Thanks for the advices guys, I really need to check the speed far more often in GWX 3.0 than when i played stock SHIII, when all the merchants were sailing at 7 knots. I took this habit into GWX, so I guess this explains the majoruity of the near missses.( nothing is more frustrating than a t first seeing a torpedo on event camera going for a merchant and hoping that it will strike the bow at least and then seeing ships bow almost slicing your torpedo in half ... experienced it at lesat five times
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When I read about great Cunard Liners Like Queen Mary it said that they were almost immune from u-boat attacks because of their high speed & sailing in the part of Altalnic where u-boat packs weren't reported. I also read that the merchants which traveled alone (not stragglers) were the ones that could travel at more than 12 knots for a long period of time. Ever found a giant liner alone & fast?