Golden Comb (tactic)

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The Golden Comb (German: die Goldene Zange) was an anti-ship tactic developed by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War for use against Allied convoys taking supplies to the Soviet Union by the Arctic route. It was first employed against Convoy PQ 18 in September 1942.