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) 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). Hartwig, Dieter: Großadmiral Karl Dönitz. Legende und Wirklichkeit Milner, Marc: Battle of the Atlantic. The History Press: Gloucestershire, 2003 (2011). Symonds, Craig L.: World War II at Sea