So I play one more mission last night. Again I'm east of the Rockall bank and I detect radar signals. I close, and it's a massive task force. One Bogue-class carrier, two Whale Factory ships and a Large Tanker. Must have had 7 destroyers. Moving at a good clip south-west at 9 knots.
I do an end-around and am moving into attack position when I detect more radar signals. A second task force is coming up from the south! It's a Bogue-class with destroyer escorts. This is the first time I have seen two convoys converge.
I fire two eels at the large tanker, one duds and the other explodes under the keel. I swear the TIIIs seem more dud-prone than the TIIs. I fire a two at the Bogue, and miss. Fortunately one is a FAT and starts swimming around.
I'm diving like mad for the red zone, and the FAT torpedo hits - and SH3 crashes to desktop.
I guess it couldn't take all those ships.