What a great 4th patrol!!!

[fastfed]

After dealing with only 6 torps in my Type II, I finally got the Viic

with a deck gun.. I headed to AN76 an after dealing with two convoys in HEAVY fog I gave up because there was no way to see past 300m

I finally let the weather give a little and just landed a huge convoy with about 15 wships and 3 escorts..

I showed my self by surfacing and flank speed, until all 3 escorts were after me.. I sunk to P depth and waited till each of them were about 500M away and fired a fast Magnetic torp at each of them, two of them split in two and the third one took a little bit but finally sunk.

Now I have about 15 small merchants all alone.. I sunk about 5 of them with torps and deck guns, on the surface the entire time, just picking them off one by one..

There are some scamps left and a couple torps with about 90 rounds of HE shells left..

I had to go to work this morning so I saved it before I left, can't wait till I get home, I think I will be able to finish the rest of these ships off..

I should have a ton of renown I think when I finish..

I am using GWX and wondering if the Escorts are going to get harder, it seems easy almost when they come straight at me in a direct path.

If I do miss though I am screwed and its usually all over in my shallow depth water of 40M

[GoldenRivet]

Usually they will take a direct path toward you until about 1500 - 2000 meters and then start zig zagging - the next direct path is when they are launching depth charges over you. They are simply trying to close the range before you can get too deep by heading straight for you at flank speed. If you are using manual TDC and a higher level of realism you can see just how difficult it would be to make an accurate shot at a rapidly closing destroyer. admittedly with weapons officer assistance turned on your U-boat is a one hit one kill wonder most of the time regardless of how stacked against you the tactical situation may be. Next time you target a closing destroyer that is pinging you just consider that it takes a few minutes to set up a reliable firing solution in reality.

The escorts will get harder as the war goes on.

as radar is introduced they will pick you up miles from the convoy and head for you at flank speed - this all but renders the surfaced night attack and surfaced approaches impossible.

If you are on the surface in fog or heavy rain without a radar warning receiver - be warned... the destroyer will come out of the fog at 25 knots 300 meters off your bow and drive his ship right through yours without even slowing down. You will be flooding before the watch crew ever knew what happened.

i think that radar range is simulated in the guns of destroyers and battleships after like 1943 or 44 so if they catch you on radar then - they will open fire on you at very long range and their shots will be devastatingly accurate. the first two or three MAY miss but if you dont crash dive immediately your going to be shelled into oblivion.

The allies didnt really master the hunt and kill tactic for dealing with U-boats until around 43 so dont expect heroic resistance from the Destroyers until then.

[bookworm_020]

Rack up the kills while the escorts stay dumb. It will only get worse as the war goes on.

BTW you may want to stay out of the shallow water in the future. Unless your planing to die soon!:up:

[Mooncatt]

ummmm not to rain on your parade or nothing, but did u save around the enemy ships? if so then when you come to reload you may encounter problems, not always the case but sometimes. i just hope this doesnt happen as it sounds like you have a lot of tonnage under your belt