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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Two things...
1 USN tactics early in the war dictated a submerged attack using sonar only was superior to a periscope attack since it was believed that passive sonar bearings would provide sufficient data for the TDC. It did not, however active sonar was used occasionally to provide data for the TDC, Thunder Below documented one of these occasions.
2 There was one incident of a submerged Sub vs. Sub kill in the war. It was with a British sub against a German U Boat. But I think the Brit sub used active sonar.
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i know that there was 1 underwater sinking. But your forgetting that the resupply subs germany used had no torpedo tubes. the movie had to put this in however, because that was a crucial point in the story.
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