The best time for a convoy attack is the so-called 'Happy Time', 1-3 years after war begin.
A german skipper who became Admiral after the war, Otto Kretschmer, said that the best place for a sub to be when making a convoy attack is plain in the middle, inside the convoy at night. (*)
It's the last place where a watcher would look for a sub. Also the sub would be difficult to spot because the convoy had the habit to illuminate the outside zone of the convoy when attacked. so actually u-boats didn't have to dive and make submerged attacks in such situations (but every situation is different!)
But I highly doubt SH3 / SH5 simulates all this, if you go for it you probably will be an easy kill for the destroyers and armed Q-ships.
(*): Reference: Interview with Otto Kretschmer in the sub game's video section Aces of The Deep.
Good luck,
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