Documentary on BLAZE, has anyone ever heard of WATU?

Started by mollinary, 30 March 2025, 09:14:52 PM

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mollinary

30 March 2025, 09:14:52 PM
I am in shock. Just watched an amazing programme describing the activities of a wargaming group of Wrens, who prepared naval escort commanders to deal with U Boats via wargames. Quite astonishing. How have I gone so many years, including many looking at the war in the North Atlantic, without ever hearing of this. wow!
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sultanbev

30 March 2025, 09:50:18 PM #1
I only heard of it a year or two ago.
Just goes to show, there are always aspects of WW2 that are still yet uncovered.

Gwydion

30 March 2025, 10:45:01 PM #2
I was lucky enough to be born in an era when public libraries had books in them.
In one local library I found:  Mark Williams, Captain Gilbert Roberts R. N. and the Anti-U-Boat School (Cassell, 1979).
Still worth a read.

Last Hussar

30 March 2025, 11:13:21 PM #3
If this is what I think it is, there is a youtube video about it. Is is where the RN commanders could onkt look at the plot though brown gauze, which hid the chalk marks of the Umpires?
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Last Hussar

30 March 2025, 11:14:42 PM #4
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Ithoriel

31 March 2025, 06:13:05 AM #5
I learned about "Operation Raspberry" from a distant relative back in the late 70's. He was in the Royal Navy in WW2 and, learning that I was a keen wargamer, he regaled me with the story of his being sent on one of the training courses. He turned up convinced it was all nonsense and left a firm believer.

I'll second Gwydion's endorsement of the Mark Williams book.
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Orcs

31 March 2025, 08:32:52 AM #6
Watched  "U-Boat wargamers" on TV last autumn. Not sure what channel. It was very good.
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fsn

31 March 2025, 04:59:18 PM #7
I work in Walker House. Very conscious of the history. We had a fire alarm this morning, and I spent it telling a visitor of the history.

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paulr

01 April 2025, 06:58:01 AM #8
Well done Nobby, has the visitor recovered yet  ;)
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01 April 2025, 07:24:42 AM #9
Errr ... I sort of spent the rest of the day peppering him with random history facts.

He was an auditor. Deserved everything he got. :)
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Last Hussar

01 April 2025, 12:01:52 PM #10
I was feeling sympathy, until you said he was an auditor.
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Deedles

01 April 2025, 09:28:09 PM #11
Yes , and it had a set u0 and display at the Western Approached museum in Liverpool. Worth a visit

paulr

02 April 2025, 05:58:46 AM #12
QuoteErrr ... I sort of spent the rest of the day peppering him with random history facts.

He was an auditor. Deserved everything he got. :)

QuoteI was feeling sympathy, until you said he was an auditor.

I agree with both Nobby & Last Hussar :o  :o  X_X
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