You say you had decoys. That would make it mid-war, when escorts are a lot more experienced. You sank a carrier. Task-force escorts are always better, and sometimes the best of the best - the elite. You say there were several of them. Yes, they can run out of depth charges, but when there are many they don't need to. Early in the war the usual load is 36. Later in the war many destroyers carry 72, and some carry 120. In 1943 six ships might have 1000 depth charges between them and be highly trained in hunter/killer tactics, which means one will act as the hunter, following you, always having you in sonar contact and guiding the others in to be the killers.
Attacking a task force in 1943 is suicide.
Just so you know.
On the other hand you say it was near Narvik. In 1940 it should be a lot easier, but they didn't have decoys in 1940.
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