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New Online: THE U-BOAT WAR IN THE CARIBBEAN: OPPORTUNITIES LOST

Discussion in 'Submarines and ASW Technology' started by OpanaPointer, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    HyperWar: The U-Boat War in the Caribbean: Opportunities Lost

    Most to comes, as time permits.

    Related to this, we are working on Battle Damage to Surface Ships During World War II, by I.M. Korotkin (translated from the Russian at the request of the David Taylor Model Basin.)

    Will update you when it hits the web.

    Larry J
     
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    Great read, thanks for posting it. This is pretty interesting:

    - In the fall of 1942, when Doenitz pulled his forces out of the Caribbean, he had approximately 350 U-boats. This was 50 more than the 300 he claimed to need before the war to effectively strangle England. However, although 350 U-boats were in commission, only 95 were considered operational and only 25 were engaged in the Atlantic on a given day!
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    It was also considering that England would not have the US actively on her side in the early stages of a war, so the "strangulation" could be effective only if there was no USN involved even at a 300 u-boat level.
     
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