Crushing fishing boats: historical?

starkwolf · 01-01-18, 12:08 AM

So, in SH3 you can crush fishingboats of enemy nations. Rather cruel, waste of time and an unnecessary risk considering they would probably try to report your position if they go down, and certainly would if they got away. That said, Hitler had a fondness for fear tactics, often sacrificing practicality to try and make the war as scary for his enemies as he could. Not to mention I could somehow imagine Hitler rationalizing it as a starvation tactic.

That got me wondering, did Uboats ever actually attack fishing vessels? If so, were they ordered to or did they do it on their own volition? While it seems wildly impractical to me, it doesn't seem far fetched that someone as bent on terror as Hitler was might consider such a thing.

01-01-18, 12:08 AM	#1
starkwolf Watch Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 19 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Crushing fishing boats: historical? So, in SH3 you can crush fishingboats of enemy nations. Rather cruel, waste of time and an unnecessary risk considering they would probably try to report your position if they go down, and certainly would if they got away. That said, Hitler had a fondness for fear tactics, often sacrificing practicality to try and make the war as scary for his enemies as he could. Not to mention I could somehow imagine Hitler rationalizing it as a starvation tactic. That got me wondering, did Uboats ever actually attack fishing vessels? If so, were they ordered to or did they do it on their own volition? While it seems wildly impractical to me, it doesn't seem far fetched that someone as bent on terror as Hitler was might consider such a thing.