Night convoy attacks and crew awards

MinskMariner · 10-20-07, 08:54 PM

Hello everyone,

I am working through my first career in SHIII and have encountered the following problems along the way. If you would take the time, I would appreciate any responses:

1. So far, I am in the early years of the war and have only encountered lone merchants in my patrols in the North Sea. My next patrol is in the Atlantic west of England where I anticipate encountering a convoy. My question is related to convoy attack tactics. I know the German U-boats used to sneak into the convoy at night on the surface, attack with all of their loaded torpedoes, and run for life from the destroyers. But I've noticed that even when attacking lone merchants, in the dead of night without moonlight, with my engines on low, the merchant can still see me when I am 1000+ meters away (judging by my stealth meter turning red). So, how does one attack a convoy at night on the surface without being detected? (Also, are there any good resources on the web about SHIII convoy attack tactics?).

2. The SHIII manual says that one can promote, qualify, and reward your sailors after a mission but it does not clarify by what criteria one should assign these things. How should one determine which of his crewmembers to reward, promote, and qualify?

Thanks, guys!

10-20-07, 08:54 PM	#1
MinskMariner Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Night convoy attacks and crew awards Hello everyone, I am working through my first career in SHIII and have encountered the following problems along the way. If you would take the time, I would appreciate any responses: 1. So far, I am in the early years of the war and have only encountered lone merchants in my patrols in the North Sea. My next patrol is in the Atlantic west of England where I anticipate encountering a convoy. My question is related to convoy attack tactics. I know the German U-boats used to sneak into the convoy at night on the surface, attack with all of their loaded torpedoes, and run for life from the destroyers. But I've noticed that even when attacking lone merchants, in the dead of night without moonlight, with my engines on low, the merchant can still see me when I am 1000+ meters away (judging by my stealth meter turning red). So, how does one attack a convoy at night on the surface without being detected? (Also, are there any good resources on the web about SHIII convoy attack tactics?). 2. The SHIII manual says that one can promote, qualify, and reward your sailors after a mission but it does not clarify by what criteria one should assign these things. How should one determine which of his crewmembers to reward, promote, and qualify? Thanks, guys!