Barry,
An extract from the timeline of the Battleship Tirpitz.
22 September 1943: The Tirpitz is attacked by the British midget submarines X-5, X-6, and X-7 in Kåfjord. After passing through the protective torpedo nets, X-6 places two mines of two tons each under the battleship's keel, and X-7 another one. The three midget submarines are sunk but the damage sustained is important and the battleship is out of action for the next six months. As a result of this attack 1 man loses his life and 40 other are wounded.
Can you begin to imagine manoeuvring one of those things into an enemy harbour and positioning yourself under 50,000 tons of battleship with a cargo of high explosives? |