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KeptinCranky · 09-14-09, 04:12 PM

Yes, Indeed, Nelson, as it turned out....

Now I have a few options; as cawimmer says, full spread, and don't I wish I had photon torpedoes

This will, if it hits right, sink the Nelson.
submerged, I won't get closer than 3 or 4 km to take the shot. but for a 4 eel spread that should be close enough.
Decks awash with the Nelson right in the middle of the convoy, 5km is about as close as I can get. By then I will have the Flower corvette about 2 km away at 270degrees , this is close but not too close, even decks awash at slow speed it probably wont spot me. Escaping will be a bit more difficult though. because to get out I'd have to make a hard turn and get out at flank speed. this will get me spotted before my eels hit..

There are however at least 2 T3 tankers in this convoy, so I'd like to take at least one and preferably both down with the Nelson.

Now, keeping in mind that through GWX testing I know exactly where to hit the Nelson to take her down with two or even one eel, that means I have two forward and one rear tube left for sinking tankers

The trouble is, if I try for the tankers I will either hit one of those, or Nelson first, meaning the other ships will start zigzagging, making the hits less ideally placed, or even miss.

I could of course do my standard trick in this sort of scenario and aim for the Nelson, then the ship next to it, one row closer, and then the ship next to that. This will guarantee almost simultaneous hits, so they won't be able to evade. I can then save the rear torpedo for my escape. I might need it to blow up the Flower if it gets frisky.

The problem here is that one of those targets is a small tanker. I hate those, they're nearly as difficult to sink as a passenger/cargo because of their hull shape and shallow draft, this will mess up impact eels, and i don't like to use magnetics until 1941 because of malfunctions, using them for the Nelson is gamble enough, but with BBs you sort of have to.

I'm also considering blowing up the Flower from about 3km away, then fleeing from any investigating escorts, then shadowing the convoy until they stop zigzagging, then go in and sink 1 tanker with 1 eel. bug out again, wait again, sink another tanker with 1 eel. then for the final insult I sink the Nelson and head home to st. Naz.

I reckon I can make 4 attacks in one night I have about 10 hours of darkness to use....

Now, I've tried all of these before with varying degrees of success. So can anyone come up with something different?

09-14-09, 04:12 PM	#10
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yes, Indeed, Nelson, as it turned out.... Now I have a few options; as cawimmer says, full spread, and don't I wish I had photon torpedoes This will, if it hits right, sink the Nelson. submerged, I won't get closer than 3 or 4 km to take the shot. but for a 4 eel spread that should be close enough. Decks awash with the Nelson right in the middle of the convoy, 5km is about as close as I can get. By then I will have the Flower corvette about 2 km away at 270degrees , this is close but not too close, even decks awash at slow speed it probably wont spot me. Escaping will be a bit more difficult though. because to get out I'd have to make a hard turn and get out at flank speed. this will get me spotted before my eels hit.. There are however at least 2 T3 tankers in this convoy, so I'd like to take at least one and preferably both down with the Nelson. Now, keeping in mind that through GWX testing I know exactly where to hit the Nelson to take her down with two or even one eel, that means I have two forward and one rear tube left for sinking tankers The trouble is, if I try for the tankers I will either hit one of those, or Nelson first, meaning the other ships will start zigzagging, making the hits less ideally placed, or even miss. I could of course do my standard trick in this sort of scenario and aim for the Nelson, then the ship next to it, one row closer, and then the ship next to that. This will guarantee almost simultaneous hits, so they won't be able to evade. I can then save the rear torpedo for my escape. I might need it to blow up the Flower if it gets frisky. The problem here is that one of those targets is a small tanker. I hate those, they're nearly as difficult to sink as a passenger/cargo because of their hull shape and shallow draft, this will mess up impact eels, and i don't like to use magnetics until 1941 because of malfunctions, using them for the Nelson is gamble enough, but with BBs you sort of have to. I'm also considering blowing up the Flower from about 3km away, then fleeing from any investigating escorts, then shadowing the convoy until they stop zigzagging, then go in and sink 1 tanker with 1 eel. bug out again, wait again, sink another tanker with 1 eel. then for the final insult I sink the Nelson and head home to st. Naz. I reckon I can make 4 attacks in one night I have about 10 hours of darkness to use.... Now, I've tried all of these before with varying degrees of success. So can anyone come up with something different?