RADAR BEAT THE U-BOAT
NUK EMBEKG, May 9. Next to tlie atoiu bomb, radar was tlie inain decisive weapon in tliis war. said Doenitz, in resuiuing liis evidence | before the War (Tiines Ti'ibuual. Hc ! said that it brought about tlie collapse of U-boat warfare. i " Eadar foreed us iuto giving up tlie war 011 the surfaco, " lie said. "We | had to stay under the water, as planes witli radar could see us so niany miles off. There were even difticullies aboirt surfacing for reclmrging the batteries.. Jt takes at least 00 seconds for a U-boat crew to desvend through the couning tower, and in that UO seconds a plane could sweep iu from about 20,1)00 feet to attack. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 May 1946, Page 7
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