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It was necessary because then every convoy could be escorted by destroyers to protect them from German U-boats. The destroyers were armed with sonar and depth charges to find and destroy German Subs.

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allowed the opposing domains to stay in the protection of their country/side

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To reduce the vulnerability of merchant shipping to German U-boat attacks.

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How do you use convoy system in a sentence?

The military vehicles traveled through town in a convoy system.


Why did the convoy system happen?

The convoy system was developed as a defense against Nazi U-Boat attacks called 'Wolf Packs' .


The convoy system used by the British to combat the wolf packs was an effective defensive strategy?

One, the convoy system allowed the British to limit their number of losses. Second, without the convoy system, the Allies lost one out of every 10 ships. With the convoy, the number of ships lost changed to 2 out of 100 ships.


What did convoy system do?

The convoy system was used to prtect American ships carrying materials to Great Britain in 1940 and 1941. These merchant ships were protected by American Warships.


What is a synonym for convoy system?

Some of the synonym for convoy systems are group, fleet, cavalcade, motorcade, cortège, caravan, line, train.


The convoy system helped decrease?

the attack on shipped goods


Was the convoy system an effective defensive stratgy?

The convoy system was an improvement but it was not perfect. Since the U Boats were underwater it was still hard to protect all the ships. But, they had little choice but to use the convoy system. They did not have the technology we have today to find subs so the convoys were as effective as they could be given that the U Boats would strike in the dark.


What did US use to overcome the threat of Germany you-boats?

Convoy system


How did the convoy system avoid u-boat attacks?

The convoy system helped avoid U-boat attacks due to its sheer size, and the difficulty that U-boats had when positioning to attack a large number of ships.


What is the collective noun for convoy?

The collective noun 'convoy' is used for a convoy of lorries, a convoy of trucks.


Us naval leader that developed convoy system?

William S. Sims


The convoy system helped decrease what?

. . . submarine attacks upon merchant ships .