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Originally Posted by desertstriker
i only found out about the squids a few days ago i had know about the hedgehogs and depth charges . the only reason i am not overtly concerned about their "missing" deployment is my sources point only 70-100 ships ever had them because it would sacrifice a gun turret(s). that would mean that ships would be part of a task force because they would be at a disadvantage against a regularly armed ship. i just thought it was worth note
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I would assume (didn't read links) these were later in the war, so the German surface fleet was pretty much neutralized by then. I would assume a couple DD's in a convoy wouldn't need those guns anyways, as their biggest enemy was the U-boat.