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Originally Posted by Akela
I didn't realize I actually had to click on a damaged compartment to get my damage control crew working on it.
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Oy, been there and done that.
Early in the war, at night - depending on how the weather/moon/etc. is affecting visibility - you'd almost certainly be better off getting as close as possible on the surface than going in submerged. They have ASDIC, but they don't have radar yet. When you're on the surface all they can spot you with is their eyes; if you're submerged, and not running silent, they can pick you up on sonar (whether active or passive) at a much greater distance.
That said, I probably wouldn't stalk and attack any warship or escorted convoy in less than 150 km of water given the choice. Too much risk of being detected either before or after the attack and not having enough depth to play with when the payback comes.
Also, while it's always tempting to take out the warships in a lightly guarded (in terms of numbers) convoy and then take your time on the unguarded merchants afterwards, you've got to keep in mind that the closer you are to the coast, the easier it is for reinforcements to get there should someone in the convoy get off a distress signal and alert the authorities to your position. This is particularly true if you are in range of British air cover. The result being, you might well get lucky and take out the warships, but find yourself under attack by whoever responds to the distress call and lose the rest of the convoy in the process of not getting sunk yourself.
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the HMS Rodnov (or something like that)
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Probably the Rodney.
