Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with merchant ships for protection
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with merchant ships for protection
Warships traveled with Merchant ships for protection.
Warships traveled with merchant ships for protection
They had difficulty in combating merchant convoys to and from their overseas allied nations, as German submarines were a huge threat. Their main tactic was the use of depth-charges, which even if they did not hit the submarine directly, created an overpressure effect which could rupture a sub's hull. They also relied heavily upon heavily-armed naval escorts which had the capacity to fire ship-borne torpedoes, as well as upon their own submarines to track and hunt down German and Japanese ones.
By sinking them!
Warships traveled with merchant ships for protection