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Originally Posted by CCIP
Don't forget that the Germans had quite a network of surface tankers and supply ships out there as well. They were gradually hunted down - as were the milk cows. A look at the real "small" milk cows' record reveals the problem: all of them were sunk, half of them on the first patrol. Basically they were more or less doomed from the start - especially since the Allies knew about them and targeted them specifically.
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Its the hunting down of the tankers I see as a predictable problem. The milch cows were hunted down as well, but only because of Ultra. That could not have influenced German decisions and it does not address if there were technical problems otherwise.
I do agree they would not have solved much - given Ultra actually being a fact.