Are you running any mods? Also, when you say a convoy was reportedly heading into your path: How far away were you? I generally pay no attention to contact reports unless they're rather close (i.e., within a few hundred nm). The convoys don't usually follow a true path and often change course. Sitting still and waiting for a reported convoy to cross your path is like waiting for life to hand you your destiny on a silver platter. It just ain't gonna happen.
You have to plot a predicted path for the convoy and try to intercept it. Convoys like to maintain some semblence of cover and protection. Look around for any nearby ports, bases friendly to the convoy or already established convoy routes and try to estimate the convoy's possible path. Then plot an intercept course that'll account for some margin of error on your part. Even then, there's no guarantee that you'll intercept the convoy. While heading SE toward Wewak, I received a contact report of a large convoy heading north from there. I noticed that there was no air cover for the convoy on that route, unless it headed for Peleliu. It was just a guess, but I literally drew a line from the convoy's last contact, all the way to Peleliu. I then plotted and followed a path (based on the convoy's reported speed) that would lead me slightly ahead of it's estimated location over a certain period of time. In this case, the convoy proceeded NW instead of "
north" as the contact report cited. I was successful this time but have failed on others. It's a hit or miss proposition and not worth getting frustrated over. We all have to deal with the same thing.
There's really no need for a guide or manual since some common sense is all you'll ever need. Just think of what may happen in real life and apply it to your intercept attempt. The Pacific is a vast ocean and convoys, as in real life, change course.
As previously mentioned, I usually just go to my assigned patrol sector and complete my objectives (by not sitting still).
Oh yeah, welcome aborad.
