@Panzer-they may have appeared to be juicy targets-however the encounter would have been fatal-examine the the fate of U 549. She sank the escort...
The orders were to break out into the Atlantic and attack shipping-any furthur damage to Bismarck or the damage/loss of the Prinz would have...
The starvation blockade by the Brits in WWI aganist Germany was mildly protested by other countries, including the USA, however, unrestricted...
The fishing vessels and crews were legitmate targets to be destroyed-they are feeding an enemy population and military force. Their destruction...
@Erich-no line drawings-there are shots of U 995 with the beefed-up AA.
@Erich-the pictures are spread through the book-however there are never enough!-some shots of various planes and pilots and U boats and Kapitans,...
@ Erich-a quick check which I think is fairly accurate, two boats stand out with 4 kills each. U 256(one plane crashed on its attack run-3 shot...
@Erich-there were several boats that got two or three aircraft-don't know if there was one that stands up above the others. A U boat was a piss...
Erich-I am at work now-but I believe the title is "U Boats vrs. Aircraft", and yes I do-if you need additional info-let me know and I will give...
The book sets next to my computer at home-its like having a U boat in the basement!
@Erich-the author of the book is Dr. Jurgen Rohwer, "Axis Submarine Successes"
Excellent article Friedrich-the only items I might add-on to are the design of the Type XXI was based on a Walter design without the turbine, but...
Gentlemen good morning-lets strip away some of the hype and examine the role of the Kreigsmarine and the Ubootwaffe(the "waffen" arm of the Navy)...
Thank you Sir-myself and Herr Kaleun are of the breed you state. [img]
Greetings Friedrich-thanks for your reply. Doenitz felt he needed a min. of 300 boats to bring Britian to the peace table-it was not uncommon in...
Thanks Herr Kaleun for the Showell stats-If anyone has ant doubts about the percent of failure of the attack boats, I propose you go to the...
Kai-thanks for your reply-however the amount of war material that was sunk after the Spring of '43 caused no serious material losses to the...
Mein Herr-thanks for your reply-we have discussed this issue-there is no set answer to this-Doenitz and his staff were overworked and tiny...
Greetings-We are all aware of the horrific losses suffered by the German U boats after the Spring of 1943. The reasoning given was to tie down...
