Wasn't convoy escort more a destroyer - light cruiser axis thing ? Or did the RN actually steam out some of the big capitals to ride herd on the hapless merchantmen and attract stray bombs ?
Re: Tirpitz
Wasn't convoy escort more a destroyer - light cruiser axis thing ? Or did the RN actually steam out some of the big capitals to ride herd on the hapless merchantmen and attract stray bombs ?
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Re: Tirpitz
Yes and yes.Originally Posted by Watchman
When Scharnhorst and Gneisenau made their troubles the British Admiralty began assigning old battleships to bigger convoys. But the northern convoys don't seem to have gotten this attention. Perhaps it was because so many BBs were prowling the seas between Scotland and Iceland and thus easy on call when Tirpitz steamed out.
After all it was better to lose some 'less' vital supplies to the SU than supplies vital for survival in Britain.
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