Early in the war you often encounter convoys escorted by a single Flower Corvette - which be attacked with the deck gun if the weather permits. I usually get rid of the escorts first, then surface and pick off the merchants with the deck gun.
Something funny happened in my last patrol. I came across a convoy south of Iceland with my VIIC. It was escorted by three warships. Two Flower Corvettes and a V&W Destroyer. After sinking the lead warship (V&W), I made sure to get away, surface and get ahead of the convoy to attack the remaining warships. After awhile the convoy came my way with a Flower Corvette having resumed the lead. I easily got rid of him and then wanted to set up an attack on the last remaining Flower Corvette when my hydrophone operator told me this ship was LEAVING the area.
Odd, I thought. So I surfaced and proceeded to pick off some merchants with the deck gun, then submerged to listen for the Flower Corvette.
He was gone.
Surfaced again, destroyed all enemy ships and shot the freight off the decks of the neutral vessels, then got out of the area.
My question: Why did the last Flower Corvette FLEE the scene!?
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