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Originally Posted by i_b_spectre
Up until the latter part of 1942 I wasn't have any insurmountable problems. I have been able to stealthily position myself in front of an oncoming convoy, letting the escorts go by and causing mayhem in the middle of the convoy while the escorts ran around trying to find the source. When my torpedo supply was expended, I'd been able to go silent and deep, creeping away until all was clear. I try to use electric torps when I have the luxury of range and time, I stay at 2kts or even go full stop to minimize detection as well as keeping the periscope up for only as long as it takes to make firing solutions. In short, I've picked up a lot of tips from reading these forums. It just seems to have gotten markedly worse very quickly and I'm not even into '43 yet. I don't mind a challenge, but I'm beginning to think it's a real "mission impossible".
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I had been using the same technique and faced the same problems with being detected. I've just upgraded to GWX 2.0 and find that you need to stay deep (near to crush depth) and position in front and to one side (3 km works best) of a convoy. Once the lead escort gets level with you, you can go to periscope depth slow ahead and pick off the last 2 or 3 rows of ships before going under the convoy to safety.