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Originally Posted by Majestik 909
We watched "The Enemy Below" a few nights ago and my son said, "why isn't the u-boat commander making course changes?"
Staying on 140 was his undoing....
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Because he was under orders to meet another German ship but I don't know the reason. It's been a long time since I've seen that flick. I really think that was mentioned in extreme passing very early in the movie, if memory serves me correctly. It would have been very easy to miss.
Your son is correct, though. In
The Art of War, Master Sunzi emphatically states one of his most important mandates:
"NEVER BECOME PREDICTABLE!"