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Old 04-24-09, 12:39 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Stealhead View Post
And they only give current condtions and subs did not have weathermen on them anyway they could only meassure the current condtions.
Well, that's only half-true. Prior to amphibious landings during the war, some submarines carried meteorologists to read and predict weather and tide activity, so that the landings would go smoothly (ie., you don't run into 40-foot waves that capsize your troop transports). I remember reading of at least one instance of this, after Guadalcanal but before the Philippines.
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