Скачать или смотреть They Surfaced for an Easy Kill—Then the Ship Opened Fire

During World War I—and again early in World War II—the Royal Navy deployed one of its most dangerous deceptions: Q-ships. These were heavily armed warships disguised as harmless merchant freighters. When U-boats surfaced to finish them off with deck guns, hidden panels suddenly dropped away, revealing quick-firing cannon and machine guns at point-blank range. Submarine crews who thought they had found an easy kill were caught in a lethal ambush within seconds. Though risky and controversial, Q-ships forced U-boat commanders to hesitate—and hesitation could be fatal in the Battle of the Atlantic.

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