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Originally Posted by John Pancoast
Even if true, that was only under the rare optimal conditions and as pointed out such occasions were the exception.
If you have definitive proof that actual commanders did such a procedure on a routine basis that would be a great help, thanks !
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Not right out of the box but I‘ve read a contempory witness report of a U-466 crewmember.
Unfotunately on German.
Saying:
"Am 26.1. 1943, 17.14 Uhr Alarmtauchen wegen eines in Sicht gekommenen Flugzeuges. Um 20.38 Uhr hatten wir die erste Horchpeilung von einem Geleitzug und operierten auf diesen, jedoch ohne Erfolg, weil wir einen Maschinenschaden im Dieselraum hatten, die Kupplung war unklar."
English:
"On 26.1. 1943, 17.14 o'clock alarm diving because of an airplane coming into sight. At 8:38 p.m. we had the first sounding of a convoy and operated on it, but without success, because we had engine damage in the diesel room, the clutch was unclear."
https://ewnor.de/wk/769_wk.php