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Skriven 2005-12-28 16:54:47 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
     Kommentar till en text av MIKE ROSS (1:167/133.0)
Ärende: Re: Copyright
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*** Quoting MIKE ROSS from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

MR> "Carol Shenkenberger" bravely wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (27 Dec 05  13:43:3
MR>  --- on the heady topic of "Re: Copyright"

 CS> Mike, crosscheck my history?  Wasnt Canada largely used to help
 CS> protect the homefronts (in addition to serving overseas) and spent
 CS> lots of time patrolling USA borders for us so we could free forces for
 CS> the Pacific etc?

MR> Overall it was pretty much a combined venture. One exception was North
MR> Atlantic convoy escort where Canada accepted to defend the first 1,000
MR> miles of the Atlantic. The Canadians made 27 kills in total. On the
MR> east coast of the USA I only recall of the US Coast Guard that was
MR> sinking U boats except for one or so that snuck deep into the Gulf of
MR> St.Lawrence sunk by the Canadian Navy. The Canadian Navy eventually
MR> had 400 commissioned ships and escorted 25,343 merchant ships across
MR> to Britain.

Cool!  I remember a little bit of history (grin).

Hvae you ever been to Halifax?  Horrendous place to come at by sea.  It can not
be taken out by sea at all.  Air only.  When you come up it, you go along a
long winding river entry with at least 3 huge 19inch gun emplacements facing
you at every inch of the way and winding so that you can never go at speed.

 CS> ships suitable for that than the USA so helped out with patrols and
 CS> things, but not really sure.

MR> It was likely the airforce subhunting planes that did joint patrol of
MR> the coast. U boat captains describe dreading the planes most of all.

Makes sense.  They definatley couldnt take Halifax if those embedded defenses
were there then!
                                       xxcarol

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