For whatever reason merchants can still haul butt in the worst seas - a full 9 knots in what felt like a hurricane! I sunk one last night in near zero visibility by going flank on the surface, directly behind her. I could barely catch her even at flank, given the rough seas, so no way I could run far ahead enough to get an intercept. (I love how the game models my sub slowing down when the props come out of the water as she porpoises her way through the waves).
Even though I was surfaced there was so much water pouring over the bow planes the hydrophones still worked, so I got directly on her tail and just chased her down, and eventually put one into her stern at 500m.
If there was one big prize in the convoy this might still work - by shooting her in the stern you disable her props, and as I have been informed, the escort will eventually abandon her, and you can come back at your leisure and finish the kill. So it might still be a good tactic to come blazing in on the surface if there's a great single target you want.
I'll give this a try, and if you don't hear back from me, it's because it didn't work and I'm fish food.
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