You are VERY wrong as to the success achieved by the German armed merchant
raiders during WW2. May I recommend "The Secret Raiders" by David Woodward,
which
traces the successes of ten such raiders. They sank nearly 3 times the total
tonnage accounted for by the entire remainder of the German surface navy. In
fact
two of them---The Atlantis (145,697 tons) & The Pinguin (136,551 tons) EACH sunk
more allied tonnage than the two vaunted battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
operating together (115,622 tons).
Al Johnson
TIGEROOTES@aol.com wrote:
> Clifford,
> re:1 The "Q" mentioned probably refers to a special type of Japanese
> freighter or "Maru" during World War Two. They were outfitted from stem to
> stern with concealed cannon, and they were built with special equipment to
> keep them afloat even after they had been torpedoed several times. A United
> States Fleet Submarine was expected to surface to "finish-off" their prey
> with their deck gun, and the Q-boat would then come alive. Although not
> commonly known, this was a German invention that was in place late in World
> War One...later copied by the Japanese. None of the "Q" boats in either war
> had much success, but Hollywood made a story of one and unfortunately I can't
> recall the name of the movie.
>
> re:2 Yes, anti-tramp bars are traction-bars or by their tradename,
> TractionMaster.
>
> re:3 The large sized steering wheel and criticism toward it is subjective
> question. Try one and decide for yourself!
>
> re:4 All stock Tigers had an oval aircleaner housing made by AC.
>
> re:5 The value of the Pound changes hourly!
>
> re:6 Considering a small block Ford can be built to nearly 600 horsepower,
> there are many ways to achieve half of that number...and be 100% dependable
> on the street and track: currently in Vintage racing, a Tiger is not very
> competitive without approaching 400 horsepower.
>
> Jim Leach Pacific Tiger Club Seattle
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