Sir John Valentine Carden Survives. Part 2.

[Ramontxo]

All the German ships were sunk when they strayed too close to the White Cliffs of Dover, where a tank battalion of Victors were testing their new 75mm HV guns. On siting the enemy vessels, the tanks engaged the enemy at extreme range and peppered them with AP and HE shells, causing the ships to lose control and collide with each other, sinking rapidly. The crews of the tanks returned to base and had a nice cup of tea and bacon rolls.
Allan.

An retrospective chapter would be payed with a lot of beer if you ever came to Donostia San Sebastián (if you are local it is Donosti)

 

[Derwent Water]

All the German ships were sunk when they strayed too close to the White Cliffs of Dover, where a tank battalion of Victors were testing their new 75mm HV guns. On siting the enemy vessels, the tanks engaged the enemy at extreme range and peppered them with AP and HE shells, causing the ships to lose control and collide with each other, sinking rapidly. The crews of the tanks returned to base and had a nice cup of tea and bacon rolls.
Allan.

The truth being stranger than fiction, Panzers from 2 Panzer Divison engaged destroyers evacuating Boulogne in May 1940. Due to one if the Destroyers catching fire, the Panzer crews claimed they had sunk the ship. This claim was later proved to be false. But of course they didn't have HV75's 😉.


Although, I suspect that Allan knows the story, and hence the tounge in cheek response from him relating to the Channel Dash.

 

[Wet Coast]

Although, I suspect that Allan knows the story, and hence the tounge in cheek response from him relating to the Channel Dash.

I suspect it's possibly a reference to a scene in the thread "The Fireflies Of Port Stanley".

 

[Icedaemon]

It is nice to see the Japanese high command's continued optimism regarding future operations. I am sure nothing will go wrong with those new plans.

 

[Cryhavoc101]

The truth being stranger than fiction, Panzers from 2 Panzer Divison engaged destroyers evacuating Boulogne in May 1940. Due to one if the Destroyers catching fire, the Panzer crews claimed they had sunk the ship. This claim was later proved to be false. But of course they didn't have HV75's 😉.


Although, I suspect that Allan knows the story, and hence the tounge in cheek response from him relating to the Channel Dash.

HMS Venomous shot up some tanks while withdrawing the British Garrison - it was a captured fort over looking the harbour that shot up HMS Venetia causing her to catch fire with Venomous destroying the fort and silencing the guns in two salvos of 4.7"

The next night a remarkable feat was achieved by another V class Vimiera who managed to 'Sneak in' and evacuate a staggering 1400 men to Dover - not bad for a 1,300 ton WW1 Destroyer!

 

[JamesHunter]

I suspect it's possibly a reference to a scene in the thread "The Fireflies Of Port Stanley".

Probably, although those were post war ships without any armour.