[Milsurplus] LO radiation

[J. Forster]

I see your point, but it takes a lot of subs to make a picket fence across the
North Atlantic, even with 20 miles between pickets.

On a related issue, does anyone know how good the navigation of ships and subs
was in WW II ? Within a mile? Ten miles? a tenth of a mile? I'm interested in mid
ocean navigation, out of sight of shore.

Also, did the Germans know about our LORAN? Did they use our stations?

Thanks,
-John

William Donzelli wrote:

> > First, the detection range is of the order of a few to a few tens of miles.
> > i.e.: not really useful for searching wide areas.
>
> Ten miles can make the difference if the sub has a clue where a convoy
> might be. A net of a few subs would have a real, albeit low, chance of
> intercepting a convoy. And two or three freighters sunk makes those
> expensive Scott radios look like a good deal, in hindsight.
>
> William Donzelli
> aw288 at osfn.org