Although I am on my (8th) patrol I would like to buy a round of biers in exchange for your advice on attacking convoys. It is the summer of '40 in a VIIB with an experienced crew. I, however, am not the best Kaleun and don't want to lose these guys due to my inexperience. I am not having success tracking or attacking convoys. To track them I consistently end up too close and end up getting chased (DC'd) away and lose the convoy. I have tried to position myself ahead of the convoy and hit the ships as they pass around me but seem to always pick the wrong place to periscope up. Ships are too close, too far away (for my skills and/or luck), or heading right for me so I need to crash dive. In any event, I am frustrated with my lack of success and this is the supposed to be the "happy time". If this continues, I am heading for a stagnant career, certain death, or worst case...a desk job retrieving coffee at BdU! S.O.S.
