I hope everyone will please pardon the slight necromancy...
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Originally Posted by copeab
The most famous ship of this class was the USS England (DE-635)
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Brandon,
I'm slowly tracking down the few ship designs of yours I've missed. Thanks to the topic, destroyer escorts, this one is a particular favorite. Herman Wouk, speaking through Willie Keith, points out towards the end of
"The Caine Mutiny" that the "little" ships really win the war and all the "big" ships do is set the time and date of that victory.
The story of USS
England's sub killing run is one that illustrates the power of team work in ASW situations which any good GM should keep in mind.
In each sinking, radio intercepts and other intelligence first directed
England where to "hunt". Next, of the six submarines, she only sank the first "alone", that is only she spotted it, only she kept it under detection, and she made all the attacks.
In the case of the 5
RO boats,
England was operating with other
Buckley-class DEs and the other members of that flotilla first spotted the submarine in question. If I remember correctly, one DE,
George, was the first to detect the IJN submarines in each case. Once detected, the DEs used Walker's "creeping" tactic in which each took turns attacking the submarine while the other maintained sonar contact with the target. In each case
England didn't make the first attack on the submarine being stalked, but she made the last one.
In game terms, the personnel aboard
George would have higher skill relating to detection while the personnel aboard
England would have higher skills related to ASW weaponry.
Thanks again for the design.
Regards,
Bill