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A merchant ship with a substantial but concealed armament, intended to draw submarines and surface warships into close range and then surprise them with intense short-range firepower | A merchant ship used as a decoy vessel in that it was equipped with a substantial but concealed armament, intended to draw submarines and surface warships into close range and then surprise them with intense short-range firepower. | ||
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A merchant ship used as a decoy vessel in that it was equipped with a substantial but concealed armament, intended to draw submarines and surface warships into close range and then surprise them with intense short-range firepower.