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perisher · 04-22-07, 04:44 PM

The Japanese had the latest hydrophones and, I believe, rudimentary ASDIC in 1941. Remember in WW1 the IJN had been active in the Med supporting RN ASW patrols on the Otranto Barrage, the RN was sure to have given them access to their technology and research.

The IJN's main failing in the inter-war years to virtually ignore ASW, so, despite their excellence in other fields they were far behind other navies in ASW and never really caught up. That said, the IJN was a formidable and capable force with or without up to date technology.

04-22-07, 04:44 PM	#6
perisher Frogman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 300 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	The Japanese had the latest hydrophones and, I believe, rudimentary ASDIC in 1941. Remember in WW1 the IJN had been active in the Med supporting RN ASW patrols on the Otranto Barrage, the RN was sure to have given them access to their technology and research. The IJN's main failing in the inter-war years to virtually ignore ASW, so, despite their excellence in other fields they were far behind other navies in ASW and never really caught up. That said, the IJN was a formidable and capable force with or without up to date technology. __________________ "Pitt was the greatest fool who ever lived to encourage a mode of war which they who commanded the seas did not want, and which, if successful, would deprive them of it." Earl St.Vincent (allegedly)