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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Weekly History and Geography-34 Virtual tour of U-505

You are to report for duty on a German U-boat.  Your task is to become well-versed on the following battle tactics at: http://www.uboataces.com/history-tactics.shtml
The Wolf Pack
Intercepting Convoys
Surfaced Attacks
Submerged Attacks
Evasive Tactics
Deck Gun Attacks
Remaining Invisible

Then return to the blog and summarize as well as reflect on your training.

1.  Which tactic did you find most interesting?  Why?
2.  What three speeds could convoys travel?
3.  A U-boat’s best defense is concealment. But once this is blown, what is the next best recourse (thing to do)?
4.  In U-boat school, commanders are guided by the principle, “He who sees first, has won!”.   What do YOU think that means?
5.  What is a “Rudeltaktik"?  Why do YOU think this was an effective U-boat tactic?

19 comments:

  1. 1.The Wolf Pack because it sounds cool.
    2.slow medium fast
    3.Sail away Fast!
    4.Who ever saw something first won
    5.A “Rudeltaktik" is The Wolf Pack it was effective because they weren't scattered all over.

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  2. i found it interesting that..................................they could travel at 3 different speeds.

    slow, medium, or fast.

    The next best thing to do is dive immedietly.

    officers, radio men, torpedo mechanics.

    It's allied shipping. Because it would give less of a chance for other people to blow it up and steal it or something major like that...

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  3. BEN KNAPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!April 21, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    1. i guess the submerged attacks because it would be cool
    2. slow medium fast
    3. run away or start blowing things up... i like the blowing things up one
    4. if u see a ship first u win????
    5. its the wolf pack thing and they stay grouped so its affective

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  4. 1.wolf pack,It would envolve so much planning
    2.slow,medium,fast.
    3.dive imediatly.
    4.whoever see's first shoot's first and win's.
    5.wolf pack they sorounded the enemy

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  5. 1.The Surfaced Attack,because it was one of the fastest.
    2.90,12,70
    3.Shot,or hide
    4.Like kind of hide the boat
    5.Wolf Pack

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  6. 1) the wolf pack because it was awsome
    2)slow( 4 to 6 knots) medium(7 to 9 knots) fast(10 to 12 knots)
    3)faught on land
    4)if the enemy saw you first you die first but if you see them first you kill them firxst so you or the enemy wins.
    5) wolf pack because it was

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  7. 1) Battle of Atlantic- At the end of the war German U-boats sent over 2,900

    2) Slow-Medium-Fast

    3) There best defense in that situation would to just quickly get away(or sail away)

    4)If you see a enemy first you will shot him (you win), but if he sees you first then he will shoot you so (so he will win;and you will lose=(

    5)It means devastating impact on allied shipping

    -Breanna Smith

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  8. 1.The Wolf Pack because the night of attacks was called "The Night of the Long Knives"
    2.slow (4-6 knots) medium (7-9 knots) and fast (10-12 knots)
    3.you already lost
    4.whoever sees the other one first will shoot and win
    5.what the German's called The Wolf Pack
    -kirsten

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  9. Anastasia =^.^= Orend=^.^=April 21, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    1. the most interesting one was that Rudeltaktik ment wolf pack.
    2. slow meadium and fast
    3. the nexts beast thing to do is
    4. i think its means that if the ship sees the sub first then he shoots first or if the sub found the ship first they shoot at them first.
    5.the Rudeltaktik is a wolf pack. it help them to not get defeated has easily.

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  10. 1. i think the tactic surface attack is most interesting is because you get to shoot torpedos at the other ships. 2.4-6 7-9 10-12 3.Is to dive immediatly 4.it means who ever sees the other boat first they are going to shoot first and fast. 5.it was harder to find other boats because they were using the tatic.

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  11. 1. invisible attack, because i like the elemant of surprise.
    2. 4-6 7-9 10-12 knots.
    3. To crash dive.
    4. If you are spotted first they will be able to attack you first resaultng if victory for whoever gets the first strike.
    5. to hide the wake.

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  12. 1) How the submerged attacks could use sync tech.

    2) Slow= 4 to 6 knots, medium= 7 to 9 knots, fast= 10 to 12 knots.

    3) Use other reasorces.

    4) If you see the other country first your shoot them, if they see you first they start shooting you.

    5) Wolf pack. Easy targets.

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  13. 1.the wolf pact
    2.4to 6 knots, 7to 9 knots, 10 to 12 knots.
    3.diving
    4.the first one to see the other one will win.
    5.a devastating impact on allied ships. It was because a famous person used it

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  14. 1. the wolf pack because they did it in the dark
    2. slow medium fast
    3. dive right away
    4. who ever see's first shoots first and defeats the enemy
    5. wolf pack, they surounded the enemy

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  15. 1) My favorite was the Wolf Pack because I thought it was clever and it probably worked really well. I think that it was probably one of the most effective ones.
    2) A convoys speeds are slow, medium, and fast. Slow is equal to 4 to 6 knots, medium is 7 to 9 knots and fast is 10 to 12 knots.
    3) The next thing to do is to dive immediately.
    4) I think that it means that if you see them first, then you will attack them first and you will win. If they see you first, they will attack you before you know they are there. Then you lose!
    5) It is the Wolf Pack. It's where they put a whole bunch of boats together and attack the enemy on surprise. They come up with an organized plan and attack.

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  16. Tyler "The Beast" VanWeyApril 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    1) I found surface attacks most interesting because i thought u-boats were best submerged and the fact that they are undectable by radar on the surface is so cool
    2) slow (4-6 knots)medium (7-9 knots) and fast (10-12 knots)
    3) the u-boat will dive down to a deep depth, but they have to be quick before the ships ram them. it takes 30 seconds for the u-boat to dive as deep as needed
    4) What the teacher means is if the opponent sees you first he will shoot and will use the element of surprise. if you see them first you can use the element of surprise and destroy them first there for "whoever sees first, has won"
    5) rudeltaktik is another name for the wolf pack tactic. its a good tactic because its harder for a convoy to destroy 6-9 u-boats then to destroy 1.

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  17. 1. I think the surface attack tactics are most interesting, because it's fast and just is the coolest!!

    2. They can travel slow, which is 4-6 knots, medium, which is 7-9 knots, and fast, which is 10-12 knots.

    3. Once their cover is blown they need to dive immediately, but if it's spotted above water they dive down.

    4. If you find the enemy or clues or whatever they are looking for you have won or won pride.

    5. "Rudeltaktik" means Wolf Pack. Because they are faster and hidden and easier to hit targets.

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  18. 1. Which tactic did you find most interesting? Why?
    I thought the wolf tactic was cool because the allies just couldn't do well against it.
    2. What three speeds could convoys travel?
    slow = 4 to 6 knots, medium = 7 to 9 knots, fast = 10 to 12 knots
    3. A U-boat’s best defense is concealment. But once this is blown, what is the next best recourse (thing to do)?
    The next is speed. the u-boat can be on the surface and speed away, or dive fast.
    4. In U-boat school, commanders are guided by the principle, “He who sees first, has won!”. What do YOU think that means?
    If the commander sees first then he can act first and kill first.
    5. What is a “Rudeltaktik"? Why do YOU think this was an effective U-boat tactic?
    a rudeltaktik is a wolf pack tactic. It must have been effective because it sunk many ships.

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  19. 1. i liked the one that talked about the battles and how they would actually fight
    2. slow medium and fast
    3. jumping out of the ship
    4. the first person to see something will win...... idk im confused
    5. idk because it made them sad????

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