With my missions I keep these operational notes in mind......
Submarines scored their most notable early successes whilst operating on the surface at night.
Whilst submerged, submarines were slow and un-manoeuvrable, and could be detected by asdic... early form of sonar.
On the surface they could not be detected by asdic, and their low silhouette made them difficult to spot by eye.
Submarines were found to be very vulnerable to aircraft, which could force them to dive and often loose contact with a convoy, or could attack with little warning if the lookouts were not vigilant.
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