The Battle of The Atlantic
The U-Boat Peril:
*U-Boat using forward bases in France and Norway
*U-Boats begin hunting in 'wolf packs'
*Germans fight a tonnage war
The Convoy System, Depth Charges and Escorts:
*Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
*Protected by destroyers
*Depth chargers, 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
*U-Boat using forward bases in France and Norway
*U-Boats begin hunting in 'wolf packs'
*Germans fight a tonnage war
The Convoy System, Depth Charges and Escorts:
*Convoys are used to get ships safely across the Atlantic
*Protected by destroyers
*Depth chargers, 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