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Originally Posted by Nisgeis
Thanks for the responses so far guys.
How do you exit - try to get out at the rear of the convoy?
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Before or after the attack?
Before - the, "end around" part:
Stay outside the escort or merchant detection ring(s) (inner is visual range, outer yellow represents passive sonar and red is active sonar? Is that right, guys?), flank speed, move away from convoy JUST a smidge outside detection range, gradually increase turn to parallel their course, then begin to close submerging only when it's clear one will be able to get into decent position before the target gets in front of you at more than, say, 800 meters. CAREFUL - the faster one goes, the greater the possibility you'll be seen and attacked!
After - eluding DD's, hostile Ski-Doos, rabid environmentalists and eco-terrorists:
Go down to at least 20m/66ft, at, "Run 1" ("dead slow"). Don't rely on pinging to determine distance from hostiles as the sounds don't vary much in SH5. Pings, depth charge explosions sound the same both when they're close or even moderately far away. Watch hydrophone lines to get an idea of where they're looking about and see if they're looking for you in all the wrong places. Move along the noise lines presenting as little of yourself to the hunters as possible (move along the lines like they were courses!). Before you've decided it's safe to come up, first, come to periscope depth and look around! One thing done well in SH5 is, "lurkers." This'll be a DD/DE sitting quietly not far from you, making little headway, with its searchlights off, all active detection systems "off," patiently waiting for you to come bobbing up like a cork...at which point, most assuredly, you will die!