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Originally Posted by BasilY
C'mon, I am trying to find a way to send a report about this task force while surface AND out of sight of the task force (they have a slight gunnery advantage over me). As I indicated, I know the task force is coming by sonar contact before they are insight, but when I surface, the contact is lost and I can't send the report anymore. So I can't send a report when I am out of sight of the task force, and when the task force is in sight, it will be suicidal to suface.
Maybe I should rephrase my thread title. But thank you all for your helpful and practical suggestions. By the way, guys, this is a GAME, and SH3 allow uboats to receive radio messages while underwater which isn't historically feasible.
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It has been my experience that if you receive a sonar contact, turn your boat in the direction they are coming from. Surface and go Ahead Flank. Usually, in clear weather, calm seas, you will see the ship(s) from around 7000 meters. Proceed on with caution until your about 5000 m from the convoy. Reduce speed to Ahead Slow. Scan the horizon with the uzo using the "L" key. Once you have "sighted" the convoy, send your radio report and proceed to attack the convoy in your usual way.
If the weather is stormy, you have a certain amount of advantage. You can sneak up closer with out being seen but then again, escorts and destroyers are actively using their radar so you have to be very careful.
If that is the case, stormy weather, don't expect any support.
I rarely use the "Send Contact Report" function. Most of the time the reply from BDU is "Contact Report Received, Good Work." I have found out that "air support" usually only works about 1 out 7 attempts.
However, you may have better results than I have.