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Bismarck Fleet Add On
Posted by: Fin Bonset ()
Date: December 20, 2000 01:09PM

<HTML>Hi Craig, SK, and all!!

Craig, your point about the Battle of the Atlantic made me think of a couple of things in terms of outcome and strategy. I believed I have discussed this before. I really do think that the strategy employed by the Kriegsmarine for its large navy vessels (cruisers, destroyers, etc.) was poor. Yes, what a great idea to have a lone raider in the Atlantic causing great enemy losses (I\'m talking about the Bismarck). But it was bound to be gained-up upon! Although the finding of the Bismarck was lucky and difficult, it was going to happen anyway. I firmly believe that if the Bismarck had air cover (perhaps from a small aircraft carrier) with the inclusion of a small fleet of destroyers and one additional heavy cruiser together with 5-10 u-boats, they would have been much more succesful. This would have been the true wolfpack strategy with the inclusion of a mother and father! This is how battles were fought in the early days, fleet against fleet. Now the English fleet may have been large, but they would not have stood a chance with the German u-boats aiding in the attack.

This maybe a little off topic, but it made think!

Best to you all!

Fin</HTML>

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