A tell like some 1940's war movie come to life! No quarter no quite from ether side.
To: Kartographer
Arrrrrr!
Grabs your cutlass and do some chopping!
2 posted on
07/14/2023 9:22:34 AM PDT by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
To: Kartographer
Thanks for that post. I hadn’t heard that story before.
3 posted on
07/14/2023 9:27:03 AM PDT by
KingLudd
To: Kartographer
USS Buckley (DE-51), 1944. (Photo Credit: US Navy / Naval History and Heritage Command / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)
4 posted on
07/14/2023 9:29:07 AM PDT by
Kartographer
(“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
To: Kartographer
If I am not mistaken, there is a coffee cup used as a weapon as well!
5 posted on
07/14/2023 9:29:42 AM PDT by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: Kartographer
(the German vessel fired three flares, believing the approaching ship was just that)
Oops.....
7 posted on
07/14/2023 9:37:14 AM PDT by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Kartographer
“During the engagement, which lasted less than 20 minutes, she used one hundred and five 3-inch rounds, twenty-seven hundred 20 mm rounds and four hundred and eighteen 40 mm rounds. In the hand-to-hand combat, 390 rounds of various types were used.”
The original “they need more range time!” story?
8 posted on
07/14/2023 9:44:14 AM PDT by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
To: Kartographer
9 posted on
07/14/2023 9:45:42 AM PDT by
Grampa Dave
(We have number of experts, stating B$ as fact, & they have no idea nor reality amre solutions!!)
To: Kartographer
I have not heard of this incident before now. Thanks for posting this!
11 posted on
07/14/2023 10:05:43 AM PDT by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: Kartographer
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
12 posted on
07/14/2023 10:36:01 AM PDT by
fidelis
(👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
To: Kartographer
USS Buckley DE-51 also armed with 1 twin 40mm anti-aircraft gun:
Used “four hundred and eighteen 40 mm rounds” in the battle.
13 posted on
07/14/2023 11:13:35 AM PDT by
linMcHlp
To: Kartographer
I’m not sure I believe this story because there was no mention of a tranny on either ship.
14 posted on
07/14/2023 11:15:13 AM PDT by
isthisnickcool
(1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
To: Kartographer
Why did she ram the U-Boat? She’d already hit it a number of times with her guns, so the sub wasn’t able to submerge. All she had to do was stand off and continue shelling the sub. The sub couldn’t outrun her. Seems like a poor decision on the captain’s part as the Buckley now needed considerable repairs, which took her out of service for months.
15 posted on
07/14/2023 11:18:37 AM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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16 posted on
07/14/2023 11:20:13 AM PDT by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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19 posted on
07/14/2023 11:37:05 AM PDT by
linMcHlp
To: Kartographer
Whot a great story!
Thanks much for posting it.. d:^)
25 posted on
07/14/2023 5:15:56 PM PDT by
CopperTop
(Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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