The A-B-C's of Anti-Submarine Warfare

Abstract

The present report attempts to avoid all wishful thinking that tends to blind us to the true status of our war against the U-boats. Some measure of success is attained through the application of a simple relation between the percent of U-boats that are attacked, the percent of the attacks that result in kills and the percent of U-boats that must be destroyed to assure victory. The conclusion is reached that we are losing the present anti-submarine war by such a large margin that measures should be immediately taken to outline, codify, and put into action a more effective anti-submarine program. The report then presents a new anti-submarine procedure, based on this same relation between percents, for consideration as a part of the new program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 1942
Accession Number
ADA452787

Entities

People

  • H. C. Hayes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Boats
  • Depth Charges
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Patrol Aircraft
  • Ships
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Task Forces
  • Underwater Sound
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Regression Analysis.