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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
"Silent Victory" is a great book. I do remember some references to the Japanese using grappling hooks, but that was very rare. It is also what the crew "thought" was happening, based on the noise.
I dont know if anyone actually checked whether it was an "official" ASW tactic of the IJN. I was more under the impression that it was a spur of the moment thing by the local commander. From "Silent Victory" and other books, I got the impression the IJN did not have formalised ASW tactics like the Allied Navies and took more of a "Fly-by-the seat-of-your-pants" approach.
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Rgr that...my understanding too
