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Survived the war?

.....I won it!!! :arrgh!:

I did not finish my first two campaigns (one in Atlantic and one in Mediterranean) both of them with a type VIIC. Now I'm with a IX-C in '42; I hope to go at least past the black may 43... the long range patrols could help.

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Originally Posted by tomfon (Post 1123923)

I know that the idea of not attacking convoys after 1943 is quite a temptation. I always go for it cause i like the excitement. Well, its always up to the player to decide if, how, when and who he attacks.
If you ever attack a late war convoy i suggest you do it when you're in a type VIIC/41.:03: Its fascinating cause even if you get spotted or detected underwater you can always perform a really deep dive given that the Uboat's hull is unmolested...

Good luck with your new DID career.:rock::up:

If you are careful, it is still possible to attack convoys later in the war. You might not always take up a position inside the screen, but FaT and LuT torpedoes increase your odds of hitting something with longer shots.

I always attempt to attack a convoy even late in the war. The only time I don't go through with an attack is if I am unable to get a shot off that has a reasonable chance to hit - either because I don't have sufficent data or I can't get into a good enough firing position.

My most recent patrol had me leaving St. Nazaire in August 1944 in my VIIC, for a mission west of Ireland. After several successful days of patrolling I was down to 3 FaT IIs in the forward tubes and a Zaunkoenig in the stern tube, when I detected a convoy running south just a few km east of my position. The fog was medium so I had to rely on hydrophones to build up a picture of the convoy. It had quite a few escorts (I never got a complete count but suspect at least 7), So I had to manouevre carefully. I managed to get into a slightly unfavourable firing position about 800m aft of the last row and about 1200m off the nearest column. I fired two of the three FaT IIs (I kept one in reserve in case I needed a coup de grace) and got two hits, each of which sank a ship. As soon as I fired, I went deep and evaded the trailing escorts.

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Originally Posted by RoaldLarsen (Post 1124219)

Yeah, i won't disagree with you. Its possible to make successful attacks on late war convoys. Personally, i depend on weather conditions. I won't attack a convoy when the sea is calm. I believe that preferable weather conditions are 11-12 m/s, 16km visibility, no/partial clouds and always at night. I tend to attack from a position in front of the convoy, afew hundred meters away from the outer column closest to me. Thats why my Uboat suffers minor or major damage (it depends) ; DD's detect me and i fail to take notice of this outcome. BTW, have you ever noticed that when you go deeper than 300m the destroyers stop using their ASDIC?