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U-boat Tactics in World War II
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Manufacturer: Osprey Books
Stock Number: OSP ELI183
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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







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