He also forgot the exceedingly important point 30
you only have to deal with 3rd rate japanese ASW instead of British and American ASW
and point 31
your opponent has a gdp of 1/10 yours and so cannot hope to rebuild losses, whereas their opponent has a combined gdp about 6x greater and no matter what the u-boats do, it makes no difference
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"Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill
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