Deck Gun Attack of Destroyer Within Convoy

Bent Periscope · 05-05-09, 05:43 PM

Has anyone tried a deck gun attack on a destroyer while surfacing from within the convoy? Especially at night time since I’m a small silhouette lost in the crowd while he starts off away from the ships.

Of course this would have to be during the early years when the merchants don’t have guns. I’m wondering if you start firing from a distance, could you hit them for some real damage before they would hit you?

Would the DD be careful to fire since you are near the merchants or are they so accurate that you’d be deadmeat within seconds?

As the DD grows closer, I’d try to submerge under a merchant and try to trial it while I go deeper. Hopefully the convoy will get in the way of the warship and allow me to escape, pop up later and start again.

I’ve never tried this since Bdu has instilled the Fear of God into me regarding destroyers.

BP

05-05-09, 05:43 PM	#1
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Deck Gun Attack of Destroyer Within Convoy Has anyone tried a deck gun attack on a destroyer while surfacing from within the convoy? Especially at night time since I’m a small silhouette lost in the crowd while he starts off away from the ships. Of course this would have to be during the early years when the merchants don’t have guns. I’m wondering if you start firing from a distance, could you hit them for some real damage before they would hit you? Would the DD be careful to fire since you are near the merchants or are they so accurate that you’d be deadmeat within seconds? As the DD grows closer, I’d try to submerge under a merchant and try to trial it while I go deeper. Hopefully the convoy will get in the way of the warship and allow me to escape, pop up later and start again. I’ve never tried this since Bdu has instilled the Fear of God into me regarding destroyers. BP Last edited by Bent Periscope; 05-07-09 at 02:24 PM.