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Old 06-10-11, 03:34 PM   #5
Daniel Prates
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Originally Posted by Diopos View Post

Well, me thinks at least

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I am pretty sure that the 'funkmann' in u-boats would listen the torpedo. If the sound is dissipating and the sonar is directed ahead, the torpedo is clearly going straight. If the sound dos not diminish and the sonarman has to rotate the sonar scope to keep hearing the torpedo, than it was clearly a circular. I am sure of this since because of one of those interviews included in good old 'aces of the deep'. Now, if american skippers had the habit of doing the same, I dont know, but it was possible.
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