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One target at a time. Merchants, not escorts except when your fool life depends on it. No 2,000 yard shots. 500 is more like it unless you have a very big, well escorted target in a convoy and you have strategic reasons for taking a non-ideal shot. If you're shooting with radar, two torpedoes per merchie.
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So true..
At times I have gotten a little froggy, figured I could take out half the convoy with my first salvo. Once in a (very) great while it works, but usually end up wasting 4 out of 6 torpedoes.
If you're lucky, you can nag 1 or 2 more Merchants while the DD's are blowing up the water a thousand yards away. A lot depends on convoy speed, how smart the DD's are, and what they do, of course.
I have wasted a few entire convoys this way. Takes a while, and time compression can work against you here.