• Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    This is it. They had to get it before it was in open ocean. This is pre-radar and there would be no aerial observations. It would have to be found by visual contact and coordination would be by radio.

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      On the contrary, they had radar. That’s how they found Bismarck: Swordfish with ASV II sets.

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        My bad. I was remembering the spotting of the oil slick and forgetting other stuff.