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Originally Posted by Itkovian
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. 
Itkovian |
True and was a valid strategy at early war when convoys were guarded by noobs. You could even board the enemy ships and have a piss in their wardroom. Is why that time period was called happy times. But later on was more healthy to stay far away and apply the hit and run strategy.
Anyway, this Otto dude had some huge balls, I was read about his actions in operation Leuthen when I built Open Horizons, really amazing. Das Boot 2 should be about this dude.
LE: just did a search for das boot 2 and
it is what I found. Wonder when we sill start to make movies like this, we have all the visual setup needed ..