A large group of similar surrendered boats made comparisons of weapon damage possible. Different methods could be tried against comparable hulls, including attacks at different points on a boat. One interpretation is that this opportunity supplied information later used in Cold War torpedo tactics and anti-submarine attacks. The proposed connection rests on the need for such damage data and the unusual number of available test hulls.
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Comparative damage tests and Cold War submarine tactics
Similar surrendered hulls offered opportunities for comparative weapons tests, with a proposed connection to later Cold War attack tactics.