After reading about the Battle of the Atlantic i have to say that submarine warfare in WW2 was depressing as well. First i was thinking that the submarine was an advanced piece of machinery that could take most of the antisubmarine measures if the crew was intelligent enough and that the Germans have lost the battle of the Atlantic because they had few submarines (pretty unrealistic image, i have to admit). Now i know that the Uboat war was an exercise in futility, that Britain was never close to losing this battle and that effective antisubmarine measures took intelligence out of the equation.
It was kaput from the start. Pretty depressive i have to say but a valuable historical lesson learned by me and if anything i have to thank this great simulation for making me want to know more. But there are moments when i wonder, probably like the Uboat crews, why do i keep going..
