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sharkbit · 04-12-10, 10:27 AM

I think it is a case of being in the right palce at the right time when it comes to making an attack on a task force. Unless you're ahead of them and almost on their track, you'll never get them. Save the gas.

When I get a radio report, I take a look at it to see if they're heading my way and not too far off. If they're more than 100km or so or not even heading my way, I save the fuel for hunting merchies.

I got lucky last patrol out of Bergen in 6/42. I ran into my first task force, which was unreported, with a Southampton cruiser escorted by 3 destroyers. I was in perfect position, right off his track. I had to do very little manuevering to get in position and got him with 3 eels.

The escorts barely had a clue, although I suffered some minor damage to my conning tower and Flak guns from a luck nearby depth charge. Other than that, I escaped after about an hour of hunting by an escort.

04-12-10, 10:27 AM	#8
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I think it is a case of being in the right palce at the right time when it comes to making an attack on a task force. Unless you're ahead of them and almost on their track, you'll never get them. Save the gas. When I get a radio report, I take a look at it to see if they're heading my way and not too far off. If they're more than 100km or so or not even heading my way, I save the fuel for hunting merchies. I got lucky last patrol out of Bergen in 6/42. I ran into my first task force, which was unreported, with a Southampton cruiser escorted by 3 destroyers. I was in perfect position, right off his track. I had to do very little manuevering to get in position and got him with 3 eels. The escorts barely had a clue, although I suffered some minor damage to my conning tower and Flak guns from a luck nearby depth charge. Other than that, I escaped after about an hour of hunting by an escort. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”