[TheRoadTrain]

Originally Posted by Flyingrodent

Hi guys,

Has anyone managed to successfully shake off a destroyer from 1944 onwards and if so how did you do it?

In my career I've just reached 1944 and I try to keep my distance when approaching a convoy. I'll normally fire my eels at about 5km under silent speed immediately followed by rudder hard to starboard or port. I dive as quickly as I can and as deep as I dare (at least 160m depending on hull damage). I keep to less than 100 rpm and try to keep my stern in the direction of the escorts. However if I'm detected the destroyer will constantly circle my position and ping me no matter what I do. I've tried varying depth, using bursts of speed as the destroyer goes overhead, changing direction, using decoys but to no avail. I try my best to keep behind the destroyer but I can't because it is too fast. Is this just the sad fact of late war u boot warfare and once you're detected you're toast or is there any chance to escape?

Cheers,

Mike

I always take down the front/lead destroyer with a homing torpedo,preferably once he has passed by and im in his " baffles " zone,and if i'm lucky enough I can get a few eels off at Merchants..If not I dive deep as possiable into the convoy turn hard port or starboard,and point my bow directly at the last escort that's behind the convoy/silent speed, and pray...
If i'm a few 3-4k out firing at a convoy,instead of turning, I dive deep as possiable and use reverse 1/3, so i'm " backing away " from the convoy...
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