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Reply #87: Apparantly the British commander didn't trust the new torps
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krispos42
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Mon Sep-03-07 01:23 PM
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87. Apparantly the British commander didn't trust the new torps |
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So he used the old-fashioned non-homing variety. Hell of a big warhead, though. Over 800 pounds.
The weather was reported bad, which would have limited the visibility of the lookouts. Probably why the sub commander risked it.
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