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Originally Posted by Foghladh_mhara
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Originally Posted by Brag
Later, your high speed dash and wiggle-waggle while go you go deep will also be more difficult to detect.
In most cases I've used this tactic, escorts never bothered me.  |
Brag dear fellow what the hell is a wiggle-waggle? You mention it quite a lot and I have yet to come across any reference in any reputable historical works about the Kriegsmarines finest wiggle-waggling their way out of difficulty  |
Fogh, old chap!
Now pay attention as I will reveal the secret of the wiggle-waggle,
Fire your last tube.
Order flank speed and a depth of 120 meters. change course 20 degrees (the wiggle)
The idea is to get away from datum where the escorts will begin looking for you.
At 50-60 meters go silent (1 knot) change course another 20 degrees (the waggle ) and drift down,
Now you can sit back, relax and have a cup of tea. Of course Tommy doesn't always respect your well deserved break.
It works most of the time. This patrol, I attacked a convoy six times, had not had a single DC dropped closer than 500 meters.
Last patrol, got pounded a couple of times.
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