Uboat tactics

Started by besilarius, January 30, 2020, 05:53:34 PM

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Had not heard this story.  Raspberry was a well known tactic, but thought it was developed by Johnny Walker.

https://time.com/5772665/uboat-wargames/?fbclid=IwAR3y3W6GX0VG-oFbXRfUMEUkyrOfy6YuwXqxBDwQYyAXnpuOMFiLpKFD2gM

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