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Re: Allied technology against U-Boats
Posted by: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson ()
Date: December 13, 2001 09:15AM

<HTML>VP-63 "MAD CATS", a U.S. Navy PBY (Catalina) squadron, was equipped with retro-firing bombs that exploded on contact. This was part of a comprehensive weapons system using MAD (Magnetic Airborne Detection, renamed Magnetic Anamoly Detection) to detect submerged targets and retro-firing smoke flares to mark its track. It was the the world's first airborne integrated weapons system.

U 761, 392, 731 and 1107 all fell victim to VP-63's retro-bombs. The first three sinkings took place in the Strait of Gibraltar and were shared with Royal Navy surface vessels, while the fourth was sunk singly by the squadron off Brest.

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Allied technology against U-Boats Antonio Veiga 12/11/2001 09:24PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats james stewart 12/11/2001 09:43PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats Antonio Veiga 12/11/2001 10:16PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats Adrian Waygood 01/28/2002 10:11AM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats james stewart 12/11/2001 09:43PM
Are you certain it was based on Hedgehog? Forest 12/12/2001 04:12AM
Re: Yes I am Antonio Veiga 12/12/2001 07:11PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats Jack 12/12/2001 06:48PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats james stewart 12/12/2001 08:29PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats Ragnar J. Ragnarsson 12/13/2001 09:15AM
Re: IJN MAD aircraft kurt 12/13/2001 12:16PM
Re: IJN MAD aircraft Antonio Veiga 12/13/2001 09:00PM
Re: Allied technology against U-Boats Antonio Veiga 12/13/2001 08:55PM


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