Resupply in Spain

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted by YellowFin

Thanks, good find. What about the U-Tankers? I imagine it pretty difficult to transfer torpedoes form one boat to the other on the open sea.

It was difficult but is was doable and was done several times, even between u-boats (ex: Type VIIc and a IX). One was returning but had torpedoes to spare and the other was going on patrol and already had shoot a few.

One method that was recorded in photos was rapping a torpedo with the live-jackets/escape apparatus so it would float (or at least help the torpedo not sink) and cables.

[YellowFin]

Interesting. From a tactical point of view extremely dangerous as it will bind two boats for quite a while and make them vulnerable.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by YellowFin

Interesting. From a tactical point of view extremely dangerous as it will bind two boats for quite a while and make them vulnerable.

It was done in the middle of no where, so the chances of problems were very slim.

Not that it mattered; via code breaking, etc. the Allies sunk every U-tanker anyway.