I saw an interview with a U-boat commander on TV a couple of days ago who commanded a type VII off the coast of the UK in late '44 and early '45. He said that when considering which targets to attack it was always based on risk vs reward - a tramp steamer wasn't worth attacking because it gave away your position and the Allies would flood the area with anti-submarine assets. He would only attack big targets where he had a good chance of getting away (which was probably why he survived the war).
In game, late war is a game of cat and mouse with the Allies and is a great challenge. Do I try and attack the convoy, dive deep and hope they don't catch me? Do I stick to single merchants where the reward is less but the chances of getting away are greater? Decisons, decisions...
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