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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I have done a lot of night surface attacks in this game and it usually works well. You just have to stay over 1000 meters away from ships and approach them from the side/rear. Any closer or if you try to cross in front, you risk getting spotted. If there is no moon and/or fog, you may get closer.

You can use the same tips to avoid escorts. I try to spot them first and try to cut behind them to then start a run at the merchants.

You only really need to ID one merchant since they will all go on the same speed and course. Passenger liners are the best for that since they are the easiest to ID.If it is too dark, I will just match course/speed with the convoy and estimate speed/AOB that way.

I try to shoot one salvo at several overlapping ships to increase my chances. Once a ship fills out about 2/3 of the UZO, you are around 1000 meters away and close enough to shoot.

precisely! At 1000 meters, at or close to 90⁰'s to the target's course, the UZO or scope is zero'd and you fire 'as you bear' as the target's bow just barely intersects the scope's crosshairs.; the sub with perhaps a 1⁰-2⁰ setting on the eel's course in the target's travel direction; aiming das boot and using steam eels set on high rarely misses unless it's a dud.