What to do...Quick!!!

Foghladh_mhara · 06-08-07, 03:14 PM

Transiting to my patrol area in BD74 and I've quite literally stumbled across a convoy in BE86. Its 1943 and the contact report arrived minutes before I started detecting radar emissions. Its travelling at 6 knots and I'm perfectly positioned on its port side and about 10kms ahead of it. In fact I'm probably a little too well positioned if thats possible.

Managed to get a few sneaky glances with the scope and it seems to be a fairly large convoy with about 7 columns. Can make out some large ships in there. The problems are threefold.

The convoy columns seem to be at 500m spacings rather than the 1000m I've come across before. This scuppers my usual approach of submerging between two cols because I figure I'll get spotted or rammed, if I stay where I am I will get rammed cos one of the columns is pointed right at me!

The other problem is that its now 0900, sun is coming up and the sea is like glass.

The final insignificant detail is that before I dived I was picking up 8 radar emissions around the convoy.

Should I:
a) stay inside the convoy path and shoot from short ranges
b) withdraw outside the escort screen and pick my targets at long range
c) run away and pretend I didn't see them

I'm playing DiD and I'll admit to being a little nervous

06-08-07, 03:14 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	What to do...Quick!!! Transiting to my patrol area in BD74 and I've quite literally stumbled across a convoy in BE86. Its 1943 and the contact report arrived minutes before I started detecting radar emissions. Its travelling at 6 knots and I'm perfectly positioned on its port side and about 10kms ahead of it. In fact I'm probably a little too well positioned if thats possible. Managed to get a few sneaky glances with the scope and it seems to be a fairly large convoy with about 7 columns. Can make out some large ships in there. The problems are threefold. The convoy columns seem to be at 500m spacings rather than the 1000m I've come across before. This scuppers my usual approach of submerging between two cols because I figure I'll get spotted or rammed, if I stay where I am I will get rammed cos one of the columns is pointed right at me! The other problem is that its now 0900, sun is coming up and the sea is like glass. The final insignificant detail is that before I dived I was picking up 8 radar emissions around the convoy. Should I: a) stay inside the convoy path and shoot from short ranges b) withdraw outside the escort screen and pick my targets at long range c) run away and pretend I didn't see them I'm playing DiD and I'll admit to being a little nervous __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture