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Old 06-08-07, 12:13 PM   #854
Beery
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Originally Posted by Bando
It may well be possible they could tell, but it should take time in my opinion. Now they just know at the very first moment. I mean when a convoy is detected, it is not too difficult to tell which are the warships, but 2 DD's on patrol in a formation 1 (one sailing right behind the other) sailing at 13 knots could be anything on the radar.....
But the hydrophone officer will be able to tell precisely what they are if they're close enough for him to be able to hear the propellers.
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