Force K's mission was economic and logistics warfare conducted through attacks on enemy shipping. Its surface raiders could operate with nearby bases and support, but the mission did not depend on a ship being alone or far from help. The force destroyed thousands upon thousands of tons of shipping and caused serious trouble for the enemy supply system. Surface raiding here is defined by the target and the pressure created, rather than by how isolated the raiders are.
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Raiding shipping as economic and logistics warfare
Force K attacked enemy shipping as economic and logistics warfare, using tonnage losses to put wider pressure on the Axis supply effort.