Is this cheating? (CONVOY TRICK IN SHALLOW WATERS)

[fastfed]

Everyone fears hitting convoys in shallow waters, well I am out of Kiel and I have no choice, its all 25 meters max or 30.. I usually sink two out of a convoy right away and then dive down to a sunken merchant and stay next time him till the DD's leave, rince and repeat.

Is this cheating?

[STEED]

No just Mad. :p

[vasmann]

Everyone fears hitting convoys in shallow waters, well I am out of Kiel and I have no choice, its all 25 meters max or 30.. I usually sink two out of a convoy right away and then dive down to a sunken merchant and stay next time him till the DD's leave, rince and repeat.

Is this cheating?
25 meters :o. This is not cheating - this is madness :lol:

[Mush Martin]

When you're Stylin .....When you're Stylin...the Whole world Styles with
you....When you laughin.....When your laughing.....Muhahahaahahhaaahhaa
hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

um no its perfectly normal behaviour
:|\\

[STEED]

When you're Stylin .....When you're Stylin...the Whole world Styles with
you....When you laughin.....When your laughing.....Muhahahaahahhaaahhaa
hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

um no its perfectly normal behaviour
:|\\

It's the funny farm for you.........................

[Jimbuna]

Your bloody lucky they still don't get you at that depth :yep: :arrgh!:

[danurve]

Normal behaviour??

I blast a lone merchant in shallow now and then but rarely any if escorted.
Tried that a few times, get my jazz blasted each time no matter what I try. Unless, I am lucky to get into position to take out the escort of course.

Once I remember trying to wait it out parked right next to the sunk ship. Two DD's had me pegged. They would circle and circle, only stopping breifly to make sure I was still there. But they could't or wouldn't go over the ship. Perhaps because something of the mast was poking out of the water. I even watched them blast a few Luftwaffe flyers down, now that was just plain insulting. :arrgh!:

[Morts]

I even watched them blast a few Luftwaffe flyers down, now that was just plain insulting. :arrgh!:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[fastfed]

You guys understand what I do right?

I sink a merchant and it doesn't go ALL THE WAY DOWN, obviously it hits the ground, I just park my boat at P depth next to it, the DD's won't go near the sunken ship, half of it usually sticks up at the top.

[Canovaro]

I don't think it's realistic, but I wouldn't consider it cheating either.

[Biggles]

anything that works mate, as long as you survive, it ain't cheating.

[tycho102]

Everyone fears hitting convoys in shallow waters, well I am out of Kiel and I have no choice, its all 25 meters max or 30.. I usually sink two out of a convoy right away and then dive down to a sunken merchant and stay next time him till the DD's leave, rince and repeat.

Is this cheating?

If you're using the external camera it is.

[Dantenoc]

It's not cheating per se, but it is kind of gamey since you're exploiting the weak AI. It should be obvious that you're hiding in a place that is unaccesible for the escorts, but maybe that's OK and still fair game. However, what happens later on is the problem. In real life the ships wouldn't just leave after a while, but rather would simply wait until you ran out of air and then shell you to pieces.

[Steel_Tomb]

Lol I did that once, I attacked a convoy in '45, but the ship was floating there after it had been destroyed, so I parked my sub directly under it hoping the DD's would bugger off...quite the opposite they stuck around just circling me like a group of sharks waiting for their prey. Then I heard the sound for when a ships sinking...OH SH!T!!! "We're taking damage sir!", the ship I was under decided to give up and landing right on top of me lol.

[Mush Martin]

Sun tzu says use the ground to good effect.

[Packerton]

He also says Only Pick Battles you Can win.

[GreyOctober]

Everyone fears hitting convoys in shallow waters, well I am out of Kiel and I have no choice, its all 25 meters max or 30.. I usually sink two out of a convoy right away and then dive down to a sunken merchant and stay next time him till the DD's leave, rince and repeat.

Is this cheating?
25 meters :o. This is not cheating - this is madness :lol:

THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Steel_Tomb]

Hmmm you didn't go and see 300 did you :rotfl::p

[GreyOctober]

Hmmm you didn't go and see 300 did you :rotfl::p

2 weeks after seeing it im still in shock :smug: thus my default reply to "this is madness" :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Never mind 300 Spartans....I'd much rather have 300 metres beneath my keel :arrgh!:

[danurve]

Never mind 300 Spartans....I'd much rather have 300 metres beneath my keel :arrgh!:

Amen to that brother. Now if the Spartan's had U-boats..

[Steel_Tomb]

I'd rather have the ability to fit VLS tubes installed in my type XXI lol, TLAM's against convoys = lots of tonnage!

[Jimbuna]

Never mind 300 Spartans....I'd much rather have 300 metres beneath my keel :arrgh!:

Amen to that brother. Now if the Spartan's had U-boats..

They did...but they were used in a totally different context to what they were used for in the 20th century ;)