanks for that one Redcoat !!... Hear that guys, Mossies did something P-38's didn't do.....
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01-26-2005, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Lightning Guy I was pretty doubtful about the idea of a Fw-200 sinking any Allied subs. The Condor was used (exclusively?) in the Atlantic. What would an Allied sub be doing there? It's not as if there was any trans-oceanic German trade to interdict. | British Submarines operated in the Bay of Biscay, and off the Norwegian coast. Attacking German coastal convoys and U-boats in transit to the mid Atlantic. They were quite successful against the U-boats sinking a total of 16.
ps, British submarines had the 2nd highest kill to loss ratio of any submarine service in WW2 (after the US )
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01-26-2005, 03:51 PM
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01-26-2005, 09:09 PM
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| The P-38 shot down Yamamotto! That's something the Mossie didn't do!
Come on guys, this is getting a bit ridiculous.
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01-26-2005, 11:07 PM
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Country: | How was the anti-sub bit ridiculous? The Mosquito sunk 8, P-38 sunk none. Score one, Mosquito.
redcoat, do you know which Mosquitos (Marks) did it? Were they all 'Tse-Tse' that sunk the U-Boats, or what?
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01-27-2005, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by plan_D redcoat, do you know which Mosquitos (Marks) did it? Were they all 'Tse-Tse' that sunk the U-Boats, or what? | Going off memory, I remember reading that the Tse-tse sank 1 U-boat, the rest were by rocket-armed Fighter Bomber Mk IV's.
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01-27-2005, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gemhorse Ohhh, thanks for that one Redcoat !!... Hear that guys, Mossies did something P-38's didn't do.....
Gemhorse | Oh yes, and how many torpedoes coul Mossies carry? 1 if I remember correctly. And how insane would it be if a fighter could carry more torpedoes than a light bomber with a bomb bay...oh wait a sec...the P-38 COULD carry 2 
Yes LG this argument is ridiculous. No-one is ever gonna give in to the other so there isnt any point arguing about it. Now lets get back to the topic in question before this turns into yet ANOTHER P-38/Mossie thread...
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01-27-2005, 11:55 AM
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Country: | Thanks for the info, redcoat.
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01-27-2005, 11:58 AM
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Country: | That list of U-Boat kills was interesting. Im surprised the Swordfish scored so many, it was a remarkable plane.
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01-27-2005, 12:04 PM
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Country: | Swordfish worked off the British escort carriers out in the Atlantic Gap, where the U-Boats congregated, that's why they got so many kills
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01-27-2005, 12:12 PM
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#45 | | Master of Ewes
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