Question on orders vs. opportunity

hmatthias · 04-02-07, 08:05 AM

I am on a patrol where I am to insert an agent in Manilla. However, I have come across a large convoy on my way there. In real life, would a sub captain attack this, and risk being sunk, losing the agent as well, or would he take the opportunity to do some damage? I am planning on taking out a a few ships of this convoy, but wondered what the "real life" thing to do would be.

Also, a minor critisism, but the merchant traffic seems a little to numerous right now. I found unescorted freighters between New Guinea and Australia in January 1943, which seemed a bit odd. I wonder where they were going, since all of that territory was Allied at the time...

04-02-07, 08:05 AM	#1
hmatthias Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question on orders vs. opportunity I am on a patrol where I am to insert an agent in Manilla. However, I have come across a large convoy on my way there. In real life, would a sub captain attack this, and risk being sunk, losing the agent as well, or would he take the opportunity to do some damage? I am planning on taking out a a few ships of this convoy, but wondered what the "real life" thing to do would be. Also, a minor critisism, but the merchant traffic seems a little to numerous right now. I found unescorted freighters between New Guinea and Australia in January 1943, which seemed a bit odd. I wonder where they were going, since all of that territory was Allied at the time...