Thanks for the help, I didn't know about the tipped anchor, I guess I just never paid attention to it. I just knew where to go. The first career I started I had read a message about some fleets using Fremantle, but it didn't apply to me so I didn't give it much thought until you mentioned it.
I over used the time compression and had destroyers all over me and died a horrible death. It was only my second mission so I hadn't saved anything. I DO NOW!
Just left Fremantle headed for the Celebes Sea to sink merchants, i just got through those islands above Australia, right where it says Flores Sea and ran smack into the biggest merchant convoy I had ever seen in this game (and I've had it two weeks
) All I had to do way "All Stop" and wait until they were right in front of me. I wish they could load torpedos faster. I had an old boat and only 4, so I sunk two with those, almost got another with my stern tubes but he was tooooo close, almost hit me. And then the pinging started so I went deep and silent and figured, like they say, "better to live to fight another day", but I sure hated to leave all that cargo behind.
Thanks again guys for the info
Peabody