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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
You're right, if they were set shallow, and they very well could be as insurance against the deep runners, they could well tag a sub. But the most hazardous position is a circle runner while you're submerged and can't get out of your own way. I'll bet that's the way most of them got tagged. A 7 knot sub vs a 31 knot torpedo is a bad mismatch.
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Yep. What bugs me is I usually watch for them, more so with Mark 18 as its more prone to the circle runs but the 14 will do it, one time i dont pay attention it cost me.I just pulled off a night surface attack in philippine sea in December 1943.Definitely remembered to check the attack map, supposed it can substitute for sonar or watch crew informing me. Took out two ships with four torpedoes from stern tubes, gotta love it.