how would you set up for an attack?

zero2005 · 07-01-10, 10:29 AM

so started my first campaign, 100% realism, bunch of mods.
off the coast of the UK for my first mission, and it gives me a point to patrol.
close to reaching the point, i get "smoke on the horizon", so i start scanning, and see multiple stacks of smoke from beyond the horizon. i plot a rough estimate of the direction and range, and begin an intercept course.

i get within about 7km, and completely forgot i didnt go to Periscope depth, so 2 destroyers from the convoy begin thier way over to me. so i dive.

long story short, i am now at persiscope depth, at a range of 3000 meters, running directly parallel the convoy, at my 270. i know thier speed is about 11-12 knots.

how would you go about setting up for an attack? obviously i cant run ahead and set up for a fast-90(edit: submerged anyways). would you drop back and trail for a bit then try to get distance and sprint ahead? or would you try the shot from 3000? for my first SH5 attack, i'd like to at least sink 1 of the cargo's. maybe try a simulataneous attack on 2 targets at once?

07-01-10, 10:29 AM	#1
zero2005 Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	how would you set up for an attack? so started my first campaign, 100% realism, bunch of mods. off the coast of the UK for my first mission, and it gives me a point to patrol. close to reaching the point, i get "smoke on the horizon", so i start scanning, and see multiple stacks of smoke from beyond the horizon. i plot a rough estimate of the direction and range, and begin an intercept course. i get within about 7km, and completely forgot i didnt go to Periscope depth, so 2 destroyers from the convoy begin thier way over to me. so i dive. long story short, i am now at persiscope depth, at a range of 3000 meters, running directly parallel the convoy, at my 270. i know thier speed is about 11-12 knots. how would you go about setting up for an attack? obviously i cant run ahead and set up for a fast-90(edit: submerged anyways). would you drop back and trail for a bit then try to get distance and sprint ahead? or would you try the shot from 3000? for my first SH5 attack, i'd like to at least sink 1 of the cargo's. maybe try a simulataneous attack on 2 targets at once?