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Who allowed allied ships to locate German U-boats on the surface of the water at night?
US PBYs and escort carriers were able to locate and destroy enemy subs in the Atlantic.
Plane used to fight against U boats?
WWII: PBYs, Wildcats, Hellcats, Corsairs would bomb and strafe enemy subs; these were launched from "baby flattops" (CVEs-ESCORT Carriers; the smallest aircraft carriers of WWII). The larger LIGHT and FLEET Carriers were kept in the Pacific.Ans 2 - In the Pacific where the US Navy had many carriers, the smaller fighter and bomber aircraft had some success against submarines, but far more were sunk by patrol ships and destroyers.In the north Atlantic it was a far different story. Here the Royal Air Force Coastal Command made very determined efforts at anti-submarine warfare. Using heavy, long range patrol aircraft such as Sunderland, Catalina(PBY) Liberator (B-24) and Hudson against German submarines with great success. After 1942, the USAAF began to assist in this anti-submarine campaign mainly using PBY's from Canada and Greenland.
What did soldiers do with dead soldiers during Vietnam?
During the Vietnam War, dead US Soldiers/Marines/Sailors, when the fighting was bad, were piled up onto tanks or swift boats (alpha boats, monitors, PBYs, etc), and taken to a collection point where their bodies were tagged and bagged. During short or isolated firefights in distant mountains/jungles, dead GI's were dragged or carried by other men, again, to a collection point (a designated spot on the ground to place the bodies). Other than the fireman carry (a dead man carried across your shoulders), the most common method was tying the dead man's boot laces together (this forms a handle), then dragging him by his boot laces to a collection point. The biggest problem with dragging dead servicemen on the battlefield is that their uniforms (clothing) come off during the dragging process. Plus personal belongings are spread out over the area traversed during the movement; becoming lost (wallets, watches, dog-tags, rings, photographs, eye-glasses, can openers, knives, etc). Once the clothing rips off (pulls off) MOST men, for reasons as yet un-explained, are hesitant upon grabbing (touching) any part of the actual dead GI; BUT it becomes necessary to grab the deceased man's hand, wrist, arm, leg, etc. in order to CONTINUE transporting him to the collection point. Sometimes a little bit of yelling and profanity is used to get the carrying men in motion (instead of just staring or freezing up), after a few dead bodies have been dragged away, your mind goes numb and a man can continue touching (handling) dead men without much hesitation. Once at the collection point, the dead men are placed onto a chopper (any chopper), if there's too many dead, and the place is still hot (dangerous), the bodies are thrown onto the bird, to expedite the evacuation of casualties. From there, they're flown to a large US Military base in country to be processed by the medical corps for shipment home. They'll arrive home in aluminum coffins.
What happened in the Battle of Midway?
The Japanese were trying to capture the island for use as an air base supporting operations against Hawaii. They also hoped to draw the U.S. Pacific fleet into a battle where it could be destroyed. The U.S. had broken their codes though, so they knew they were coming but they didn't know the U.S. knew. So The U.S. were able to deploy three aircraft carriers against their four (they also had battleships and a large invasion fleet) but they didn't know the U.S. was there. Thus, after they bombed the island, when their planes were sitting on their decks being refueled and reloaded, US planes found them and attacked. All four of their carriers wewr sunk. They attacked the USS Yorktown twice, thinking it was two different ships, and she had to be scuttled after the battle. It proved that the Japanese could be defeated in the Pacific Campaign, Turning the tide of war to the Japanese. Here are some particular facts about the Battle of Midway: * The first attack on 4 June, took place when the four night-flying PBYs attacked the Japanese transports northwest of Midway with one PBY torpedoing fleet tanker Akebono Maru. * During the battle, Japanese destroyers had picked up three U.S. naval aviators from the water. After interrogation, however, all three Americans were executed. * The last air attacks of the battle took place on 6 June when dive-bombers from Enterprise and Hornet bombed and sank heavy cruiser Mikuma. * It ended Japan's dominant naval power over the U.S. The balance of sea power in the Pacific shifted from the Japan to equity between America and Japan, and soon after the U.S. and their allies took sole control of the waters in the mid Pacific. * Although the performance of the three American carrier air groups would later be considered uneven, their pilots and crew had won the day through courage, determination, and heroic sacrifice.
