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Originally Posted by Orion2012
When it comes to convoy's I normally try and let the lead DD past me while, I'm coming in with one of the outer lines of merchies at about a 45 degree angle on bow, come to periscope (I approach below the thermal layer to get past the lead DD) get my range and speed, then begin approaching the 90 degree AOB like the o'kane method. As far as engaging zip-zag targets, it's a guessing/instincts kind of thing, but in the truth of things, a target dosen't normally zig-zag unless you've been spotted or heard and at that point your at a huge tactical disadvantage and might be better off finding new prey.
Also, if your new to SH4 and play with any mods, or even a stock game, aircraft may seem like bothersome flies in need of swatting down, but they can and WILL sink you or destroy you. Nothing more frustrating then being on the way back from a 75000 ton patrol to have your tanks punctured by a bothersome (in my case british, as I'm playing OM) aircraft.
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I think I was doing something along the same lines. I was doing a war patrol and had to patrol in japan seas during the year 1944 and after getting to the sea, my crew visually picked up a convoy and I plotted where they were going to be, went below thermal after aligning a 90 degree angle and waited. When the time came, I went to periscope depth and picked the largest merchant ship (large modern tanker) and sanked it using the dick o'kane method. After that happened the other tankers beside it just all (in unison) began moving left and right.... I remained at periscope depth and no destroyers came to my location... just the damn tankers zig zagging...
I guess there are other prey, but do you know if they will stop zig zagging soon enough? or do they keep doing that? cause I was thinking maybe I should follow them either under thermal for awhile and maybe go back to PD after they've stopped zig zagging.
Implicitly, you're saying that it is possible to torpedo one of the merchant ships in the convoy without the other merchant ships performing evasive maneuvers, right? Cause if there are, I may just abandon the convoy I'm stalking now for other convoys.
At first I tried to engage the planes, but got bombed, so now I just hide under water every time one of my men sees a plane... works but annoying as hell.
thanks
PS: sorry for spelling mistakes, I'm using my brother's MX5000 keyboard and It's so different and harder to press the keys...