McNarney ordered the bombers to attack hostile submarines "wherever they may be operating."
It can also attack submarines with torpedoes.
Eventually new rules were applied and all planes were given the ability to attack submarines in naval battles.
Australians also indirectly supported the campaign by attacking German submarines and ships which posed a threat to the invasion force.
Applies to vehicles designed to attack submarines and underwater targets.
These airplanes could carry bombs and could be used to attack German submarines within that area.
It also lacked aircraft capable of long range patrols over the ocean to attack submarines when sighted.
Attacked submarines often escaped because the aerial and surface attacks were sporadic rather than sustained.
Only land-based flying boats can attack submarines.
The "R class" was the first boat designed to attack other submarines.