NEW U-BOAT TACTICS
FAST INTERCEPTORS USED guidance of packs HO a m.) LONDON, April 7. New German tactics in the Atlantic include the use of 21-knot interceptor U-boats, which chase and shadow Allied convoys and guide U-boat packs to them, says the Daily Mail’s naval correspondent. Allied shipping losses in the Atlantic were "considerably worse” last month than in February owing to intensified operations. Interceptor U-boats are able sometimes to radio a rendezvous ahead to packs by an under-water communication system. The interceptors only attack a convoy when there is little chance of arranging a meeting with a pack.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19430408.2.35
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21064, 8 April 1943, Page 3
Word Count
99NEW U-BOAT TACTICS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21064, 8 April 1943, Page 3
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.