the battle of the atlantic
the u boat
- U-Boats using forward bases in France and Norway
- U-Boats begin hunting in ‘wolf packs’
- Germans fight a tonnage war
- U-Boats begin hunting in ‘wolf packs’
- Germans fight a tonnage war
The Convoy System, Depth Chargers and Escorts
- Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, radar and long range aircraft and carrier based aircraft all help cure the problem
- Protected by destroyers
- Depth charges, Asdic, hedgehog, radar and long range aircraft and carrier based aircraft all help cure the problem
The mid-atlantic Gap and how it is closed
- Range of bombers increased
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships
- Carrier based aircraft
- More warships
The German navy were trying to take out the convoys with there U-Boats in which they hunted in "wolf packs". They used destroyers as an attempt to protect the convoys from the U-Boats. Depth charges, asdic, hedgehog, radar, and long range aircraft, and carrier based aircraft all helped out with the problem as well. The Mid-Atlantic gap was then closed when the range of bombers increased, carrier based aircrafts were increased, and there were more war ships brought in.
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