Shadowing convoy with hydrophones

kapuhy · 03-09-11, 02:09 AM

I have detected a convoy through hydrophones, heading roughly towards me. The problem is, weather is so bad that I barely see my own WO's face, so my usual method of observing the convoy through periscope from long range to learn its speed, heading and formation is useless. If I just blindly rush towards the noise, most probable result is smashing into some ships hull or meeting a destroyer at 200 meters range. Also, I can't take multiple bearings on any specific ship to calculate their heading from that, because the noises blend into each other (my sonarman is not affected by this, but he can only report on nearest target which is usually the maneuvering destroyer).

Do you have any methods to reliably calculate speed / heading of the convoy and setup the attack in such a situation or do I have to wait for the skies to clear while staying "somewhere near the convoy" (which might take weeks with my luck)?

03-09-11, 02:09 AM	#1
kapuhy Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Poland Posts: 874 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 3	Shadowing convoy with hydrophones I have detected a convoy through hydrophones, heading roughly towards me. The problem is, weather is so bad that I barely see my own WO's face, so my usual method of observing the convoy through periscope from long range to learn its speed, heading and formation is useless. If I just blindly rush towards the noise, most probable result is smashing into some ships hull or meeting a destroyer at 200 meters range. Also, I can't take multiple bearings on any specific ship to calculate their heading from that, because the noises blend into each other (my sonarman is not affected by this, but he can only report on nearest target which is usually the maneuvering destroyer). Do you have any methods to reliably calculate speed / heading of the convoy and setup the attack in such a situation or do I have to wait for the skies to clear while staying "somewhere near the convoy" (which might take weeks with my luck)?