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The term is actually a mis-translation, the German's used the word ''Rudel'', meaning pack - as in group of animals. The addition of [[wolf|wolves]] was an Allied idea, probably as some kind of negative comment. | The term is actually a mis-translation, the German's used the word ''Rudel'', meaning pack - as in group of animals. The addition of [[wolf|wolves]] was an Allied idea, probably as some kind of negative comment. | ||
The computer game Wolfpack was an early simulation program of a submarine. | |||
With the opening shots of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] in March 2003, the term wolf pack was brought back into use to describe the fleet of American and British [[nuclear submarine]]s which operated together in the [[Red Sea]] to fire [[BGM-109 Tomahawk|tomahawk missiles]] at [[Iraq]]. [[USS Providence (SSN-719)|''USS Providence'' (SSN-719)]] was the first boat to fire its entire load of missiles and earn the nickname "Big Dog of the Red Sea Wolf Pack." | With the opening shots of the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] in March 2003, the term wolf pack was brought back into use to describe the fleet of American and British [[nuclear submarine]]s which operated together in the [[Red Sea]] to fire [[BGM-109 Tomahawk|tomahawk missiles]] at [[Iraq]]. [[USS Providence (SSN-719)|''USS Providence'' (SSN-719)]] was the first boat to fire its entire load of missiles and earn the nickname "Big Dog of the Red Sea Wolf Pack." | ||
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Revision as of 12:11, 25 October 2004
The term wolf pack, when applied to submarines, refers to the mass-attack tactics against convoys used by German U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.
The term is actually a mis-translation, the German's used the word Rudel, meaning pack - as in group of animals. The addition of wolves was an Allied idea, probably as some kind of negative comment.
The computer game Wolfpack was an early simulation program of a submarine.
With the opening shots of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the term wolf pack was brought back into use to describe the fleet of American and British nuclear submarines which operated together in the Red Sea to fire tomahawk missiles at Iraq. USS Providence (SSN-719) was the first boat to fire its entire load of missiles and earn the nickname "Big Dog of the Red Sea Wolf Pack."
