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Originally Posted by spork542
There have been many situations in which I have attacked a convoy and the escorts, immediately after the torpedo impact, started speeding towards my position by the centimeter in accuracy. This is with silent running on and moving at 1kt. This occurs to me even with electric torpedoes. Indeed, if the escorts did not head after me due to the compressed air (they found me after the torpedo impacts) they would have nothing else to listen to in order to find my position so accurately. And at the range I am normally at, they can't ping me. It's lunacy, absolute lunacy.
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Golden Rivet more or less answers here:
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also boats can report whether they were hit on the port or starboard side giving the escorts some kind of indication which side of the convoy to start looking.
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I'd suggest you try approaching a convoy from side on, launch at the furthest column away from your sub. You'll find that the escorts on that side of the convoy will sweep outwards looking for you whilst the escorts on your side of the convoy will sail merrily on.
The mistake a lot of people make is to fire at the nearest column whilst up close....this gives them little chance of evasion without using the electrics at high speed which means they will be heard by the escorts anyway.
