UnterseeBoogeyMan
03-03-08, 07:22 PM
I am finding that if you are submerged within shortrange of the lead escort and he is a Black Swan, he starts pinging you.
I have found that staying 90 degrees, perpendicular to the path of the convoy is fine if you set up 2 kms away from the lead escort. One he reachs 10 degrees I can shift to 2 knots at Silent Running and make my approach to the convoy. As he keeps going, from bearing 350-->345 and so on he does not hear me. What's more, the corvette to port of the convoy arrives in the spot I left. I have a feeling, had I stayed the Corvette would have pinged me.
This attack was from the portside, flanked by the lead Swan and 3 corvettes, spaces 2000 meters apart.
The prior attack was done to starboard, guarded by a Swan in the lead and another Swan brought up the rear 6 kms back. I did the same approach at 2 knots, but when lead escort was about 3kms away, I surfaced, decks awash at ahead standard. This way I was an equidistant 3 kms between the two Black Swans. I pulled this off for a minute or two and went to periscope depth. It covered me some much needed distance so the firing range was 3,500 instead of 4,500 meters. I find at 4,000 meters and beyond, I have no confidence in my shooting.
I like the portside attack better, becuase if I penetrate, I can get to point blank of some very juicy targets. I can also use impact, which I trust more than magnetic. At this point I still trust the impacts the most. I had one premature detonation of a magnetic, so I am leary of them. I will keep trying to use them when the situation comes up, becuase I know later I will not have the luxury of a point-blank 90 aob shot. If Donald McIntyre hadn't captured Kretshmer, someone would have becuase that strategy was becoming obsolete.
That's all for now. I have 4 hours of darkness to burn, hopefully I get ahead of the convoy. From there, try a portside attack again. I will approach between the Swan and the Corvette, but this time at 50 meters depth. Once I estimate I will approach firing angle of the lead Large Merchant, I will go to periscope, do a rear shot on him and a forward shot on a Large Cargo. One the explosions happen the escorts still seem to not have a clue. They wander aimlessly with their search lights going. This is fairly calm sea with 5 knot winds. If you leave the scope up too long or get greedy sticking around for more targets they will find you. But if you know when to fold em
(Kenny Rogers must have played subsims) you dont have to get waxed.
I have found that staying 90 degrees, perpendicular to the path of the convoy is fine if you set up 2 kms away from the lead escort. One he reachs 10 degrees I can shift to 2 knots at Silent Running and make my approach to the convoy. As he keeps going, from bearing 350-->345 and so on he does not hear me. What's more, the corvette to port of the convoy arrives in the spot I left. I have a feeling, had I stayed the Corvette would have pinged me.
This attack was from the portside, flanked by the lead Swan and 3 corvettes, spaces 2000 meters apart.
The prior attack was done to starboard, guarded by a Swan in the lead and another Swan brought up the rear 6 kms back. I did the same approach at 2 knots, but when lead escort was about 3kms away, I surfaced, decks awash at ahead standard. This way I was an equidistant 3 kms between the two Black Swans. I pulled this off for a minute or two and went to periscope depth. It covered me some much needed distance so the firing range was 3,500 instead of 4,500 meters. I find at 4,000 meters and beyond, I have no confidence in my shooting.
I like the portside attack better, becuase if I penetrate, I can get to point blank of some very juicy targets. I can also use impact, which I trust more than magnetic. At this point I still trust the impacts the most. I had one premature detonation of a magnetic, so I am leary of them. I will keep trying to use them when the situation comes up, becuase I know later I will not have the luxury of a point-blank 90 aob shot. If Donald McIntyre hadn't captured Kretshmer, someone would have becuase that strategy was becoming obsolete.
That's all for now. I have 4 hours of darkness to burn, hopefully I get ahead of the convoy. From there, try a portside attack again. I will approach between the Swan and the Corvette, but this time at 50 meters depth. Once I estimate I will approach firing angle of the lead Large Merchant, I will go to periscope, do a rear shot on him and a forward shot on a Large Cargo. One the explosions happen the escorts still seem to not have a clue. They wander aimlessly with their search lights going. This is fairly calm sea with 5 knot winds. If you leave the scope up too long or get greedy sticking around for more targets they will find you. But if you know when to fold em
(Kenny Rogers must have played subsims) you dont have to get waxed.