night attacks on convoys

supposedtobeworking · 03-16-07, 11:18 PM

Ok I'm in Oct 1941 and am about to engage a convoy and it is about 1AM local time. Pitch black out using 16km visibility--weather is clear. I'm using GWX 1.02 and am in a VIIC. Now...

I've spotted a whale factory ship which I am going after -- it looks like it is near the aft end of the convoy. I am still not real sure how sensetive the AI visuals are, so would I get my clock cleaned if I stayed on the surface and went inside the convoy in between the lanes (roughly 7-800mtrs from a ship on either side). Would I get spotted and reported, and then hunted by AI DDs? Or should I go to Peri Depth and lurk to the Whale ship that way risking audio sonar detection?

In short, should I attempt a surface night attack in a convoy or not? was this done historically. The ship is not on an outside column but maybe 1 or 2 columns in--it is a large convoy... My inclination is to remain at Periscope depth and make an approach submerged even though it is dark...but I was wondering about a surface attack...

03-16-07, 11:18 PM	#1
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	night attacks on convoys Ok I'm in Oct 1941 and am about to engage a convoy and it is about 1AM local time. Pitch black out using 16km visibility--weather is clear. I'm using GWX 1.02 and am in a VIIC. Now... I've spotted a whale factory ship which I am going after -- it looks like it is near the aft end of the convoy. I am still not real sure how sensetive the AI visuals are, so would I get my clock cleaned if I stayed on the surface and went inside the convoy in between the lanes (roughly 7-800mtrs from a ship on either side). Would I get spotted and reported, and then hunted by AI DDs? Or should I go to Peri Depth and lurk to the Whale ship that way risking audio sonar detection? In short, should I attempt a surface night attack in a convoy or not? was this done historically. The ship is not on an outside column but maybe 1 or 2 columns in--it is a large convoy... My inclination is to remain at Periscope depth and make an approach submerged even though it is dark...but I was wondering about a surface attack...