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Originally Posted by grottewoord
I'm on my 10th patrol (August 1940) in a VIIB for 1st flotilla (I got a transfer from 7th because I was tired of the long winding way from Kiel) and I've had contact with 7 or 8 convoys so far, several times 2 of them on the same patrol. Now I go to AM51 or 52 and I wait for them to appear.
Recently I've attacked convoys beginning with escorts and always at night. I have observed that although they go often snaking before or around the convoy, sometimes they take long winding excursions 5-7 km away from it. When they return they do it always following a straight course. This is the moment to catch them!
When I sink an escort another comes usually to see what's the matter on a straight fast course, so it's easy to get it too.
When I'm done with the 2-3 escorts (this may take some time) and it's dark enough I surface and sink the ships with the deck gun to spare torpedoes. If I use all the ammo I resort to torpedoes then.
Once I found a troop transport that began shooting at my U-boot! I submerged and sunk it with just 1 torpedo so I could surface and finish with the rest of ships. I'm just annoyed when there are neutral ships in the convoy because I must be careful no to get negative renown points.
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Well with Anvarts lighted ships any that you do find in a convoy ( which there shouldnt be ) are lit up
IIRC uboat orders were if a neutral ship was in an armed convoy it was fair game for sinking