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WWII 1943 U-Boat Monthly Report June

CONTENTS
--Page
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES. JUNE. 1943 2
II ANALYSIS OF SUBMARINE· WARFARE
A.
Allied Shipping Losses
..... 0 4? 0 0
B.
Ship Construction vs Losses 0 ~ 0 60?
C.
Order of Battle -Enemy.submarines. 0 0?? 8
D.
Disposition of Enemy Submarines
....? 900
III ANALYSIS OF ANTI-SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
A.
Antisubmarine Command Operations
.....?
11
B.
Anti-submarine Aircraft -Order of Battle. 14
C.
Attacks on Enemy Submarines -June, 1943. 15
D.
Probable Withdrawal of Army Air Forces from Antisubmarine Operat ions ~lq
0????0?0? 0?0?
E.
The Bay of Biscay Offensive 20
F.
Convoy Statistics 24
G.
Attacks on U-boat Bases
. .
25
IV REVIEW OF THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1943 29
V ENEMY ~CAPAB IL1T1 ES AND STRATEGY 30
VI U-BOAT CREW MORALE?????.? 32
0 0 ? 0 0000
VII ANTI-SUBMARINE iACTICAl & TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS ...
A.
Analysis of U-boat Fight-Back'Tactics 3500 ?
B.
ModifiedB-24 .?
.......... .'. . 37
0? ? 0
C.
Depth Bomb Attack on a Surfaced Submarine 40
0 00? ?
D~ The New Rocket Weapon 41
E.
75 MMGun in Aircraft 450 ?? 00
YII I JNTERESTING AIRCRAFT ATTACKS
A.
NightAttack
. . . . 0 0 ? 470 ??
B.
Afsub BlItzkrieg off Portugal ? 48
JX CRASH LANDING OF A B-24 0
0 0
... ... 5$
x WEATHER AND THE U-BOAT WAR. 59
0 60
XI OPERATIONAL STATISTICS...

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