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In 1914 the U-boat's chief advantage was to submerge; surface ships had no means to detect a submarine underwater, and no means to attack even if they could, while in the torpedo the U-boat had a weapon that could sink an armoured warship with one shot. Its disadvantages were less obvious, but became apparent during the campaign. While submerged the U-boat was virtually blind and immobile; boats of this era had limited underwater speed and endurance, so needed to be in position before an attack took place, while even on the surface their speed (around 15 knots) was less than the cruising speed of most warships and two thirds that of the most modern dreadnoughts.

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Nakay702 · ベストアンサー

以下のとおりお答えします。Ｕボートの特徴について説明しています。

＞In 1914 the U-boat's chief advantage was to submerge; surface ships had no means to detect a submarine underwater, and no means to attack even if they could, while in the torpedo the U-boat had a weapon that could sink an armoured warship with one shot. Its disadvantages were less obvious, but became apparent during the campaign.
⇒1914年、Ｕボートの有利な点はもっぱら潜水することであった。海上の船舶は、潜水艦を水面下に検出するための方法を全然持っていなかったし、たとえ検出できても、攻撃するための方法がなかった。一方魚雷については、Ｕボートは装甲した軍艦でも一回の雷撃で沈めることのできる武器を持っていた。その不利さ加減はさほど明確ではなかったが、会戦の間に明白になってきた。

＞While submerged the U-boat was virtually blind and immobile; boats of this era had limited underwater speed and endurance, so needed to be in position before an attack took place, while even on the surface their speed (around 15 knots) was less than the cruising speed of most warships and two thirds that of the most modern dreadnoughts.
⇒（敵艦を）撃沈する間、Ｕボートは事実上盲目状態で、不動であった。この時代のボートは、水面下での速度や持続時間が制限されていた。したがって、攻撃を起こす前に定位置にあることが必要であった。海上でも、その速度（約15ノット）は大方の軍艦の巡航速度より遅かったし、最も現代的なドレッドノート型船艦の３分の２の速度でしかなかった。

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