[Kaptlt.Endrass]

I don't know about corvettes, but...

One campaign, AGES ago it feels like, I was returning to Kiel from a patrol up in the straights between Scandinavia and Denmark, early war.

Towards the evening, I came across a very small convoy...two merchant ships, escorted by a lone Hunt I class. Mind you, I had a very rough run-in earlier with a British patrol, and at this time, I was repairing some damage while burying some men at sea (as per their request).

So, I proceeded to do one of the most stupid things I've ever done in Silent Hunter III...I engaged the destroyer on the surface. With a Type VII's 88mm gun.

I think the captain of that destroyer was absolutely shocked when I managed to destroy all of his gun emplacements with some well-placed shots. After that, I manned the flak gun and started taking out the light weapons, effectively neutralizing the ship. For some reason, instead of ramming me, he turned tail and ran at full speed, leaving me to sink those two freighters before returning home.

Somehow, we didn't lose anyone else in that little battle, and all of the men have one helluva sea story to tell now.

But I'm sure it can be done with corvettes too if you're feeling risky. They can only fire the main guns in about a 270-degree arc forward, and they're thinly armoured. Take out that gun, you should be good.