Hi, I'm Dönitz...

aj906 · 05-04-12, 04:16 AM

Obviously I'm not, but I've often thought how the war in the Atlantic could have been changed. I was just wondering what those of you at the [simulated] pointy end would have done differently to Onkle Karl.

Although he did get command of elements of KG 40 for a time in early 1941, assume air support - as in the game - is non existent. You can only change two things; and the Enigma code is not one of them (as that is more of a Wehrmacht thing).

For my part:

A) 1/3 of my force would have been dedicated from mid/late-1940 to hunting escorts. These would have been men with proven records: Lemp, Prien, Kretschmer, etc. I've often thought ignoring the defense was a serious failure in Dönitz' strategy

B) I would have withdrawn all boats in the wake of the disastrous losses in mid-1943 to rest, re-equip, retrain and strengthen the ubootjagd for an onslaught in a very specific location (the Western approaches for instance) at a specific time. Imagine a convoy battle that has had its escort eroded in the first line of defense (wolfpack), that then meets a second pack that takes out perhaps 1/10 of the convoy, only to meet a third and perhaps fourth line that meets other packs... Wolf packs are great ideas, but they lacked depth.

Anyway, just a thought...

05-04-12, 04:16 AM	#1
aj906 Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 107 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hi, I'm Dönitz... Obviously I'm not, but I've often thought how the war in the Atlantic could have been changed. I was just wondering what those of you at the [simulated] pointy end would have done differently to Onkle Karl. Although he did get command of elements of KG 40 for a time in early 1941, assume air support - as in the game - is non existent. You can only change two things; and the Enigma code is not one of them (as that is more of a Wehrmacht thing). For my part: A) 1/3 of my force would have been dedicated from mid/late-1940 to hunting escorts. These would have been men with proven records: Lemp, Prien, Kretschmer, etc. I've often thought ignoring the defense was a serious failure in Dönitz' strategy B) I would have withdrawn all boats in the wake of the disastrous losses in mid-1943 to rest, re-equip, retrain and strengthen the ubootjagd for an onslaught in a very specific location (the Western approaches for instance) at a specific time. Imagine a convoy battle that has had its escort eroded in the first line of defense (wolfpack), that then meets a second pack that takes out perhaps 1/10 of the convoy, only to meet a third and perhaps fourth line that meets other packs... Wolf packs are great ideas, but they lacked depth. Anyway, just a thought... __________________ Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein...!