OT-U-boats attacking USA

http://www.sunkenshipsouterbanks.com/ships_1942.html

Troops found 100's of miles inland
trying to blow dams up also.

I know there's a long thread somewhere
this fits in but I'm leaving town in a few minutes.

 

Are you fucked in the head?

 

True, that bit.

Utter bullshite, that bit.

 

Stop sending me emails.
I've said it's bollocks and it is. There were no troops, just a bunch of
useless bastards who were rounded up quickly.

 

You're not alone - he's emailed me too.

OI! WebTV bloke! Knock it off, willya?

 

I do love this site more for what it doesn't say. Like the fact that the
US admiral in charge, King, was utterely useless and refused the advice
of the British to convoy ships.

Eventually he was pressured to convoy ships and this helped. Oh, and not
having a blackout meant tht targets were beautifully illuminated against
the coastline at night.

Secondly, it has the size of the submarines attacking the US wrong. They
weren't 500-tonners. The Type VIIC, the standard German boat at the
time, displaced about 1000 tonnes, but they didn't have the range for
this operation so Type IX boats were used, which were even bigger.

Finally, the author of the piece seems unaware that the operation was
better known as Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat).

In short, it's the usual US blinkered view.