Notes
THE U-BOAT PERIL
- U-Boats using forward bases in France and Norway
- U-Boats begin hunting in ‘wolf packs’
- Germans fight a tonnage war
- Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, radar and long range aircraft and carrier based aircraft all help cure the problem
- Range of bombers increased
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships
Summary
German's navy consisted of U-Boats (submarines) which attacked in packs in what is called a tonnage war. After a few years, they increased in technology to fight against the u-boats effectively.
Quote
"It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge." - Hitler
subjunctive question
How long would of the war lasted if the allied power knew how to defend themselves against the U-Boats from the beginning?