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sabretwo · 03-02-08, 04:38 PM

Thanks for your advice and patience. I have been practicing more on convoys and am starting to get it down (at least I'm in shooting range undetected). I think what was happening before is I was being detected five km or more out while running at a higher speed to close the gap on the convoy.

Now, instead, I'm tracking the convoy further to be sure I know its course more accurately before positioning myself in front of the convoy. Then I sit perfectly still, silent running, at roughly 90-degree to the path of the targets' movement (some times I have to close the gap a little, running no faster than 1kt). Once the lead escort passes, I'm pretty much clear. So far, doing it like this. I haven't been detected once. I'm also staying at least 1 km away from the path of the lead escort, closing distance at 1kt only after he passes if needed.

It would still be useful to have some general idea of the range on their hydrophones in various weather conditions. I'm surprised none of the vets have personal guidelines that they use based on their experience and trial/error. Although I'm trying hard to be sure I'm in front of the convoy when they arrive, there are some times I have abandoned the attack because I'm off position by more than 1-2 km and was afraid to close the gap at a speed higher than 1 kt (Often I can't confirm this until they are within 5-10 km away).

BTW...do any of you veteran high realism convoy hunters, have any tips for getting more than one shot off on a convoy hit before the DDs get dangerously close? I have only been able to get one solution and strike in before diving for deep. I'm using OLC with GWX 2.0, and it usually takes me about 30 sec to one minute to get a solution without confirming speed. That's still too long to get a fast one off on a second target. Any advice is appreciated.

03-02-08, 04:38 PM	#5
sabretwo Frogman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 295 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your advice and patience. I have been practicing more on convoys and am starting to get it down (at least I'm in shooting range undetected). I think what was happening before is I was being detected five km or more out while running at a higher speed to close the gap on the convoy. Now, instead, I'm tracking the convoy further to be sure I know its course more accurately before positioning myself in front of the convoy. Then I sit perfectly still, silent running, at roughly 90-degree to the path of the targets' movement (some times I have to close the gap a little, running no faster than 1kt). Once the lead escort passes, I'm pretty much clear. So far, doing it like this. I haven't been detected once. I'm also staying at least 1 km away from the path of the lead escort, closing distance at 1kt only after he passes if needed. It would still be useful to have some general idea of the range on their hydrophones in various weather conditions. I'm surprised none of the vets have personal guidelines that they use based on their experience and trial/error. Although I'm trying hard to be sure I'm in front of the convoy when they arrive, there are some times I have abandoned the attack because I'm off position by more than 1-2 km and was afraid to close the gap at a speed higher than 1 kt (Often I can't confirm this until they are within 5-10 km away). BTW...do any of you veteran high realism convoy hunters, have any tips for getting more than one shot off on a convoy hit before the DDs get dangerously close? I have only been able to get one solution and strike in before diving for deep. I'm using OLC with GWX 2.0, and it usually takes me about 30 sec to one minute to get a solution without confirming speed. That's still too long to get a fast one off on a second target. Any advice is appreciated.