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A convoy was a method of sending allied cargo ships across the ocean in company, protected by warships. It was realised that U-boats would search for the convoy and try to attack, which gave the defending warships a chance of attacking the U-boats.
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The adoption of the convoy system dramatically reduced Allied losses to German submarines?
During World War 2 Britain in combination with other Allied nations adopted the system of escorting merchant ships using convoy grouping. This combined with mine fields provided a decrease in casualties against German U-Boats than previously.
What is the abbreviation for the largest war in which the US forces have fought in?
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Was it World War 1 or World War 2 that had to do with Nazis and Germany?
World War 2
Why was there a massive gap in the world cup between 1938 and 1950?
There was a break in the world cup due to world war 2.
Was the Revolutionary War was after the World War 2?
the revolutionary was before world war 2
What is another name for a protective escort for ships during World War 2?
Convoy
What German weapons did American convoy ships suffer from in World War 2?
Mines and U-Boats.
What were the new ways of defending british merchant ships in World War 2?
The use of the convoy system , sonar and depth charges .
What did the convoy system help decrease in World War 1?
Yuno yourself
What are the release dates for Great Blunders of World War 2 - 1998 The Scattering of Convoy PQ17 1-12?
Great Blunders of WWII - 1998 The Scattering of Convoy PQ17 1-12 was released on: USA: 1998
How did the allies counteract the German wolfpack in World War 2?
The Convoy System was used to protect merchant ships ~ look to the related link below .
What battle was characterized by a constant struggle between the U-Boat 'wolf-pack' and the Allied convoy system throughout World War 2?
This was called the Battle of the Atlantic.
How did the US try to prevent the loss of sips in the Atlantic during World War 2?
The US used a convoy system where a group of ships was shepherded across the Atlantic under the protection of war-ships .
Americans did not join the allies during the first of world war ll?
Americans did not "officially and legally" enter world war 2 until Pearl Harbor was bombed, however the Americans were helping with food, supplies, war materiels, and add ship convoy protection.
What did they call the formation of several ships intended to provide protection from submarines in World War 2?
Ships would form a convoy in an attempt to reduce their vulnerability to enemy submarines.
What reinforced isolationist sentiments against U.S involvement in World War 2?
The sinking of American convoy ships in the Atlantic.
Who was the US naval leader during World War 1 that devised the convoy system?
Williams S. Sims
