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Originally Posted by Magnum
Personally, I'm mad about hit and run strategy. Means attacking convoys at night with the boat surfaced and using very long shots, similar to the night raid scene in Das Boot. It was also the favorite strategy used by Otto Kretschmer. Once I track down a convoy, I shadow them until midnight then i get into the position at max distance and unload. Depending on the weather conditions, I use clear targeting or blind salvo then turn the sub and run away. When things calm down, I resume the pursue until I unload all my ammo.
Attacking a convoy from inside with acoustic torpedoes is also great fun. Playing mouse &cat with the mad escorts and sinking merchants at the same time it gives a great adrenaline rush. But once the ammo is depleted...  |
See, I just read The Golden Horseshoe, and that book seems to indicate that Otto Kretschmer preferred to get right inside the destroyer screen on the surface, at night. It is described many times how he would just rush through a convoy, unloading torpedoes as he goes.
Now, the good news is that IS possible in SHV. Even with IRAI (set to .85, at least). I've pulled it off twice, though the danger is getting spotted in the middle of the convoy, as IRAI makes even merchant vessels quite enthousiastic with their armament.
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