In mid '43 the Allies have better equipment and can detect you so much easier.

Finding this out right now in June of 43. A total of 7 Destroyers, DEs, and Corvettes found us and have been relentless in chasing us down. I did manage to sink a River Destroyer, but only just by luck. The Convoy has been able to escape. We've evaded the other 6 escorts and snuck off after our deckgun was destroyed by DCs. Thank God for decoys, they are the only thing that has saved us on this patrol.

well i took out almost an entire convoy on my 11th patrol

5 tankers
2 corvettes
1 v&w destroyer
5 medium cargo
1 large cargo
2 tramp steamer
for a total tonnage report of 82672 tons
damage to my uboat on returnt to st nazaire
was 97.21 percent
no crew losses ober lt lare(the destroyer killer)

My best convoy attack is like the best beer... The next one...:rotfl:

Its all a matter of perference, weather, date, escort strength, boat, crew, torps, and where you are when you meet them. I never thought there were so many varibles in Convoy hunting.:know:

Some of the early war convoys it's best to take down the escort/'s and then proceed on surface destroying anything you can find. But as time passes, and escorts increase in number and destructive power, I tend to do a submerged attack at close range, 1,200 - 900m, aiming at the most juicy of targets (tankers, transports and the rare as hen's teeth, passanger liners)