TDW, have you changed anything with the amount of destroyers, or just their AI?
I ask because last night, (my first full night of actually enjoying SH5) I came across a convoy in the western approaches. This being my first real experince with a large convoy I was suprised to see about 8 or 9 destroyers protecting it. I was never able to get a shot off because their coverage was so good, even running at silent and 1knot.
I have a feeling this is a stock issue and nothing you've changed, but for there to be that many DD's in 1939 escorting 1 convoy seems a tad overkill to say the least. I spent the next 4-5 hours (game time, not real time) trying to escape all of them and fighting the damned depth keeping problem.
So Kudo's to that! When I thought I was clear from them I nearly surfaced right underneath one just sitting there and waiting for me, bugger....
So, is there an easy way to reduce the number of escorts? I dont mind dodging HK groups but when you've got 8 to 10 DD's covering a convoy is nigh on impossible to penetrate and get a shot off. I can understand if this was late war, but we're talking 1939 here.
On a side note, I did sink the Ark Royal a short time later and wasnt DC'd once, in fact her escorts seemed to not even care their flagship went down. Comparing that instance with my run with the convoy escorts is quite the extreme opposite.