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Old 06-16-07, 09:12 PM   #7
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Judge, historically - sonar approaches were used at the outset of the war and were found to be ineffective. I am not sure, but I don't think any enemy vessels were sunk using sonar only attacks until the homing torpedo arrived. Hits using that method were a rarity. The end result was that it was "endorsed" out as a tactic very rapidly. Periscope observations are the way to go - or just launch a large spread to cover the errors - if your willing to get 1 hit out of 6...
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