Do you select your targets in a convoy?

Nuoz · 06-18-07, 02:29 PM

Is it worth spending 2 or more fish on a larger tanker than hitting those faster, smaller cargos with only one? Should i be picky?

Brag · 06-18-07, 02:52 PM

Go for the big fat ones. A matter of arithmetic 10,000 tonnes divided by 2 torpedoes is 5,000 tons per torp. Two small freighters will be short of 5,000 tons.

What I often do is send 2 torps onto a fatty just to make sure my attack brings something.

Then I fire two torps at two separate biggies (Aim slightly forward of foremast) and try to sink them with one shot. If they all work, that's 30,000+ tonnes for a night's work.

By the time I fired four tubes it's time to get outta dodge.

The trick is not only sink ships but being able to brag about it later on in the pubs.

Paajtor · 06-18-07, 02:53 PM

Yes you should be picky, imo.

Go for that large tanker, and make sure you sink it...and run and hide.
You will want to be exposed to the enemy as least as possible, so imo it's better to perform 1 succesfull attack at 1 worthy target, then to do multiple attacks on small targets.

If you aren't detected after you sank that tanker, you can always go for another run...preferrably on another big target.

danurve · 06-18-07, 03:18 PM

I try to get a good aob when I can get into position depending on the escorts. Not always possible in cruddy weather. But usually my favorite tragets, (troopships, fat tankers, aux cruisers) are flanked by the smaller tramps and such. So in some cases its a 2x2, scoot, shadow and 2nd run.

Nuoz · 06-18-07, 03:24 PM

AoB isnt a big problem because i get really close

i mean 300m close. Where to aim to sink a large one? Bow? I'm playing with 100% realism.

XLjedi · 06-18-07, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuoz

AoB isnt a big problem because i get really close

i mean 300m close. Where to aim to sink a large one? Bow? I'm playing with 100% realism.

300m?

Have you thought about swappin out your deck gun for a really big drill?

JohnnyBlaze · 06-19-07, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronblood

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuoz

AoB isnt a big problem because i get really close

i mean 300m close. Where to aim to sink a large one? Bow? I'm playing with 100% realism.

300m?

Have you thought about swappin out your deck gun for a really big drill?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

The Munster · 06-18-07, 03:24 PM

Always pick your targets, the bigger the better. Even if you only manage to disable one or two, you can always hang around until the Convoy resumes on it's merry way then finish em off !

ichso · 06-18-07, 03:34 PM

I too always try to hit the biggest targets in the convoy. I try to plan ahead so that I can fire each tube in one attack, divided up in several salvos mostly on multiple targets.
For example, once I drove that way into a convoy, that I could hit 2 ships with 2 torpedoes each of tubes 1-4 and another one with a torpedo of the aft tube. That way I finished my attack very quickly and could dive away before the torpedoes even hit and therefore before the DD's start looking for me.
One idea might be to spare the aft torpedo for an incoming destroyer, depends on the number of escorts, the date and so on.

Thniper · 06-18-07, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ichso

One idea might be to spare the aft torpedo for an incoming destroyer, depends on the number of escorts, the date and so on.

Spare your aft torpedo? Never done that!

Let'em have it!!!

I always empty all my tubes, unless a DD is right above me.

For my bow tubes, I try to hit four different ships near the engine room so they slow down and I can finish them off later!

Happy hunting!

rik007 · 06-18-07, 03:30 PM

Select your big targets in advance. Do not economize by trying to get the big ones with one torp. It is just too frustrating to see them sail on and it takes a lot of time to redo a second attempt. Remember that an outgoing convoi is empty and the ships are harder to crack. So 2x2 is the way to go. The smaller one are for fun or targets of opportunity.

06-18-07, 02:29 PM	#1
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Do you select your targets in a convoy? Is it worth spending 2 or more fish on a larger tanker than hitting those faster, smaller cargos with only one? Should i be picky? __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-18-07, 02:52 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Go for the big fat ones. A matter of arithmetic 10,000 tonnes divided by 2 torpedoes is 5,000 tons per torp. Two small freighters will be short of 5,000 tons. What I often do is send 2 torps onto a fatty just to make sure my attack brings something. Then I fire two torps at two separate biggies (Aim slightly forward of foremast) and try to sink them with one shot. If they all work, that's 30,000+ tonnes for a night's work. By the time I fired four tubes it's time to get outta dodge. The trick is not only sink ships but being able to brag about it later on in the pubs. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

06-18-07, 02:53 PM	#3
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Yes you should be picky, imo. Go for that large tanker, and make sure you sink it...and run and hide. You will want to be exposed to the enemy as least as possible, so imo it's better to perform 1 succesfull attack at 1 worthy target, then to do multiple attacks on small targets. If you aren't detected after you sank that tanker, you can always go for another run...preferrably on another big target. __________________

06-18-07, 03:18 PM	#4
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I try to get a good aob when I can get into position depending on the escorts. Not always possible in cruddy weather. But usually my favorite tragets, (troopships, fat tankers, aux cruisers) are flanked by the smaller tramps and such. So in some cases its a 2x2, scoot, shadow and 2nd run. __________________

06-18-07, 03:24 PM	#5
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	AoB isnt a big problem because i get really close i mean 300m close. Where to aim to sink a large one? Bow? I'm playing with 100% realism. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-18-07, 03:24 PM	#8
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Always pick your targets, the bigger the better. Even if you only manage to disable one or two, you can always hang around until the Convoy resumes on it's merry way then finish em off ! __________________ *GWX Team Member; Retired* GWX Home Page

06-18-07, 03:34 PM	#9
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I too always try to hit the biggest targets in the convoy. I try to plan ahead so that I can fire each tube in one attack, divided up in several salvos mostly on multiple targets. For example, once I drove that way into a convoy, that I could hit 2 ships with 2 torpedoes each of tubes 1-4 and another one with a torpedo of the aft tube. That way I finished my attack very quickly and could dive away before the torpedoes even hit and therefore before the DD's start looking for me. One idea might be to spare the aft torpedo for an incoming destroyer, depends on the number of escorts, the date and so on. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

06-18-07, 03:30 PM	#11
rik007 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 785 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Select your big targets in advance. Do not economize by trying to get the big ones with one torp. It is just too frustrating to see them sail on and it takes a lot of time to redo a second attempt. Remember that an outgoing convoi is empty and the ships are harder to crack. So 2x2 is the way to go. The smaller one are for fun or targets of opportunity.