Nice first contact!
I started a new career as my grandfather, a US Navy sailor in WWII, Henry "Hank" DeVries. He was assigned to Pearl Harbor and given the command of the USS Perch (SS-176). His first contact went pretty well, with some excellent screenies as well.
I have completed three war patrols, at the end of my third I was awarded the Navy Cross and was given the command of the USS Thresher (SS-200). Now I am on my fourth war patrol and it is June 8, 1942.
I engage the enemy destroyers only if I need to. Like if I was being depth-charged- This happened actually- I blew my ballast and leveled off at 160 feet, then 80 feet, and then periscope depth where I immediately came under gunfire as soon as I raised the scope up. I picked the closet target and fired four MK.14 torpedoes, they detonated and the DD sank quickly. The rest of the escorts, probably feeling a little frightened went back to the convoy and left me alone. One DD did come back, but I quickly put him out of action as well.