GWX-ueber destroyers spot me anywhere???

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by AS

It is not true that destroyers could spot a U-Boat before the U-Boat could spot them. It was common practice to shadow a convoy for hours, sometimes for DAYS, because this was the way the wolfpack worked: one U-Boat shadowing, leading the others to the convoy. It was no problem for U-Boats to shadow convoys without being seen.

Let´s see...

1) The destroyers watch crew was positioned higher than the uboat´s, making them see farther.
2) Destroyers optics were superior compared to the binoculars in uboat.
3) Sea is blueish, your sub´s wake is bright white, it sticks out like an flashlight in a dark room.