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Originally Posted by hachiman
So you've made your first attack. You've had a couple of hits. The escorts are turning in towards your suspected position, but will take a long time to reach there. However the ships in the convoy are now moving independently and turning away in different directions and also different speeds.
I'll admit probably illogically that although turning, I assume the merchants are still travelling at the same speed as before the attack. At this point I am heading into the convoy at periscope depth at fast speed and trying to get much closer shots in. I'm gauging distance by eye. Sometimes I hit and sometimes I miss.
What is your procedure for follow up attacks? Do you do accurate range and speed checks again or like myself, using the speed reading taken before and guess range?
Thanks
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Just wait minutes. Generally, after attacked, the merchants will act like herd of sheep which is shocked. They will speed up and change course randomly.
Eventually, perhaps passing 10-15 minutes, they will calm down and reorganize themselves, which leads to a new common course and speed again except some sheep who have gone astray. Don't shock them again when they are escaping or they will spread all over the map finally.