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Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "Kriegsmarine's Wunderwaffen or Desperation Weapons?" video.
Interesting subjects, useful topical convergence of individual class examinations into a comprehensive look at the concept. Informative. Thanks for posting. My spin on it? Attack Boats. I call them Mosquito Craft: Like the Churchill Tank, the Point Attack Craft was another weapon system concept perfect . . . for the last war. Think of the Entente fleet, sitting off Gallipoli, waiting for a U-Boat, mine, or mosquito attack boat to spoil the soup. Mini and Micro Subs: From the Italian Chariots to the British X types, operational--not caused by enemy fire--failure rate for the various minuscule submarine naval vessels ranged between 25% and 90% depending on class and mission. Brave men. The sea will give them up someday. The Self Sacrifice men: Hitler was the first "Man of the Hour". The volunteers who piloted the mosquito craft and the micro subs were the last "Men of the Hour".
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I include the IJN minisubs*, too, in this opinion. Great little designs, if you don't mind them not returning. I cannot really imagine the process of of re-uniting an IJN mini sub with its B1 carrier. Were they intended as a one shot weapon? *As distinct from the Kaiten. Kaiten was simple, crude, and deadly . . . to its pilot.
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Allied mini documentary on topic with great footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPetuYPERPo
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