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Originally Posted by bstanko6
It is a game. Realism can only go so far sitting at your computer.
Your scenario of a Wolfpack attacking in the day and no escorts attacking youwas not unrealistic!
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What I meant by ''realism'' was the application of the wolfpack tactic according to Dönitz's orders, no rocket science here.
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When enough boats have converged with the convoy, BdU would give the signal to attack, usually after dusk where the U-boats’ small silhouette made detection difficult.
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I never had any signal, and it happened not after dusk but after dawn!
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Whichever tactics employed, the general strategy was to attack by night, and withdraw by day, with continuous attacks lasting several days, as more boats arrived on the scene.
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One of the most famous Wolf Pack attacks took place between the nights of October 16th to the 19th, 1940. Convoy SC7 was repeatedly attacked by a pack of seven boats, sinking 20 ships out of 34 in the convoy. The very next night, convoy HX79 was attacked with further losses of 14 ships, making a total of 34 ships in 48 hours. These attacks mounted against the two convoys became to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives”.
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http://www.uboataces.com/tactics-wolfpack.shtml
Edit: Don't get me wrong, I'm not ''complaining''. I'm perfectly aware that modders are doing it for free. It just seems like SH3 isn't really suitable with the wolfpack tactic.