lol ah, not to hijack this thread but i simply meant to say that the order was issued to sink everything japanese while the only weapon which was available to just go out there in the thick of it was the silent service.
they werent gonna just send a carrier taskforce to the japanese home waters, were they? subsequently, the subs proved to be highly suited for this task (which the germans could have told em already)
never mind, i suppose

You mean directly after Pearl. Now I got ya!:salute: Clear as glass!

yes, sorry if that wasnt clear. the subs werent designed to hunt freighters but they were the only weapon available to do so and turned out to be very good at it
that was the essence of my original post.

Now we are on the same page:yeah:

Ditto for me :salute:


RDP