1. WWI U-Boat Activity
U-Boats – German Submarines

2. Situation 1
You are a commander of a German U-Boat in You are cruising on the surface off the coast of Great Britain. Suddenly you see eight destroyers bearing down on you.
You have Four Choices:

3. U-Boat Choices 1. Full Speed away 2. Fire Torpedoes
3. Head for the bottom
4. Move in and fire your guns

4. Option 1 Full speed away Not Your Best Choice
U-boats are a lot slower than the destroyers

5. Option 2 Fire Torpedoes Not Your Best Choice
Destroyers would most likely avoid the torpedoes . If you are in torpedo range then you are most certainly in gun range. You would be blasted out of the water

6. Option 3 Head for the bottom BEST CHOICE
This is the obvious choice. If you are at the bottom you are safe. The depth charge has not been invented yet

7. Option 4 Move in and fire your guns Not your best choice
The submarine deck gun
is no match for the
firepower of one
destroyer, let alone eight.

8. Situation 2
You are a commander of a German U-Boat in You are cruising on the surface off the coast of Great Britain. Suddenly you see a small fishing boat
You have Four Choices:

9. U-Boat Meets Fishing Boat
1. Full Speed away
2. Fire Torpedoes
3. Head for the bottom
4. Move in and fire your guns
And The Best Answer is????

10. U-Boat Meets Fishing Boat
Option 4
Move in and fire your
guns

11. U-Boat Mission
At this point in time your orders say to return home, but you have some torpedoes left. You would like to try a location off the coast of Ireland.
Do you follow orders?
If you go home the Game is over.

12. U-Boat Meets Ocean Liner
You see a large liner moving fast. It will pass by you if you do not act.
Do you fire torpedoes (1 ) or lie quietly and let it pass? (2)

13. Congratulations
You Just Sunk the Lusitania!!!

14. Sinking of the Lusitania
May 7, 1915 British Ocean Liner was torpedoed.
It sunk in 18 minutes
139 U.S. citizens were killed
1,198 killed out of 1959 passengers
“Cruiser Rules”
Key Event which led the U.S. into WWI
Siding with the Allies