On May 27th 1915 U-21 (KK Otto Hersing) torpedoed the battleship HMS Majestic off Gaba Tepe near the Dardenelles. The battleship was close to shore in shallow water (9-fathoms) with her anti-torpedo nets out and surrounded by destroyers and anti-submarine trawlers. KK Hersing closed to 400 yards in broad daylight and put two torpedoes into her. He then took U-21 UNDER the sinking 15,700 ton (full load displacement) Majestic (which sank in only seven-minutes with the loss of 40-lives) and escaped cleanly.
Even given the primitive ASW capabilites of 1915, that took guts.
I would suggest that nobody could accuse you of cheating for using your victims as cover but that's just my $0.02.
Good Hunting
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