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Old 04-22-07, 05:06 AM   #2
hyperion2206
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Originally Posted by Tobus
I was wondering. I thought ASDIC was a British invention used in combo with the Americans for the Atlantic battle during WW2. Now I am being pinged by ASDIC in december 41 by jap destroyers. Did the japs also have ASDIC? And later on, surface radar on ships?

Just curious.
I think the Japanese had some sort of ASDIC but I think only few ships actually had it. The Japanese had radar as well; I think it was available in '44 and it didn't work very well.
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