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Thanks again guys. I'm messing with stuff to see if I can figure it out and can't seem to figure out how to alter my range circle once I place it. I seem to have to remove the old one and place a new one. I can move the old one, I just can't seem to alter the range it shows. lol.
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If you click on the inside of the circle you'll be able to move it, click on the outside (the arrow that you had to drag initially to get the range you wanted) and you'll be able to change the range you wanted.
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Anyway, you both mention sitting in position ahead of the targets but how does that work in a convoy situation? It seems to me that if you setup ahead of the targets line waiting for them to come into position then you're going to be exposing your side to the lead escort the entire time which would likely result in an easy sniff for them I'd assume. So far whenever I've been approaching a convoy I generally have to take a wider angle on it at first before turning into the lead escort which ultimately presents a narrow profile while bringing me behind him but still quite ahead of any flanking escorts, but to do so I can't just sit entirely still or I'll fall behind and into the flanking escorts path. That usually puts me in a good position to strike and plenty of time to maneuver out of danger after I hit.
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The reason we do this with engines off is, 1) Escorts won't find what they can't hear; 2) You don't sit at Periscope depth, the whole time, you sit at 100ft and wait for the convoy to pass overhead (go to 100ft once you deem the escorts are too close).
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The problem is just the measurements to hit. I've rewatched the video's a few more times now and I think I've pieced together most of what he was saying so I think I might be able to pull it off. That is once I become more comfortable with the tools as my trouble expanding the circular range tool demonstrates. lol. I just need to practice and mess around with them more to get it straight I think.
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Practise and experiment
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Not entirely sure what decks awash is or what it's purpose is? lol. I'm that much of a noob.
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Nothing wrong with this; decks awash is simply submerging (not completely) so that you have water running over your decks buck you can still control your boat from the bridge. The advantages are increased speeds (over submerged, your using diesels), quicker dives then being fully surfaced, easier to make visual contacts. The disadvantages are it guzzles fuel, and a little easier to detect as well as not fully being able to use your sonar.
Cheers!
Krauter