During WW2, merchants ships were constantly attacked and sunk by either German U-boats, ships, or from the air. A large percentage was done by the Luftwaffe, expecially the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor, and other planes. The Royal Navy did not have enough aicraft carriers to cover the many merchant ships and turned to desperate measures. A total of 35 merchant ships where reconfigured to fit a rocket-driven _______. 50 _____ were then reconfigured by General Aircraft for the merchant ships. This new idea was extremely risky for the _____, and were only operated by volunteers. The first battle and kill by a ______ was on August 3, 1941, where it destroyed a Kondor. During the two years these modified merchant ships were operating, 6 enemy planes were shot down.
The question is: What was the name of the modified merchant ships, and what was so special about the modification?
I hope that this one is not too hard. I left a few blanks where you will have just have to figure it out. If after a while you REALLY cant figure it out, then I will give you some hints.