soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:39:03 -0400, "L2008"
wrote:

>"Phil McGregor" wrote in message
>news:47e2ed3a.801703@news.individual.net...
>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:53:36 -0400, "L2008"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Phil McGregor" wrote in message
>>>news:47e1734c.1512796@news.individual.net...
>>>
>>>>> There were enough German survivors (and not all lied)
>>>>
>>>> 1) Do you have independently verified proof of this?
>>>>
>>>> No? Then it must be discounted.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Were those alleged "non-lying" survivors in a position to actually
>>>> KNOW whether Detmers had ordered the attack under a false flag or not?
>>>
>>>The Sydney was a cruiser - a formidable ship. What the f**k was it doing
>>>in
>>>a position that it could be shot at?
>>
>> You haven't been paying attention ... unsurprisingly.
>
>Sydney "allegedly" never had her guns trained on the ship. I would not fire
>off torpedoes if it meant my ship would be immediately sunk. He must have
>thought he had a good chance of survival to launch the torpedoes.

Um. You *have* read the accounts? The *German* accounts. About how the
Sydney's guns *were* trained on her ... but how the first salvo (fired
in response to the Kormoran's first salvo) all missed?

Unsurprising that you haven't.

Phil

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