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German U-Boats Had Just 40 Seconds Before Hedgehog Mortars Rained Death

During the darkest years of the Battle of the Atlantic, German U-boat crews discovered a terrifying new reality: once Allied escorts locked onto them, they often had less than 40 seconds before a silent storm of Hedgehog mortars plunged toward their hulls. This video explains how the Hedgehog anti-submarine system transformed naval warfare — replacing slow, blind depth-charge attacks with a fast, forward-firing weapon that kept sonar contact the entire time. We break down why U-boats feared it, how it worked, and how it helped turn the tide of the Atlantic campaign in 1942–43. You’ll learn: Why traditional depth charges failed so often How engineer Millis Jefferis designed the Hedgehog Why German commanders found its silence more terrifying than explosions How convoy escorts used this weapon to protect merchant ships and save lives This is a historical documentary analysis created for education and storytelling. It does not glorify violence and focuses on technology, strategy, and the human consequences of war. If you enjoy deep WWII history, comment where you’re watching from, like this video, and subscribe for more untold naval stories.