U-Boat Tactics in World War II, Elite no 183, Osprey Publishing

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.

Περιεχόμενα:

• 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

Συγγραφέας: Gordon Williamson

Εικονογράφηση: Ian Palmer

Έκδοση: Osprey Publishing (2010)

ISBN: 9781849081733

Περιγραφή: Σελ. 64, μαλακό εξώφυλλο, 248 Χ 185 mm, 46 α/μ φωτό, άφθονα έγχρωμα σχεδιαγράμματα τακτικών υποβρυχίων. 

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