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UKönig · 10-09-15, 05:50 PM

I was able to do something like it in the early war. It was my 12th (or 11th) and about 1940. Lightly guarded convoy. 2 escorts and neither one had radar. That was the only plus. At night, using the large cargo ships for cover, they could not visually detect the sub so well. We also had a large amount of American merchants sailing in this group. As long as I checked my fire against them, they respected the laws of neutrality to the letter.
I came away with almost 80K that time. Haven't been anywhere near to it since.
Although just the other day, U-802 was on the surface, charging the battery in bad weather and light fog (no rain), and twice a destroyer did not detect us or move in our direction. They stayed about 7Km away and did not come any closer, even though their radars could have alerted them just as easily.

10-09-15, 05:50 PM	#27
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I was able to do something like it in the early war. It was my 12th (or 11th) and about 1940. Lightly guarded convoy. 2 escorts and neither one had radar. That was the only plus. At night, using the large cargo ships for cover, they could not visually detect the sub so well. We also had a large amount of American merchants sailing in this group. As long as I checked my fire against them, they respected the laws of neutrality to the letter. I came away with almost 80K that time. Haven't been anywhere near to it since. Although just the other day, U-802 was on the surface, charging the battery in bad weather and light fog (no rain), and twice a destroyer did not detect us or move in our direction. They stayed about 7Km away and did not come any closer, even though their radars could have alerted them just as easily. __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!