U-boat Tactics in World War II
64 page book.
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Author: Gordon Williamson
Illustrator: Ian Palmer
About this book
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. This book 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.
Contents
- Introduction
- 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
Paperback; October 2010; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781849081733