Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "USS Essex - Guide 093 - Part 002 (Fighters)" video.

You really show just how fast technology developed during and after WW2. It was so rapid that a new fighter was barely introduced into service that it's replacement was just around the corner, which must have made this very "Popular" with the crew designated to service aircraft. I can hear them sighing "Not another new type" It also show the strength of the Essex class and how well they were designed that they were able to adapt to aircraft never dreamed of when they were on the board.
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@maxie7116 Due to the limited number of escort available the RN couldn't hunt a U-boat to death as they would have liked to as that would have left a hole in the screen. When enough escorts were built the RN were able to form Hunter/Killer groups. A force trained to operate together and whose mission was to reinforce any convoy under assault. These reinforcements were able to drive attackers off and hunt them to destruction while the merchant ships steamed on. The original US doctrine against U-boats was flawed and based on WW1 practice. That of patrolling warships instead of convoy escort as herding merchant ships wasn't seen as the proper role of a "Fighting Navy" After very heavy losses along the US East Coast, the US reorganized it's system along tried and proven RN practice andwas very successful. Things were different in the Pacific as the Japanese Navy paid far less attention to attacking merchant ships than they should have. Most of their subs were tasked to support the fleet and attack warships. Their subs were not the best design for attacking convoys, being either too large and unmanouverable for the role or too little and lacking endurance.
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