History A-Level

wolf-pack tactics

What wolf-pack tactics means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Coordinating U-boats by radio to attack convoys at night on the surface, exploiting weaknesses in early radar and escort cover.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 4 The war at sea, 1917–45: the impact of submarines, air power and complex codes (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 4 The war at sea, 1917–45: the impact of submarines, air power and complex codes (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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