[Zie Chuckinator]

Originally Posted by Gunfighter34

I think the German strategy could have worked, but they had a short window of opportunity to get the job done, which lasted maybe through early 1942. They simply didn't have enough boats at the start of the war to make a knockout blow, and it's remarkable that they did as well as they did.

To be fair to the Germans, while everyone knew that America's industrial might was massive, I don't think anyone (including us) foresaw just how incredible a force we would be. One Liberty ship, the Robert E. Peary, was completed in about five days, and we built over 2,500 Liberty-class transports alone! We produced over 80,000 Sherman tank chassis. We turned out staggering numbers of P38s, P40s, P47s, P51s, etc.

So really, the Germans were fighting a losing battle. Had they not invaded Russia in '41 they might have stood a better chance, but they spread themselves too thin and then had to add to their troubles an America whose productivity was increasing on average 40% a year from 1942-45.

God bless america... and no where else! lol jk.