American torpedo problems offered a specific opportunity to act on the first month's combat reports. The proposed response is to investigate what those reports show and check the weapons, as Germany had done with its own torpedo problems. Investigation and subsequent changes would still take time. Starting that process promptly could have brought safer operating conditions sooner.
Notable Point · 14:38-15:14
US torpedo failure reports needed urgent testing
Checking reports from the first month of war could have brought American torpedo problems to attention sooner, following the German example.