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08-13-20, 03:21 PM | #16 | |
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Neither choice is accurate. The figure was the displacement of the target ship, usually as identified (with varying degrees of accuracy) using the ONI-208-J recognition manual. To answer the question in the first post, which I don't think was addressed, yes, US boats would sometimes rearm and refuel, often referred to as 'double barrelled' patrols.
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08-13-20, 04:20 PM | #17 | |
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Cool. A 'double barrelled' patrol. Thank you very much for the information. I have been wondering about this, and have been looking for info on this for a very long time. I find all those little details interesting. Am I correct in thinking that ONI stands for Office of Navy Intelligence? During the war the U.S. Navy did such a good job of keeping the success of our submarines quiet (so as to not tip off the Japaneses) that now 80 some years latter it has become difficult to find some information. Even some of the most innocuous information about what exactly went on, and how they did it can be a challenge to find. -StealthRabbit ____________ It is the rabbit!
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08-14-20, 07:45 AM | #18 | |
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Well that was true during the war, they weren't called the Silent Service because they were stealthy, but because they were so tight-lipped and security-conscious, but I wouldn't agree there is a lack of info available today. Blair's Silent Victory is an excellent source among others, there are a lot of memoirs and other books, and the patrol reports are available on the web. If I were to recommend just one book it would be Silent Victory, but no reason to stop there And yes, that is what ONI stands for.
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08-15-20, 04:51 PM | #19 | ||
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I'm just concluding a mission 7/43 where Mk 14 performed flawlessly helping me total 62000 in tonnage. So, mid '43 on things seem to be working. Funny that the Kriegsmarine had the same problems but had it fixed after the Norwegian Campaign. |
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09-18-20, 06:44 PM | #20 | |
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For sure the TANG did. Richard O'Kane writes about it in his book "Clear the Bridge"
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