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How were U-boats used?

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Well after WW1 u-boats, tanks, large ships, and a military more then a small defense force was all banned for Germany. The allies became very lax in checking and enforcing this though and by the time they started getting worried, Germany was too powerful to disarm without another war. Not wanting to be the cause of another major war the British and French used appeasment to try contain Hitler's expansionary plans. By this time Germany had U-Boats, Tanks, Several large warships with several others almost complets, and a large military, and chose to start the next great war on their own terms.

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Submarine warfare. U-Boats would cruise the Atlantic Ocean in search of enemy resupply and transport vessels. They would then send the coordinates back to Germany, ask for confirmation, and then torpedo it. Note that U-Boats rarely travelled alone - they often moved in so-called "Wolf Packs"; groups of 2-4 vessels moving in close proximity.

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At the start of WWI U-boats were used to attack British and French merchant ships, which were unarmed. The U-boat would suddenly surface near the merchant ship and order it to heave to (stop). Generally the U-boat would send over a boarding party in a small boat and order the crew of the merchant ship to take to the lifeboats and abandon ship. The U-boats had little room for plunder but they might take a few food items and the ship's papers before they would sink the abandoned ship. Sometimes this was done by opening the seacocks in the bottom of the ship, allowing water to flow in and flood the ship. Other times the boarding party would place explosive scuttling charges in the hull of the merchant ship below the waterline, which, when they detonated, would blow holes in the hull of the ship and allow it to flood and sink. Sometimes the boarding party would return to the U-boat and the merchant ship would be sunk by shells fired from the deck gun of the U-boat, which was a medium sized naval cannon mounted just forward of the sub's conning tower, on the forward deck. This was all an accepted form of "commerce raiding" under international law, with the only new aspect being that the U-boats could approach undetected and suddenly surface, giving the merchantmen no chance to try to run away. Sometimes U-boat captains towed the lifeboats containing the crew of the sunken ship close to land, or radioed the position of the lifeboats after the ship was sunk, so the ship's crew could be saved.

The subs of the day carried only a few torpedoes, and liked to preserve these as long as possible, sinking enemy shipping by other means whenever they could. Once all its torpedoes had been fired a U-boat had to return to port to load more.

Then the British deployed what they called "Q-ships". These were ordinary freighters, merchant ships, but the British mounted powerful naval cannon on their decks, and then concealed these guns behind false walls or fake cargo crates. The British sent these out hoping U-boats would take the bait and surface, just as had been their custom up to this time. When the unsuspecting U-boat was nearby, often halted, with a boarding party on the boat between the two vessels, suddenly the false sides would be dropped and the British gunners would immediately open up on the astonished crew of the U-boat. The British sank several U-boats using these "Q-ships", which were probably a violation of maritime law, concealing their status as warships and presenting the appearance of merchantmen.

Some U-boats escaped this surprise counter-attack and spread the word. The next thing was the U-boats ceased surfacing to warn ships and stopped allowing the crew time to take to the boats. Instead the U-boats began to fire torpedoes from submerged positions, so that there was no warning, unless a lookout spotted the wake of the incoming torpedo, and, by that time, it was too late. So, for the sake of a temporary advantage and the sinking of a few U-boats the British precipitated the more deadly phase of the war by forcing the U-boats underwater and to attack while submerged. This cost the lives of thousands on the seas. The British never ceased complaining about these German tactics, claiming they were in violation of international law, which they probably were, but never remembering to mention that it was their previous violation of international law which forced this course upon the German navy.

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A U-boat is a submarine, and modern submarines are used to carry nuclear weapons as a deterrent to prevent war, the also carry cruise missiles which can be used to destroy targets many hundreds of miles away, as well as various other armaments to defend against or destroy would be attackers.

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U-boats would come in what were called 'wolf packs' and torpedo an enemy ship without warning. They were called wolf packs because they came in large numbers.

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U-Boats were attack submarines, they were used to sink enemy ships.

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Originally to sink Merchant transport supply ships that supplied Great Britain. Later they were used to wage war on American war ships

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Did the Germans create the uboats?

Yes the Germans created uboats, they have had them since the dawn of time, litterally


Who sunk Germay's you-boats?

The Allies sunk German Uboats. Uboat, not you-boat. Uboats stand for Unterseeboot - undersea boat.


How did the Germans attack curacao islands?

the Germans used uboats and kept torpedoing cargo ships so the inhabitants didn't get the supplies they needed


Why were uboats important in World War 2?

The submarines attacked Pearl Harbor


Wolf Packs?

a group of German uboats that hunted Allied and US ships


What is some information on uboats?

the u boat is a submarine. it was made to hit and sink British ships


How many boats did the uboats sink?

It sank up to 2,779 ships in world war 2


Were their other uboats in the area at the time of the Lusitania sinking?

Yeah I actually think the lusitania was one of the first boats sunk from a Uboat


Advances to what allowed the allies to sink more German Uboats?

The invention of radar helped the Allies to locate and sink the German U Boats.


What were the effects of the German ports being blocked in world war 1?

The Germans then threatened to use only Uboats for war and blew up a few ships.


Why did us enter world world 1?

because of the alliances the US had made previous to the start of the war along with the threat of the German Uboats attacking US civilians and property.


What were uboats made for?

Uboats were made to attack and sink merchant ships carrying supplies to Great Britain. Germany knew if they managed to cut Britain's supplies off then they would be unable to continue the war. They did this by launching torpedos which blew holes in enemy ships under the waterline, causing them to take on water and sink. As the war progressed, more and more were built to combat military ships as well as merchant vessels. Hope this helps.