Packet 13: Tossup 17
Johnnie Walker’s creation of the “creeping attack” helped destroy many of these things during “Black May.” Twenty-four Spigot Mortars were employed on the “Hedgehog” device used for countering these things, which were developed under Plan Z. These things largely ran rampant during the First and Second “Happy Times.” Bases were (*) traded for weapons used to counter these vessels as part of the Lend-Lease program. Admiral Karl Dönitz pioneered the “Wolf Pack” strategy employed by these vessels during the Battle of the Atlantic. Depth charges were used against, for 10 points, what commerce-raiding Nazi Submarines operated during World War II? ■END■
ANSWER: U-boats [accept Unterseebooten; prompt on answers describing German Submarines or submarines; prompt on answers describing German boats or ships or vessels before “these vessels”]
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall Karunaratne | Armand duplantis fan club | Not Just Biking | 47 | 15 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✕ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 75.00 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✕ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 99.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✕ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 75% | 74.25 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 47.00 |