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Originally Posted by John Pancoast
Only even considered on the brightest of full moon nights. Periscope attacks in general were discouraged due to limiting the ability of the boat to maintain contact with the convoy and the ability of the boat to escape.
I.e., generally, woe to the skipper who called in a daylight convoy contact and then did a scope attack vs. shadowing it until night.
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Interesting.
The amount of micromanagement of U Boats has always amazed me. Quite sad also, as was a huge part of their downfall (and loss of many lives).