[Baumann]

Wow - what a great response! Many thanks - the picture of escort instructions is particularly interesting and the links were also very informative. I think I have a bit to learn about stealth - the greatest asset of the u-boat! I also think more use of the hydrophones is in order to track/follow convoys and keep an ear out for escorts. I will certainly try and repeat your strategy for attacking convoys, as it seems very authentic and likely to lead to success with some practice. Don't get me wrong - I have had success in attacking convoys (I recently managed to sink an s-class sub and light cruiser simultaneously from within a convoy) but I think I have a tendeny to be too reckless and impatient, inevitably endangering my boat and the lives of my crew.

I was also wondering if any players had success with firing a fan/spread/split salvo of torpedoes into the convoy, rather than picking an individual ship? I have tried it twice with no success - and it doesnt take long to get fed up with emptying four tubes only to achieve nothing and having to abandon the attack vector to reload...