All depends on date
HX 282 was March 44
Hunter killer groups a plenty and the threat of the uboats disappearing
As SH3 uses RND convoys its a bit hard to show true escorts
Typically early war convoys would be escorted by local escorts to a prearranged point where those escorts would turn for home
Leaving the altantic escorts alone to cover the convoy
The atlantic escorts early on comprised of just maybe one dd if lucky maybe a battleship or an aux cruiser
At a prearranged point close to England local escorts would meet the convoys ( much like the Happy times single mission ) and escort in - this was seen as the most dangerous time for attacks
This cannot be simulated in SH3 as all convoys span a year or so and have random waypoints so they follow different courses so getting escorts to meet them would be nigh on impossible
As war progressed and convoy attacks took place further out into the atlantic more escorts stayed the whole course but due to fuelling problems escorts came and went so its hard to get an exact count of what escrts at any one time
HX 282 for example
Departed NYC 6th March 44
Arrived Liverpool 22nd March 44
The records state 20 escorts
But those came and went
AGASSIZ ESCORT 06/03 - 08/03 <-----2 days
BRONTES ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03 <-----2 days
BUTTERCUP ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03 <-----10 days
DIGBY ESCORT 08/03 - 09/03 <-----2 days
GROU ESCORT 11/03 - 16/03 <-----5 days
HADLEIGH CA ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03 <-----10 days
KRIEZIS ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03 <-----10 days
LAVENDER ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
MEDICINE HAT ESCORT 08/03 - 09/03
PORTAGE ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
RUTHERFORD ESCORT 11/03 - 20/03
SAPPER ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03
SHERBROOKE ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
SOUTHERN BREEZE ESCORT 21/03 - 22/03
TOMPAZIS ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
TRANSCONA ESCORT 06/03 - 11/03
VIMY ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
VOLUNTEER ESCORT 11/03 - 21/03
As you can see the escorts are in and out all the time AND records arent always accurate
HX 8 in 39 had 3 escorts - 2 local that left after 2 days and the Revenge as the sole atlantic escort
HX 77 had 12 escorts in and out ( late 40 ) for 39 merchants
SC 149 in Dec 43 had 14 escorts for 33 merchants - 7 of those escorts ran across the atlantic plus a MAC ship
So its hard to do exactly as true without scripting each and every convoy seperately
and as around 3000 convoys
