Comment Comment by meowster > oil tanker losses by the US alone were staggering. "A total of 129 tankers were lost in American waters in the first five months of 1942."Of the U.S. services, the U.S. Merchant Marine had the highest casualty rate in WWII of 4%, followed by the U.S. Marines at 2%.Attacking the supply lines is an important strategy in war.https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/merchant-mari...http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html parent meowster 2 years ago
Of the U.S. services, the U.S. Merchant Marine had the highest casualty rate in WWII of 4%, followed by the U.S. Marines at 2%.
Attacking the supply lines is an important strategy in war.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/merchant-mari...
http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html