() It must be noted here that during World War II, although aircraft were already known as submarine nemesis, due to the immature sonar technology, they could not be installed on aircraft. Therefore, aircraft during this period could only detect submarines floating on the sea.
Aircraft are fast, and submarines are often caught and killed after being discovered before they can dive. However, because old submarines travel extremely slowly underwater (and therefore consume a lot of power), they have to surface most of the time, so they are special.
Afraid of airplanes.
The situation of the teardrop-shaped submarine is completely different. It spends a relatively longer time underwater. What's more, under this situation, it is even impossible for them to surface even if they die. The Americans can only rely on the sonar on the warship for search.
, and the sonar at this time can only detect submarines a few kilometers away, and the teardrop-shaped submarine has a high underwater speed.
It can reach more than 18 knots, which is not much slower than the anti-submarine ships sent by the Americans to search. And the Americans do not know their specific location, so they can only search for them like a needle in a haystack. They also have to guard against the enemy's sneak attack again and dare not send too many ships.
The sea area that destroyers can cover is so small that it’s hard to find them unless they are found...
More importantly, the U.S. Navy now has no idea whether it is a brand-new submarine that is attacking them, or whether it is searching at a closer distance based on the characteristics of old submarines. It has no idea that the enemy has already moved far away, which is not possible in the first place.
Maybe you can find it!
Although the commander of the escort fleet made a decisive decision to temporarily change the route and avoided the bad luck of being attacked again, only two of the four battleships were sent, and the escort fleet itself also suffered huge losses. No matter how you look at this escort mission, it was all based on
Ended with failure.
This setback dealt a heavy blow to the confidence of those who experienced it. Many American officers and soldiers even suffered from "submarine phobia". In order to avoid a greater negative impact, Roosevelt had no choice but to let the Navy falsely report the results. Anyway, the United States
Zheng Fu's control over the media is quite strong. As long as the results announced in the communique are in line with common sense, the public will generally not question them. On the contrary, the results announced by the German Navy seem too incredible, and no one has believed them for a long time...
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Germany, on the other hand, was delighted by the outstanding performance of the teardrop-shaped submarine in the first battle. Mustache even decided to use more than 80% of its shipbuilding capacity to produce this new type of submarine. In comparison, as a submarine expert,
Dönitz needs to be calmer. He knows that although the teardrop-shaped submarine is useful, it is not without its shortcomings.
Firstly, the cost of building a teardrop-shaped submarine is high. The time spent building a teardrop-shaped submarine is enough to build several old ship-shaped submarines; secondly, the teardrop-shaped submarine is difficult to communicate with (note 1). This time, the enemy's route must be known to Germany in advance.
Concentrate them for a surprise attack, otherwise they are generally more suitable for single-boat attacks, and you have to rely on old-style submarines to engage in "wolf pack tactics".
Of course. With the extremely high combat efficiency and survivability of the teardrop-shaped submarine, the containment effect of one is worth a team of "wolves". Although the cost is high, the cost-effectiveness is still more advantageous than the old submarines, not to mention
The "Jinggong route" is more suitable for Germany's national conditions of lack of manpower and resources...
Although the stunning performance of the teardrop-shaped submarine in the first battle greatly increased Mustache's confidence, the British finally obtained two American battleships, coupled with their still absolutely dominant light ship force, even if all three German battleships were repaired, Germany
The navy may not be able to recapture it
Sea control in the North Atlantic. What's more, Mustache also knows that the Americans' aid to Britain will never end here. What's even more terrifying is the strength of the U.S. Navy itself. Even if the performance in the first battle was not good, after all, the number of ships is there. Even if
As arrogant as a mustache, one cannot help feeling anxious.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. If Germany wants to rise, it must defeat the United States, the world's most powerful country, and Roosevelt's strategy forced Germany to directly confront the United States in advance. Since Germany currently lacks its own strength, Mustache naturally wants to
To find more allies, the Axis Powers' camp is now quite large, but together they are not as powerful as the United States. If they want to have the last laugh in this world war, the Axis Powers need more powerful countries to join them.
If you follow the idea of "the enemy of your enemy is your friend", pulling the Soviet Union into the axis is obviously the best choice, but that is simply impossible. Although the Soviet Union and Germany are now in a close relationship, it is just created by using each other.
It seems that there are irreconcilable conflicts between the two countries in terms of ideology and fundamental interests. In this case, the only potential allies that Mustache can think of are China and Japan in the East...
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Japan agreed very simply. In fact, they have been oppressed by the United States intolerable for a long time. If they had not known that if they jumped out alone, they would be slapped to death by the powerful United States, I am afraid they would have turned against the Americans.
. Now that Germany has gone to war with the United States as Japan wishes, Japan will naturally not let go of this opportunity to get rid of the shackles of the United States and dominate the Pacific, and Germany
Fu agreed to allow two aircraft carriers of the German Far East Fleet to cooperate with the Japanese Navy, which greatly increased the confidence of the Japanese top brass. However, in order to successfully seduce the Americans, the Japanese side asked Germany to keep it secret on the one hand, and on the other hand
Then they sped up their actions, so that when Japan suddenly took action, the American government couldn't react in time...
Unlike Japan, China’s government
Fu clearly rejected Germany's invitation. On the one hand, because the ideology of Red China and Nazi Germany were fundamentally opposed, it was reasonable to use each other. If they formed an alliance, the Red Party would be divided; on the other hand, it was also because the Red Party
Leaders are generally not optimistic that Germany can win the world war. Even if Japan is included as a variable, it will be difficult to change the final outcome. First of all, Germany's domestic industrial products
Its capabilities, manpower and resources are far behind those of the United States, and its ability to integrate occupied areas is also unsatisfactory (Note 2). It is basically of little help. Secondly, the Nazi regime was founded on expansion and profit for deception.
On the basis that the German people are willing to die for it, once the German army is in adversity and cannot expand, the end of this regime will not be far away. This can be seen from the fact that Germany still dares not carry out general mobilization in the country...
Note 1: Because we spend most of our time underwater, and the attenuation of radio waves in water is extremely large, communication is completely impossible beyond a distance of ten meters. This problem is expected to be solved after later generations invented the blue-green laser communication method.
However, the technical difficulty is very high. At the level of World War II, there is absolutely no possibility of successful development.
Note 2: Historically, the industrial strength of the countries occupied by Germany was not weaker than that of Germany itself. However, except for the Czech Republic and Austria, which was not industrially developed, the other occupied areas did not play much help during World War II. In this regard, they were different from the Soviet Union.
Compared with the Allies, they are far behind. To some extent, they are even inferior to Japan. Historically, even the insignificant industry in mainland China has been used as much as possible by Japan...)
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