they threw you overboard.
Traveling in large convoys that included armed ships.
U-Boat
U-boat attacks significantly impacted land fighting during World War I and II by disrupting supply lines and logistics, which were crucial for sustaining ground operations. The destruction of merchant ships led to shortages of food, ammunition, and other vital resources for Allied forces. Additionally, the threat of U-boat attacks forced naval and military resources to be diverted to protect shipping routes, thereby weakening land-based military campaigns. This created a ripple effect, as the Allies had to adapt their strategies and invest more in anti-submarine warfare to safeguard their operations.
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.
The Battle of the Atlantic was a prolonged naval conflict during World War II, lasting from 1939 to the war's end in 1945, primarily between the Allies and Nazi Germany. It involved the struggle for control of the Atlantic sea routes, crucial for transporting troops, supplies, and resources. The Allies ultimately won by employing advanced technology, including sonar and depth charges, improving convoy tactics, and using air cover to protect merchant ships from U-boat attacks. This strategic coordination, along with the production of more ships and the breaking of German codes, allowed the Allies to secure vital supply lines and diminish the effectiveness of German submarines.
Traveling in large convoys that included armed ships.
Some attacks were mistaken identity. Some attacks were because the ships were sailing in an Allied Convoy. Some attacks were because the ships were armed and Germany considered them as auxiliary warships. Some attacks were because the British were beleived to be flying neutral flags on their ships to trick the U-Boats. Some attacks were because the neutral was in Allied waters and the U-Boat Captain felt the ship was trading with the allies.
U-Boat
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.
i suppose you mean the u-boat (unterseeboot) it's a submarine that the Germans used to sink the allies ships they even used them to sink the Lusitania which had American passengers on it and they all died.
The main Allied countermeasure was to sail in convoys, with naval ships guarding and shepherding the often slow-moving cargo ships. Eventually, improvement in U-boat detection, and the use of aircraft carriers and long range aeroplanes, allowed the naval ships to begin to actively hunt and often destroy some or disperse the U-boat wolf packs.
The system was known as the Escorted Convoy System, and was used to great effect by the Allies to counter the early successes of the U-boat fleet. The convoy system, in concert with advances in ASW techniques and long-range bomber support, eventually pushed U-boat losses to over 70% for the Germans.
Shipwrights made boats and ships
On Italian ships = ats a my boat
Three of the tactics employed by the Allies to counter the affect of German U-Boats was to sail in large convoys with an escort of destroyers and corvettes; they also used zigzag patterns rather then simply sail in a straight line. This made it more difficult for the U-Boats to intercept them. All ships maintained radio silence and in the night they maintained blackout, i.e. no lights were shown by any convoy ships or their escorts.
It's called a tug boat
Final ground offensives were in the making. Armies needed to ensure that the allies didn't get the necessary equipment/supplies, thus giving the German armies all the help they could get.