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Originally Posted by Piggy
I usually aim slightly aft of the bow, with the forward momentum it "seems" to help ships sink. But you're right, sometimes they just wont got down, especially the 2000GRT passenger/cargo ships! Thoses things are tanks. Although last nights patrol I came across 3 of them so I thought I would try something different this time. I aimed just aft of the smoke stack, knocked the engines out on two of them and they sank within an hour, the 3rd one needed another eel. (ive never sank one of those with a one bow shot though)
I find the Granvilles pretty easy to sink with one bow shot though. I wouldnt aim for the engine room areas unless you want to stop it (doesnt always work though) and finish it off with a deck gun (not possible with a type II)
Generally speaking I think shots to the most forward cargo hold gives the best results but its never guaranteed and sometimes they can take hours to sink.
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I have only a one-time experience, but hitting the passenger/cargo in the aft cargo section (between the 2 masts) made him sink in about an hour in my last patrol too. It needs more attempts to confirm this location promisses succes, but your experiences confirm my suspicions. The waves we significant though, so that may have helped. Forward hits (1st mast) are useless for this type, but works miracles sofar in most others (even large merchants/freighters). Not instant, but well within the hour.