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Originally Posted by maddysad
1st TACTICAL
Enjoyed GWX so far (3rd career) 
Presently on 2nd patrol (AM23 just completed) late 1939 when I am Radio contact about "Task Force" coming out SW through the "Irish Sea" 
Decide "You win some you lose some " and sail south for possible interception
As luck would have it, come into 20 km of "convoy" (save)
I'm in mountainous seas,Time is 23.55, there are 20+ ships in convoy
Went in...Total disaster...cant see more than 1 target at a time(and whaler ships are crushing me )  |
well, the weather can also be your friend. Just yesterday i followed a convoy (not a fast task force though) for a day until it got dark. Weather was bad (wind 15, overcast, but no rain) and sight bad too. I had my best watch crew on deck and used auto-mapping. This enabled me to get in good firing position withing the convoy and shot a Nelson-type battleship with 4 eels from 500m - at least 2 critical hits and the BB went down in 30secs. I went deep and silent and the destroyer didnt have a clue where i was because of the heavy see. He didnt drop a single deapth charge!
in a nutshell: if the weather is bad but good enough that you can track your targets to get in good firing position, you have better chances to survive after your attack, cause the sea is "loud"
i play GWX 1.3 with >70% realism (use only auto mapping and auto targetting) and DiD