THE WESTERN APPROACHES TACTICAL UNIT, WHERE THE PROBLEMS OF ANTI-U-BOAT WARFARE ARE FOUGHT OUT. 18 MARCH 1945, DERBY HOUSE, LIVERPOOL. AT A ONE WEEK TACTICAL COURSE, COMMANDING, AND OTHER OFFICERS OF BRITISH AND ALLIED ESCORT VESSELS "PLAYED GAMES" WHICH ENABLED THEM TO COMBAT THE U-BOAT MENACE. ANTI-U-BOAT OPERATIONS WERE PLOTTED AND CARRIED OUT ON TACTICAL TABLES BY GROUPS OF OFFICERS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. WHEN THE PLAY WAS ALL OVER THE ACTION TAKEN BY EACH GROUP WAS VIEWED BY ALL, AND RE-PLAY AND CRITICISMS TOOK PLACE. - Captain Roberts consults with Commander J M Rowland, DSO, RN,
THE WESTERN APPROACHES TACTICAL UNIT, WHERE THE PROBLEMS OF ANTI-U-BOAT WARFARE ARE FOUGHT OUT. 18 MARCH 1945, DERBY HOUSE, LIVERPOOL. AT A ONE WEEK TACTICAL COURSE, COMMANDING, AND OTHER OFFICERS OF BRITISH AND ALLIED ESCORT VESSELS "PLAYED GAMES" WHICH ENABLED THEM TO COMBAT THE U-BOAT MENACE. ANTI-U-BOAT OPERATIONS WERE PLOTTED AND CARRIED OUT ON TACTICAL TABLES BY GROUPS OF OFFICERS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. WHEN THE PLAY WAS ALL OVER THE ACTION TAKEN BY EACH GROUP WAS VIEWED BY ALL, AND RE-PLAY AND CRITICISMS TOOK PLACE. - Captain Roberts consults with Commander J M Rowland, DSO, RN, an Escort Group Commander. One of the most important phases of the Tactical Unit is the consultation with Escort Group Commanders and Commanding Officers of Escort Vessels when they come in from sea Roberts, Gilbert Howland, Rowland, James Marjoribanks, Royal Navy, Western Approaches Tactical Unit
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