Differences between German and American submarine life and combat

[mrbeast]

Originally Posted by CDR Resser

It may only serve as a measure of my own ignorance, but would the Type VII U boat had the "legs" to patrol in the Empire areas from bases as distant as Midway and Pearl Harbor. Certainly the Type IX would have.

Respectfully Submitted;
CDR Resser

I've always thought it was wrong to compare a generic 'U boat' to US fleet subs. Fleet boats can really only be compared to TypeIX U boats as long range ocean going vessels. The TypeVII doesn't really have a counter part in the USN, I suppose its somewhere between an S Boat and a Fleet Boat in USN terms.