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Old 08-04-07, 11:52 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I think realistic behaviour would have been to search for the sub and try to kill it, or at least drive it away. Why? Because some of them would have definitely stayed around to try to rescue survivors. Sailors are more important than equipment any day.
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But standing orders on the Murmansk convoys were to stop for nothing - not sure about other areas in certain times
Certain death for those in the water in around 10 minutes or less
CAM ship pilots had a very short life span if they took off
Suicide mission
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