Well, I tried the advice listed here and got into position without being detected. I launched four eels at the Southhampton and my aft tube at a large cargo. Three of my four hit the cruiser and it was already sinking before I had a chance to submerge. The large cargo was hit aft but did not cripple her. I submerged and managed to evade two escorts (the other two luckily stayed with the convoy).
When I came back up, the cargo ship was hurt bad but steaming ahead at 4 kts (the rest of the convoy was at 5 kts). I managed to sneak out the back of the convoy then tried to run up along the side, hoping once the convoy finally outdistanced the crippled ship I could come in for another go but to my delight the convoy zagged (which I thought was heading 315° turned out to be heading 360° and was in the zig part of their zig zag). They turned themselves to 45° which put me instantly right in line to submerge and take a second pass.
I'll take another crack at that cargo, and probably another ship before calling this convoy finished (I'll be out of all eels but one in the aft after this attack).
Thanks for the advice, everyone. So far so good.
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