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Luftwaffe's 'Golden comb' attack

13th September 1942: Over a hundred torpedoes are simultaneously launched at Arctic Convoy PQ18

Sep 13, 2022
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Convoy PQ 18 at sea. An underwater detonation erupts next to HMS ASHANTI. The destroyer HMS ESKIMO is seen in the foreground. Merchant ships are in the background.

After the disastrous Convoy PQ 17 which was decimated by German bombers and U-boats after the convoy was ordered to scatter, there had been a delay before the next Arctic convoy was organised.

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