Submarines extend the shipping war

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GREVARA NEWS NETWORK

VOL. XLVIII, NO. 480 INTERNATIONAL EDITION 14 February 1217

UBMARINES EXTEND THE SEIPPING WAR

Hestunia spreads its escorts as attacks reach beyond the fleet battle zones.

By GNN CORRESPONDENTS

OCEAN SHIPPING LANES
— Teran submarines are
attacking traffic beyond the

waters patrolled by the main|

fle

surf he wider

threat has forced Hestunia to)

extend escort coverage and
alter convoy schedules.

Merchant crews are
maintaining additional
watches, while naval patrols
search the approaches to
assembly areas. An escort
assigned to one convoy is
unavailable to another,
making the number and
endurance of smaller
warships increasingly
important.

The submarine campaign
gives Tera another means
of disrupting supply
without committing its
battleships. It also creates
a sustained demand for
trained crews, maintenance
and information about
where merchant traffic
is likely to pass.

THE SITUATIO!
AT A GLANCE

MB Teran submarines are
attacking shipping
beyond the waters
patrolled by the main
surface fleets.

I Hestunia has extended
escort coverage and |
altered convoy
schedules.

@ Merchant crews are |
maintaining additional
watches, while naval
patrols search the |
approaches to assembly

The submarine
campaign gives Tera
another means of |

disrupting supply

without committing
its battleships

A Hestunandestoye drops depth charges daring an nt-submarine search. | Lookouts on a merchant vesel can he sea a comoy
GNN PHOTO /T. LEMAR. | makes its way through escorted waters.

A Broader Threat Higher Demands at Sea

GNN ANALYSIS

A Calculated Strategy

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The submarine campaign has extended Merchant crews are keeping additional The submarine campaign gives Tera
the war to the wider ocean, reaching traffic watches and naval patrols are searching another means of disrupting supply
beyond the areas patrolled by the main the approaches to assembly areas. With without committing its battleships.
fleets. Hestunia has been forced to spread escorts tied to one convoy unavailable It also creates a sustained demand for
its escorts and alter convoy schedules in to another, the number and endurance of trained crews, maintenance and
response, increasing the strain on its smaller warships has become increasingly | information about where merchant
naval forces. important. traffic is likely to pass.
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