Interesting ASW Tactic.

Red October1984 · 01-15-13, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That's pretty descriptive.

Well, It went on for like two pages and the print in the book is this big and i'm just asking about what I read.

Got a problem with that?

Sailor Steve · 01-15-13, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Well, It went on for like two pages and the print in the book is this big and i'm just asking about what I read.

Got a problem with that?

Just the opposite. I meant that from that description there's not much else it could have been.

Unless they were dragging chains around, just to yank the Yank's chain, so to speak. But that's probably not what happened.

Jimbuna · 01-16-13, 06:34 AM

IIRC there are a few references in the Clay Blair Silent Victory book of the Japanese using grappling hooks on suspected enemy subs in shallow waters such as harbours.

Red October1984 · 01-16-13, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

IIRC there are a few references in the Clay Blair Silent Victory book of the Japanese using grappling hooks on suspected enemy subs in shallow waters such as harbours.

I'm going to read Silent Victory soon.

Jimbuna · 01-16-13, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I'm going to read Silent Victory soon.

Very slow at the start but once the Americans get their equipment sorted (mainly torpedos) it soon becomes a one sided fight.

Red October1984 · 01-16-13, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Very slow at the start but once the Americans get their equipment sorted (mainly torpedos) it soon becomes a one sided fight.

I'm going to read Threat Vector by Tom Clancy next and after that I'm going to read Silent Victory.

Bilge_Rat · 01-16-13, 06:27 PM

"Silent Victory" is a great book. I do remember some references to the Japanese using grappling hooks, but that was very rare. It is also what the crew "thought" was happening, based on the noise.

I dont know if anyone actually checked whether it was an "official" ASW tactic of the IJN. I was more under the impression that it was a spur of the moment thing by the local commander. From "Silent Victory" and other books, I got the impression the IJN did not have formalised ASW tactics like the Allied Navies and took more of a "Fly-by-the seat-of-your-pants" approach.

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	"Silent Victory" is a great book. I do remember some references to the Japanese using grappling hooks, but that was very rare. It is also what the crew "thought" was happening, based on the noise. I dont know if anyone actually checked whether it was an "official" ASW tactic of the IJN. I was more under the impression that it was a spur of the moment thing by the local commander. From "Silent Victory" and other books, I got the impression the IJN did not have formalised ASW tactics like the Allied Navies and took more of a "Fly-by-the seat-of-your-pants" approach. __________________