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Originally Posted by SilentSnake
So this poses two questions, how do I know if the warships saw me or their radar detected me ( I did not get radar signals detected at that time, although I did when I surfaced for the attack chasing the convoy ) and unfortunately all but one of my torpedoes prematurely detonated, the waters were quite choppy, do you think this was the cause or just bad luck. My other torpedo missed. 
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You have to just be aware of and looking for sudden changes in an escort's behavior. If a destroyer detects you it'll generally drop everything it was previously doing and head straight for you at fast speed. If it loses contact on the way, I believe it'll still head straight for where it last detected you, and then start ASW sweeping.
Although be aware that escorts protecting the convoy's flanks will often break formation, speed up and head off on their own for a short ASW sweep of a particular area before returning to the convoy.
And leading escorts will often sail in a fast zig zag pattern ahead of the convoy, occasionally doubling back.
In my experience heavy weather seems to increase the chance of a magnetic prematurely detonating. Also it seems to me that if a magnetic has to make a very long run to target, then the chance of it prematuring is also increased. For long range shots I tend to just use impacts.