Perhaps they were too confident about the war course and not put the enough resources in 1940 renoving the u boat force, at least to arrive in 1943 with better boats or snorkels.
type XXI In 1940 could break havoc in the british navy and probably collapsing britain army .
A letter to roosevelt from churchill:
The mortal danger we face is the steady & increasing diminution of sea tonnage.Unless we can establish our ability to feed this island we may fall by the way.In the five weeks ending nov3 1940 britains losses totaled 420.000 tons, a figure comparable to the worst YEAR in ww1.The british govt.estimated that it would take a minimum 43 millon tons to keep britain going but the five week loss in nov cut the rate to 37 million tons.England wouldnot survive 1941 if this continued
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But this ship can't sink!...
She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty.
Strength and honor
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