1. U-boats
Their was a waiting period because of a number of factors, they had to wait to assemble the convoy, a longer route had to be taken, and the speed had to be reduced to match the slowest ship (MM-WEB). ... The "snowflake" was a rocket that could be fired into the causing an explosion in the sky that left a strong bright light for several minutes (Pitt, 124). This light would allow the escort ships to fire on the surfaced submarine. ... When under the water they would be limited to a much slower speed and were no longer capable to follow a convoy (Pitt, 125). ...
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