Convoy attack tactics

bollockmaster · 06-05-13, 04:33 PM

Hi all,
I'm sure it's nothing new, but I just thought I'd share my experiences of attacking convoys circa. 1940 in my trusty old Type II-D.
I'm running GWX Gold and at first found it very difficult attacking convoys without being either heavily damaged or sent to a watery grave by the escorts. But I've found that if I sneak inside the destroyer screen submerged, pick a couple of fat juicy merchants to attack, get as close as I dare to them (within a 1000yrds), stop and let fly with my 3 eels (2 into the first target to guarantee a sinking), continue heading towards the first target (i.e follow the eels into the target) once it sinks park myself as deep as possible and as close to the sunken hulk as I dare, then just sit there while the escorts search all over the outskirts of the convoy find nothing and p***off, reload and finish off the other merchant or if it's already gone down surface and catch up with the convoy again. The noise the sunken ship is making seems to mask my presence, and the escorts don't even come anywhere near.

06-05-13, 04:33 PM	#1
bollockmaster Nub Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Doncaster, England Posts: 3 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Convoy attack tactics Hi all, I'm sure it's nothing new, but I just thought I'd share my experiences of attacking convoys circa. 1940 in my trusty old Type II-D. I'm running GWX Gold and at first found it very difficult attacking convoys without being either heavily damaged or sent to a watery grave by the escorts. But I've found that if I sneak inside the destroyer screen submerged, pick a couple of fat juicy merchants to attack, get as close as I dare to them (within a 1000yrds), stop and let fly with my 3 eels (2 into the first target to guarantee a sinking), continue heading towards the first target (i.e follow the eels into the target) once it sinks park myself as deep as possible and as close to the sunken hulk as I dare, then just sit there while the escorts search all over the outskirts of the convoy find nothing and p***off, reload and finish off the other merchant or if it's already gone down surface and catch up with the convoy again. The noise the sunken ship is making seems to mask my presence, and the escorts don't even come anywhere near.