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Aerial view of a beached U-Boat in the UK, WW1, 1919 (media.kbin.social)
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[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

I might be misremembering, but I thought U-boats were known for speed and maneuverability. So I thought they'd be smaller for sure.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Not really that U-boat had a surface speed of 14kn and a submerged speed of 7km. Think of them more of ambush than quick strike.

[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

That makes sense! Thanks for clarifying that.

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