There were many things that were out of Doenitz' control. (One of the biggest: the war started six years before Hitler assured him it would.) And speculating these is bound to bring up a sea of what-ifs. That being said, if two things could have been changed...
- The battleships should not have been built. The Bismark and Scharnhorst classes used up enormous amounts of resources and in the end did little to change the war (Sank one outdated battlecrusier, one outdated aircraft carrier, kept a small amount of the large British fleet at bay). Instead, more resources should have been put into u-boats and aircraft carriers.
- Fix the damn torpedoes. More extensive testing could have prevented many early missed opportunities.
And make their u-boats out of whatever the British navy uses for their T-class. Seriously, they don't have to worry about anything.
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Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons
Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive.
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