New article - U 96 and The Laughing Sawfish

[dougie47]

Hello guys,

I have written an article on U 96's laughing sawfish insignia. U 96 is a popular choice for modellers so I thought it deserved an article on the subject. It discusses the sawfish on the real U 96, the fictional U 96 in the movie Das Boot, and on 9th U-Flottille U-boats. The controversial debate on colour is discussed, though not to a level that resolves this perennial question.

Does anybody have any thoughts on the sawfish colour?

Cheers,

Dougie

[dougie47]

Hello again,

I should have pointed out the sawfish article is on the library section of the main AMP website (click on link at the top right of this page, then click library).

Bill has kindly pointed to two U 96 links -

http://www.9thflottilla.de/flot9c.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-96_(1940)

Cheers,

Dougie