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Hitman · 04-09-10, 01:48 PM

In late war when the flotillas moved from France to Norway there was a massive reorganization. The 13th flotilla in Trondheim and the 14th in Narvik kept engaging arctic convoys till the bitter end, and it was the only theatre where the uboats more or less managed to keep the war as in 1943 (Look in U995 page, assigned to 14th flotilla, and check the wolfpacks in the arctic: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u995.htm). The reason is the lack of allied air cover (There were carrier support groups, but normally bad weather hampered their operations a lot) and in turn the air support for the uboats from bases in the north.

Good luck up there

04-09-10, 01:48 PM	#6
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	In late war when the flotillas moved from France to Norway there was a massive reorganization. The 13th flotilla in Trondheim and the 14th in Narvik kept engaging arctic convoys till the bitter end, and it was the only theatre where the uboats more or less managed to keep the war as in 1943 (Look in U995 page, assigned to 14th flotilla, and check the wolfpacks in the arctic: http://www.uboat.net/boats/u995.htm). The reason is the lack of allied air cover (There were carrier support groups, but normally bad weather hampered their operations a lot) and in turn the air support for the uboats from bases in the north. Good luck up there __________________ One day I will return to sea ...