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Originally Posted by gambla
Great job Trevally ! 
What i've read in many books is, that the first sub detecting the convoy never attacked at first contact. It sent a message to the BdU and kept in touch ("Fühlung halten") with the convoy, sending further reports every day. The BdU ordered alls subs in range to move to the convoy. Once enough boats were on target, they got the "go" by the BdU. Then every Kaleun attacked on his own. Afaik there was no communication between the boats or any special formation. I've just finished an excellent book about Kretschmer who is said to have developed "the surfaced at night attack". He went straight into the convoy columns and looked out for the tankers. We all know he was very successfull, even many other denied this strategy as way too risky. The majority of boats usually attacked in sending a "Fächer" of torpedoes. |
Thanks Gambla - this is very helpfull
As you will see in the Screen shots I will post soon - I have this all wrong.
The setup I have is to join the wolfpack last and it is then given the go ahead from BdU to attack.
Our nice formation soon turns to every boat for itself (so I guess this is ok and can stay in). U-boat run hard on surface until the are close enough to shoot or if they are spotted and fired upon - they dive to scope. Attack are Fächer (fan) from each boat as they can.
They then dive deep to reload before comming around to fire again.
So if I change it to the following:-
Arrive at hidden map zone.
Spawn convoy at limit of sight.
Inform player to shadow convoy and send reports every 2 hrs
After set distance (unknown to player) another mapzone will trigger
This trigger will inform player the Boats are forming and continue to shadow and report.
Player hits next trigger map area.
This trigger spawns the wolfpack and informs wolfpack to attack.
How does this sound
How long should player shadow before I set the next action - how real do we want this. Will player follow this contact sending reporst for days? Or would a few hours be ok? Any suggestions would be good.
What about the end of the attack - just sneak away or should there be any messages here?