[KLCARROLL]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Actually a large number of u-boats never did sink, or even see, a single enemy ship.

This is statistically correct for the whole war, but mainly applies to the difficult "late war" period; ......where very "green" crews were sent out in new boats, against the best ASW forces ever known.

In the early war "Happy Time", the situation was considerably different.

The accuracy of your statement does, however, make one wonder if Germany wouldn’t have been better served with a fleet of smaller, more efficient boats, rather than building the larger TypeIX boats, in the hope of carrying the war to very distant waters.

It is an acknowledged fact that the cost of a WWII submarine tended to be directly proportional to it’s size, and larger boats have larger crew requirements.

……But regardless: We are talking about a game here; …..And I want a 37mm deck gun.

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