Torpedo failures - weather related.

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Originally Posted by Friscobay

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Heres some of the action between ships of the famous SC 42 and U-652 skippered by Oberleutnant zur-See Georg Werner Franz on the night of Sept. 09,1941 at approximately 2210 Hours.

'' Franz was stealthily overtaking the convoy on the surface from the starboard quarter. Carefully matching the ships alteration of course to-port, Franz entered between columns 7 and 8 when the submarine was seen by lookouts aboard KNOLL and PLM 13.

The range was only 300 yards''.......................

OK , so we understand that to win close, you must get close. Hell, even I haven't closed to this range yet before any convoy, Taffy, or lone wolf in either SH 3 or 4.

Damn the Torpedoes, as they say..................

Thank you for confirming what my historical research is suggesting. To be clear, I believe that poor visibility was the U-Boat Commander's friend - and tactics were developed to take advantage of the natural stealth that his boat enjoyed in such conditions. Getting in close was risky and demanded nerves of steel as well as courage and determination.