Ahh the frustrations of running submerged. This is why RL Kaleuns liked making night time surface attacks. There was no risk of being heard cos the DD's couldn't really hear a surfaced submarine very well unless it was real close and on diesels.
The problem with the game is that unless the escorts have no radar and you approach in poor visibility you will get spotted before you get close enough to make an attack run. The beauty is that you can also exploit some of the weaknesses that are inherent in the game but were not there in RL.
There are threads which cover the hunt and approach but what I try to do is get in front of the convoy and come in at an angle at dead slow 1 kt until they come onto my position. Unless I'm in a very gung ho mood I never go faster than 2kt when in an attack where escorts are around.
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