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IronOutlaw · 10-23-12, 04:02 AM

4. the real U-571 was the only submarine to be captured by aircraft, all codes and the enigma machine were destroyed[/QUOTE]

Aside from the comments about Enigma and U-110, U-571 was sunk by an aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force. One of the plane's crew still lives in Canberra. That is the reason the film bombed here, as the truth of her loss was quickly spread and if there is one thing Australians cannot stand it is the US film industry ignoring Australian military history!

Then there is that idiot statement, IIRC, "I can't read anything. Everything is in German." What did he expect, Japanese?

It is not just a bad film, from a Down Under point of view, it is offensive.

10-23-12, 04:02 AM	#68
IronOutlaw Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Stewarts River, NSW, Australia Posts: 82 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	4. the real U-571 was the only submarine to be captured by aircraft, all codes and the enigma machine were destroyed[/QUOTE] Aside from the comments about Enigma and U-110, U-571 was sunk by an aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force. One of the plane's crew still lives in Canberra. That is the reason the film bombed here, as the truth of her loss was quickly spread and if there is one thing Australians cannot stand it is the US film industry ignoring Australian military history! Then there is that idiot statement, IIRC, "I can't read anything. Everything is in German." What did he expect, Japanese? It is not just a bad film, from a Down Under point of view, it is offensive. __________________ Mit Kameradschaftlichen Grüßen Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Weiß Unterbefehlshaber der 33te U-boot. Flot.