US sub warfare myth

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by razark

There was a congressman or senator, don't remember the name, that revealed in a press conference that the Japanese were setting their depth charges too shallow, so the US subs were simply able to go deep and avoid them. Shortly after, the Japanese started setting their charges to deeper depths.

Kentucky Representative Andrew J. May. Also found guilty of war profiteering. It's still unclear as to whether the Japanese ever latched on to his comment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_J._May