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Title: Submarine density and other, perhaps, interresting WW2 naval ASW facts
Post by: Agragor on July 24, 2021, 11:19:15 AM

Hi all!

Just happened to find this while browsing the internet of information regarding to atlantic convoys during WW2. Someone else might find it interresting too. So, without further ado...

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/ASW-51/index.html#contents

(Those interrested particularly in submarine density can jump to chapter 9 directly. BTW, I use the term "submarine density" as a joke as I never had heard/read the term before seeing this document)

Title: Re: Submarine density and other, perhaps, interresting WW2 naval ASW facts
Post by: GROGnadsUSA on September 25, 2021, 04:28:31 PM

Hoi, and had you ever heard for some comparisons about the K.M.S.'U-Boots' or 'Commerce Raiders Conversion Transport' having the 'Best Kill Per Vessel Ratio'? I have with them 'Commerce'-types being accorded overall 'Best' at this! I do believe there were ONLY '10' for the latter, so, sure it's somewhat 'skewed' towards thus.

(https://www.oldmodelkits.com/jpegs/h/Lindberg%20755-49%20Decoy.JPG)

EDIT: located a 'Model Kit' of this purported "Q"--Ship sort. Not certain if any others existed?-('Model Kits')

Title: Re: Submarine density and other, perhaps, interresting WW2 naval ASW facts
Post by: besilarius on September 26, 2021, 08:57:38 AM

Recall made an Atlantis German raider, oh must have been in the sixties.
As I recall, there was a movie on the Atlantis starring Van Heflin?  The kit may have been some kind of tie in to the movie.