New Convoy Tactic?

Captain Nemo · 03-14-08, 09:58 AM

Something out of the ordinary happened this morning. At night I managed to get past the escort screen and set up an attack on a Graville-type freighter. At a range of about 360 metres I fired a torp and hit it in the bow area, it went down a few minutes later. However, the reaction from the rest of the convoy was somewhat chaotic in that they started to do 360 degree turns and were all over the place. Not such a bad tactic as it screwed up my attack on a second Granville. Submerged I pulled away from the convoy to a distance of about 7-8kms. By this time the convoy had re-grouped and were sailing along in a nice orderly fashion. This was my second attack on this convoy, the first time they just zig-zagged after I had put a couple of large merchants down. The Convoy Commodore probably thought that this new tactic would avoid futher immediate losses, which it did.

Here goes with my third attack.

Nemo

Uncle Goose · 03-14-08, 10:16 AM

This kind of behaviour actually happened IRL, sometimes it was ordered in advance to react like this if one of the ships got hit but other times it was just pure panic of the crews.

SmokinTep · 03-14-08, 11:06 AM

I haven't encountered anything like that yet. Must have been a sight............

Brag · 03-14-08, 12:27 PM

I'd like to see something like that

Canovaro · 03-14-08, 01:51 PM

Very interesting, hope to experience that some time.
This game keeps surprising us.

Jimbuna · 03-14-08, 01:53 PM

This often happens when the fox is let loose amongst the chickens

Elmer Kosterman · 03-15-08, 07:02 AM

I've seen convoys get disordered like that twice when ships get disabled up front. After an attack, all hell breaks loose and ships swerve across two or three lanes which snowballs into evasive action by everyone. It takes hours for them to get back into formation. Torpedo solutions become difficult because speeds and AOB's are no longer uniform, but smetimes ships stop completely for a few minutes to avoid collisions and sit there like ducks. Escorts have a hard time navigating the mess too, which is good.

Jimbuna · 03-15-08, 08:24 AM

TAKE ADVANTAGE!!.....SINK EM ALL!!

03-14-08, 09:58 AM	#1
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	New Convoy Tactic? Something out of the ordinary happened this morning. At night I managed to get past the escort screen and set up an attack on a Graville-type freighter. At a range of about 360 metres I fired a torp and hit it in the bow area, it went down a few minutes later. However, the reaction from the rest of the convoy was somewhat chaotic in that they started to do 360 degree turns and were all over the place. Not such a bad tactic as it screwed up my attack on a second Granville. Submerged I pulled away from the convoy to a distance of about 7-8kms. By this time the convoy had re-grouped and were sailing along in a nice orderly fashion. This was my second attack on this convoy, the first time they just zig-zagged after I had put a couple of large merchants down. The Convoy Commodore probably thought that this new tactic would avoid futher immediate losses, which it did. Here goes with my third attack. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

03-14-08, 12:27 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'd like to see something like that __________________ 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/

03-14-08, 01:53 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	This often happens when the fox is let loose amongst the chickens __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-15-08, 08:24 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	TAKE ADVANTAGE!!.....SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-14-08, 10:16 AM	#2
Uncle Goose Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 113 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	This kind of behaviour actually happened IRL, sometimes it was ordered in advance to react like this if one of the ships got hit but other times it was just pure panic of the crews.

03-14-08, 11:06 AM	#3
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I haven't encountered anything like that yet. Must have been a sight............

03-14-08, 01:51 PM	#5
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Very interesting, hope to experience that some time. This game keeps surprising us.

03-15-08, 07:02 AM	#7
Elmer Kosterman A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: München Posts: 71 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I've seen convoys get disordered like that twice when ships get disabled up front. After an attack, all hell breaks loose and ships swerve across two or three lanes which snowballs into evasive action by everyone. It takes hours for them to get back into formation. Torpedo solutions become difficult because speeds and AOB's are no longer uniform, but smetimes ships stop completely for a few minutes to avoid collisions and sit there like ducks. Escorts have a hard time navigating the mess too, which is good.