While I concur that lone ships are safer for tonnage... isn't there a thrill in 'wounding' a convoy, then slipping away, just to outsmart them as they try and continue to their destination... only to pop up 50km or so later just to 'wound' them some more... There's satisfaction in watching the numbers dwindle over several days of chase, I like to imagine the terror of the sailors on board as they watch their friends being picked off, seemingly without mercy. Not that I have anything against those sailors, but i'm an American sub Commander and this is WWII. Just imagine the morale of the Japanese Imperial Navy, knowing their DD's are not enough to stop the carnage. Then imagine the morale of the merchant navy, when they know the Imperial Navy just can't protect them. All of this contributes to the wars outcome and should not be underestimated.
Afterwards, just before I clean the Nav map of all those wonderful X's, lines and circles, I can re-live the thrill as I see the litany of confirmed kills stretched over 100's of kilometres... knowing, I was smarter than they were.... our navy is better than theirs, and we are going to win
