09-21-08, 08:14 AM
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Chief of the Boat
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: 250 metres below the surface
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Originally Posted by meduza
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Originally Posted by predavolk
Wow, I'm very impressed that you guys are attacking convoys that late (especially 1943) and not getting detected? How far away are you shooting, and what do you do after shooting to evade (dive fast, slow, turn away, etc.)? I'm kind of suprised that escorts haven't gotten close enough to detect you with what should be improved sonar. Unless that hasn't come online yet (is that mid-1943?). Keep up the good work!
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It's not very difficult to stay undetected, even this late in the war. I guess it will become harder after May '43.
Once the DD come to 5-6km I slow down to 1kt, and completely stop once they are 2-3km away. I keep my periscope down, and raise it only shortly to get the data.
My targets were 3.5-4 km away, but they were on the far side of the convoy. THe nearest merchant was less than 1km away, the leading DD passed about 1.5km from me, and the flanking one was about 2km away.
As soon I fire last torpedo, I start diving, very slow at 1kt, and alter my course some 30°. |
Wise moves......43 onwards, the hunter becomes the hunted 
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