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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Yes, since we do not have FM sonar for detecting mines in later war, used the scope to navigate the tsuhshima minefields in 1945 (think I put post up about it) very time consuming and nerve racking as well as difficult. Once you notice the pattern and depth they are set at, somewhat simple to get through. Still had some close calls though.
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as it happens, i am re-reading Lockwood and it's May 1945 and the FM sonar kits are working at about 50-60% eff and he gets like 20 of them for all of ComSubPac. I think they ran just one or two wolf packs into the Sea of Japan before the Air Corps won the war for us. 
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