ratt_man t1_iwf451l wrote
US submarine service had about 20% , merchant marine had 4% according to this report. Guess they are comparing Navy, Airforce and Army. But roll the subs off into their own and its highest
p38-lightning OP t1_iwfb9k2 wrote
Good point - and I read that the German U-boats lost about 70% of their crews.
ratt_man t1_iwfd5qq wrote
Yeah they were all bad Germany had the most, then Japanese and then american. Other countries were just statistical blips due to relative low usage
Jaggedmallard26 t1_iwhokxm wrote
By the end of the war the allies had figured out how to deal with submarine technology of the era. Escorted Convoys made attacks dangerous and near constant aerial patrol by heavy bombers meant that as a submarine surfaced to recharge its battery and replenish its air it'd be reported and hunted.
raidriar889 t1_iwhwpco wrote
Another overlooked measure that significantly reduced the threat of U-boats was improvements to radar that allowed ships to detect the conning towers of submarines from beyond the horizon and even their periscopes.
SteveThePurpleCat t1_iwikurt wrote
By mid-war the British had air based radar that could detect a periscope or snorkel in the water, by the end it was just damn unsporting.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_iwhg4yg wrote
US bomber command had 50% aircrew killed
firelock_ny t1_iwhjxlx wrote
I think that's the UK's Bomber Command. US Army Air Corps 8th Air Force losses were in the 7% range.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_iwhksny wrote
You're right Google gave me UK stats when I googled American stats.
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