Fewer escorts in the Med

dmlavan · 10-18-07, 12:12 AM

GWX: I'm on my 5th patrol in the Med and it's early March 43. All of North Africa is in Allied hands. On the previous 4 patrols, and 6 patrols in a different boat, I've noticed that every merchant I've come across has been sailing in company with one escort. Now, 2 of the past 3 merchants I've encountered are sailing alone.

Is this historically accurate as a result of Allied air superiority/supremacy, i.e. merchants started sailing unescorted in early 1943?

10-18-07, 12:12 AM	#1
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Fewer escorts in the Med GWX: I'm on my 5th patrol in the Med and it's early March 43. All of North Africa is in Allied hands. On the previous 4 patrols, and 6 patrols in a different boat, I've noticed that every merchant I've come across has been sailing in company with one escort. Now, 2 of the past 3 merchants I've encountered are sailing alone. Is this historically accurate as a result of Allied air superiority/supremacy, i.e. merchants started sailing unescorted in early 1943?