The German U-Boat fleet:
where to begin.
for starters it was the deadliest submarine warfare unit in the history of war, the Type VII u-boat has in fact been referred to as "the deadliest weapon of war ever devised" by more than one historian.
Safe-Keeper is right as well, the Atlantic theater of operations offers variation and great challenge.
The Atlantic theater was a target rich environment.
despite all of the successes and accomplishments of the U-boats, they were the most feared boats on the sea, yet, in a matter of about 4 years they went from the hunter to the hunted... yet through that course of becoming the hunted... they NEVER lost the respect of their adversaries.
A u-boat is a predator, even when she is being hunted by a DD, its like hunting a lion!
its a dynamic that makes the story much more interesting IMHO
As to why the German's in the Atlantic gained more fame or infamy than the American subs in the Pacific?
hype had a lot to do with it.
much of the Pacific boat operations were clandestine... and almost none of the public knew of their exploits... the u-boats on the other hand, not so much.
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