Gee so hear you have a voice that will not agree with any of them.
Find the largest ship. Your coming head on like you said and the escorts are aft of the convoy. Move as close as possible. I have gotten within 900 yards of a DE and not been heard because I do one thing and do it often.
I maneuver in front of the convoy or Task Force. I plot their course and lay less than 1000 yards off of it. Since you have three fish two forward and one aft your going to fire all three at the same target at the same time. It will sink it and your will be out of there quick.
Imagine the target tract, now imagine your 500 yards off the tract at a 45 degree angle. Your at all stop, rigged for silent running and have already opened all three doors. Your sitting and waiting. When the target is at 1000 yards from your center point you should have a good solution for forward and aft fish from that point. Fire the aft fish first. Since your head on it will take longer to come out, turn and go on it's heading. Wait five second after your aft tube is empty and fire your front fish.
Crash dive, all ahead flank and steer toward the same heading as the convoy. Their sound will muffle you a bit as you dive so the DE's coming from behind the convoy will have a harder time hearing you. Maintain flank until you have reached your desired depth or after two or three minutes have pasted which ever comes first.
If you have no damage from earlier encounters I say bottom the depth gauge out. It can take it. Silent running for 4 or 5 minutes and change course 45 degrees towards the north or south of the convoy. Pick the direction with less sound traffic. Stay on course for ten minutes then turn another 45 degrees in the same direction as before unless the escorts are heard coming down that lane. If they are put your rudder 45 degrees on the other side.
If you choose to have your heading the same as the convoy for the attack then your not going to have to do a 180 and you should fire the bow first then aft.
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