The ‘Forgotten’ German Deck Gun That Changed Air Attacks In 1942
Автор: WW2 Secret Weapons
Загружено: 2026-02-12
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In 1943, German U-boats transiting the Bay of Biscay faced a deadly crisis. Allied aircraft — especially the Short Sunderland flying boat — were detecting and destroying submarines on the surface at unprecedented rates.
Their 20mm flak guns couldn’t reach far enough. Diving often meant destruction. Fighting meant near-certain death.
The solution? An unexpected return to the 88mm SK C/35 naval deck gun — a weapon originally designed for surface combat, now repurposed to fire time-fuzed shells at long range to disrupt Allied attack runs.
For a brief period, this heavy naval gun forced RAF Coastal Command pilots to rethink their approach tactics. It didn’t win the air war — but it changed the psychology of it.
This is the story of the German 88mm deck gun, the Bay of Biscay crisis, and the desperate attempt to push aircraft back out of lethal range.
#WW2 #WorldWar2 #Uboat #BattleOfTheAtlantic #NavalHistory #CoastalCommand #MilitaryHistory #WWIIWeapons
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