1508 ships sunk while sailing Independently

Der Teddy Bar · 01-19-06, 02:59 AM

During WWII the u-boats sank 2827 ships. Of these 53% i.e. 1508 of these ships were sailing independently, that is they were not part of a convoy or a straggler.

I bring this up as I feel that though RUB's intention were good, that they were poorly implemented. It would be my intention should the interest be there, to increase the single ship instances while at the same time fix what was the original issue.

The original issue was not just initially too many ships, but too little Air and escort cover amplified by 20 Km response range of escorts and the Lost contact time= stopping a responding escort from showing up. And of course no over riding Coastal Command.

Year - ind - convoy
1939 - 100 - 67
1940 - 181 - 383
1941 - 211 - 289
1942 - 694 - 628
1943 - 224 - 357
1944 - 78 - 170
1945 - 20 - 80

I wish to selectively increasing traffic and escort/air patrols for a location based upon the year.

BTW, I do not wish to create a lot of easy targets. However, for example, the East Coast of England is barren compared to WWII. The English East Coast shipping was essential and did not stop or lessen during the war. But air cover, escorts and minefileds made this area too risky thus forcing the u-boats ever westwards.

01-19-06, 02:59 AM	#1
Der Teddy Bar Blade Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,388 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1508 ships sunk while sailing Independently During WWII the u-boats sank 2827 ships. Of these 53% i.e. 1508 of these ships were sailing independently, that is they were not part of a convoy or a straggler. I bring this up as I feel that though RUB's intention were good, that they were poorly implemented. It would be my intention should the interest be there, to increase the single ship instances while at the same time fix what was the original issue. The original issue was not just initially too many ships, but too little Air and escort cover amplified by 20 Km response range of escorts and the Lost contact time= stopping a responding escort from showing up. And of course no over riding Coastal Command. Year - ind - convoy 1939 - 100 - 67 1940 - 181 - 383 1941 - 211 - 289 1942 - 694 - 628 1943 - 224 - 357 1944 - 78 - 170 1945 - 20 - 80 I wish to selectively increasing traffic and escort/air patrols for a location based upon the year. BTW, I do not wish to create a lot of easy targets. However, for example, the East Coast of England is barren compared to WWII. The English East Coast shipping was essential and did not stop or lessen during the war. But air cover, escorts and minefileds made this area too risky thus forcing the u-boats ever westwards.