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Originally Posted by Leandros
Generally, without specifying any time, I would mention these Areas: The sound between Lands End and Scilly Isles. Just position yourself in the middle and bide your time. Stay submerged at day and ventilate early night and morning. If any warships approach silence the boat and lay quiet. If it is near enough use an electric torp without moving around.
Another favourite is outside Lerwick at the Shetlands. Plenty of destroyers skirting to and from. The water is rather shallow on the outside so if you sink any their masts shall show above the surface. Once five of those were shown beside each other.
Of course, there is constant traffic on the western approach to Gibraltar. Use the same tactics as above.
If you are looking for large convoys the place to be is just outside the north-western approaches, north of Ireland. Position yourself outside of the shallowing water. You shall usually get reports from the BdU on large convoys and if you stay submerged you shall pick up something almost every day. Later during the war you might as well stay surfaced as you pick up the escorts' radar transmissions on a longer range than the sonar.
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Good tips,thanks
Although I dont normally opt for attacking in coastal areas or too close to ports,deep open water is my preference (in an ideal world of course).
The convoys north of Ireland sounds interesting,would they be running in early 1941?