Sink escorts first? (Patreon)

Why not sink the Escorts first?

Quite often on my World War 2 Submarine Warfare videos people ask me why the u-boats didn't sink first the escort ships and afterwards attack the merchant ships. Well, although it sounds quite logical at first, with a bit of knowledge it becomes apparent that this approach would made little to no sense, especially in early war. Wolfpack & U-Boat Tactics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La6BM3HnU98 »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History NOT Visualized is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware. » SOURCES « The Official U-Boat Commanders Handbook (U-Boot Kommandetenhandbuch) Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2vDwvgJ Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HmR5qU High Command of the Navy:THE SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK ("U.Kdt.Hdb."), 1942, New Edition 1943, M.Dv.Nr. 906 http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/uboat/index.htm Rohwer, Jürgen: Critical Convoy Battles of WWII. Crisis in the North Atlantic, March 1943. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg (US), 1977 (2015). Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HoR81q Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HMsUSp Hartwig, Dieter: Großadmiral Karl Dönitz. Legende und Wirklichkeit Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2vDcrLf Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2vDuSiU Milner, Marc: Battle of the Atlantic. The History Press: Gloucestershire, 2003 (2011). Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2IZSi4B Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2J5lKWP Symonds, Craig L.: World War II at Sea. A Global History. Oxford University Press; New York, 2018. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2mRRdC7 Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2Ao8BYI Stern, Robert C.: Type VII U-boats. Brockhampton Press: London (UK), 1991. Amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2vE0WTR Amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2F8Psr5 Potter, E.B.; Nimitz, Ch. W.: Sea Power – Naval History Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2jQ3vHx German Extended Translation (used for this video) Potter, E.B.; Nimitz, Ch. W.; Rohwer, Jürgen: Seemacht – Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2jqQc3p Blair, Clay: Hitler’s U-Boat War – The Hunters 1939-1942. Cassell & Co: London, 1996. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2eXLmbi amazon.de Link (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/2HmQllC Cambridge History of the Second World War Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2zX5ZMB Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2z5j1bF Germany & The Second World War – Volume VI Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2g85hqt Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band VI. Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2fQ5p9b Germany & The Second World War – Volume II Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2gaB9u5 Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band II. Amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2fQ68Hg » TOOL CHAIN « PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. » DISCLAIMER « As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Als Amazon-Partner verdiene ich an qualifizierten Käufen. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #ww2 #u-boat #submarine