Das Boot

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

OK, my friend and I got into a little argument involving the German U-Boats. So I want to try and clear up this matter. Can or cannot the U-Boat fire its torpedoes while underwater?

[Rainecloud]

They can in James Bond movies.

[GunbladeMaster]

Ich weiso nicht

[Old Manus]

SEXUAL INNUENDO TIME

[Psychotic]

SEXUAL INNUENDO TIMEIt's always sexual innuendo time at EoFF.

And no, I don't think they could because the torpedoes usually travelled along the surface according to war movies and war movies never lie.

[Meat Puppet]

that's why they got WASTED when the good guys brought superman in

[Loony BoB]

http://www.uboataces.com/tactics-submerged.shtml

It was possible for U-boats to attack while completely submerged (periscope and all), however unwise, as you'd be attacking completely blindly and you'd increase your chances of missing the target by a huge amount. However, if you consider the periscope being slightly above water to still be classed as 'submerged' then yes, they could fire torpedoes in such a state.

So basiccally... possible, but difficult and therefore not the choice most u-boats would take.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Thank you Loony Bob, for being so very helpful and allowing me to win this argument today.:)

[Shoden]

What do DC comic heroes have to do with the Germans?

Nice article BoB.

[Rainecloud]

Well they always managed to hit the enemy ships in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".

The quality of submarine ... er ... drivers has deteriorated in recent years.

[smittenkitten]

i have no idea what a U-Boat is :smash:

[GunbladeMaster]

an underwater boat
maybay

submarine...hmm