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Knowing that a ship or group is going to be somewhere at a certain time = cheating.
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I'd call it an advantage gained by learning history... not sure I'd call it "cheating." Many skippers never sunk a single ship during their entire career. While experiencing that in-game may be more realistic, it also makes for a very boring game. Similar to not showering for weeks at a time. On the flip side though, having a list of all the exact dates and locations of convoys and battles and playing based on that list would be pushing it, and would detract from your overall experience... kinda like playing a shooter on "god" mode... it's fun for a couple minutes but gets boring pretty quickly. If you see a convoy every time you play, you'll never experience the thrill of spotting one after only killing stragglers for several weeks.
Maybe a good compromise would be to read up on the history of submarine warfare as you go along in the game... don't read about what happened in '44 if you're still playing in '42. This way, it would be about akin to gaining knowledge from other skippers' experiences as the war progresses.
Welcome to Subsim. I'm just getting through the n00b stage myself. It's a total blast. Just stick with it and keep pushing it... don't get too comfortable with simple auto-targeting... always try to do a little more with a little less and you'll be rewarded handsomely!