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U-boat Tactics in World War II
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From the lone, stealth attack to the fearsome potential of the legendary 'wolf packs', this book provides crucial insight into how U-boats operated in the war.
At the start of the war, German U-boat technology vastly out performed that possessed by the Allies, and under the pressure of the war continual development helped keep pace with wartime needs and improvements in anti-submarine weaponry. But it was not just the technology that had to change. German U-boat tactics evolved over time. Used in a variety of roles, from coastal patrolling through to the combined actions of convey-hunting 'wolf packs', the tactics used by U-Boats were diverse.
Gordon Williamson analyses how the U-boats dominated the seas thanks to their innovative and daring tactical deployment, and how the cracking of the Enigma code effectively hamstrung them, greatly reducing their impact, a problem that even their advanced tactics failed to solve.
Table of Contents
Convoy Night Attacks
Surface Attacks with Deck Guns
Basic Rules for Interception of Enemy Merchant Ships
Solo Missions
Wolf Pack attacks
Patrol Lines
Combined Attacks
Bachstelze
U-Boats as Mother Ships
Special Weapons and Equipment
Defensive Equipment and Tactics
Defensive Tactics
Product details
| Published | 20 Jun 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781849081740 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 50 b/w; 8 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Short code | ELI 183 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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