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Originally Posted by AS
It is not true that destroyers could spot a U-Boat before the U-Boat could spot them. It was common practice to shadow a convoy for hours, sometimes for DAYS, because this was the way the wolfpack worked: one U-Boat shadowing, leading the others to the convoy. It was no problem for U-Boats to shadow convoys without being seen.
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Letīs see...
1) The destroyers watch crew was positioned higher than the uboatīs, making them see farther.
2) Destroyers optics were superior compared to the binoculars in uboat.
3) Sea is blueish, your subīs wake is bright white, it sticks out like an flashlight in a dark room.
