Canadian and Royal Navy anti-submarine teams had recently accumulated substantial operational experience, while the American submarine force would suddenly face former allies. That could make an American submarine campaign in the Atlantic much harder than a simple count of submarines suggests. The matchup would be problematic for the U.S. force without being decisive. Anti-submarine skill belongs beside fleet location, industry, carriers, and weather in this counterfactual balance.
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Former Allied anti-submarine teams would face the U.S. Navy
Canadian and Royal Navy anti-submarine teams would bring recent operational experience against a U.S. submarine force accustomed to fighting on the same side.