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Originally Posted by tycho102
Has no one else ever come under fire from a de-fanged convoy?
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Yup. I saw a pair of t3 tanker just cruising along and there were no escorts. They were moving quick, though, about 10 knots if I recall, and after I'd used up the last of my eels (I was returning home when they were spotted), I'd disabled one and the other was listing and mostly destroyed. I waited a bit and when the listing T3 began to capsize, I surfaced to use the deck gun on the remaining ship. Wouldn't you know it; it was armed and apparently had trained gunners. I had to back off to about 2000m and shoot from there or else I would have taken too much damage. I never did see the luftwaffe attack this boat and I couldn't sink it either.
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Originally Posted by tycho102
Since then, I've learned my lesson. And judging from the screenshot of that passenger liner, attacking from directly astern wouldn't work, either. It's cases like that where the "neutral" status of a boat is......a little vague. :hmm:
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Don't be so quick to judge! I've been "attacked" by friendly ships too. Those damnable skimmer captains out in their type 34s think they own the ocean and constantly try to ram me north of Kiel. One not only passed in front of me while I was stopped, but then it had to reverse, turn and try to hit me again! Coming in to port and leaving port is even more dangerous and a tramp steamer tried to ram me there. After running Willy, my engine officer, haggard, I threw some AA rounds at the hull of that steamer. It turned on it's light and watched me. Nice to know it takes shooting at people to get their attention! At least the Type II sub kaleuns are smart enough to steer in a manner that doesn't make me take evasives.
