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Word: outfoxes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Navy was trying hard. Its job was extraordinarily tough. The Nazi subsea technique and ships have greatly improved since World War I. U-boat packs have a host of devices to permit their skulking and striking with greater safety. Destroyers are no longer the complete answer. U-boat skippers outfox destroyers by outmaneuvering them with fast turns underwater. And the Navy had not enough destroyers to convoy both in coastal waters and cross-ocean supply routes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy And Civilian Defense - NAVY: Sub Killers | 6/15/1942 | See Source »

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