The "cripple and stalk" tactic is what I did. I set all torps for keel shots. My last encounter with Nelsons in calm seas revealed setting the depth to 11 meters to be ideal. The convoy was moving in a single column with the carrier tucked between the two Nelsons. I fired a single keel shot at the carrier from 3500 meters figuring the carrier would close the distance by point of impact.
That worked. The angle on the bow at impact was roughly 28 degrees and the carrier began listing heavily but stabilized at 30 degrees and dropped to 4 knots. The lead Nelson passed my bow at 900 meters and I took it out with two keel shots. The trailing Nelson approached and I hit it with my remaining torpedo in the stern and it went dead in the water.
I lowered my scope, and moved toward the dead Nelson at 2 knots and started to dive deep. The 8 escorts had converged behind me and to starboard about 500 meters. They all went quiet and listened. I was detected but able to pass under the dead Nelson which through off their attack. When they finally gave up, they all steamed off at 21 knots, leaving the carrier and the Nelson behind. From there it was a turkey shoot.
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