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Raven Morpheus · 09-01-12, 03:14 AM

Hello

I'm in need of some tactical advice.

I'm on the "Happy Times" campaign and every merchant ship I come across appears to be armed, and their crew all seem to be dead eye shots.

On my latest patrol I've encountered a convoy of =>40 ships (Yay! Jackpot!).

It's dark, I'm out of torpedoes and there are about 4 escort destroyers hovering around the place.

I've tried using the deck gun on merchants before in this situation, when the merchants have been armed, and even at ranges of 2km I get my ass handed to me and end up in Davy Jones locker, and ordering the deck gun crew to aim at the weapons doesn't seem to help.

So, with previous experience in mind I'm wondering if it's worth me continuing to attack?

Should I just head straight for port to refit (thus losing this huge convoy), or is there some way I can get within deck gun range but not get shot to pieces (until the destroyers get alerted and get within range of course)?

Thanks.

09-01-12, 03:14 AM	#1
Raven Morpheus Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 125 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Deck gun or head for port? Hello I'm in need of some tactical advice. I'm on the "Happy Times" campaign and every merchant ship I come across appears to be armed, and their crew all seem to be dead eye shots. On my latest patrol I've encountered a convoy of =>40 ships (Yay! Jackpot!). It's dark, I'm out of torpedoes and there are about 4 escort destroyers hovering around the place. I've tried using the deck gun on merchants before in this situation, when the merchants have been armed, and even at ranges of 2km I get my ass handed to me and end up in Davy Jones locker, and ordering the deck gun crew to aim at the weapons doesn't seem to help. So, with previous experience in mind I'm wondering if it's worth me continuing to attack? Should I just head straight for port to refit (thus losing this huge convoy), or is there some way I can get within deck gun range but not get shot to pieces (until the destroyers get alerted and get within range of course)? Thanks.