Convoy Sighted,now what?

[andym]

Ok,i am asking what to do here.I am on Patrol off the west coast of Portugal and get a miriad of reports,ship spotted etc,etc,take a gander through the attack scope and ive stumbled across a large slow convoy.Theres Freighters,Troopships,Tankers ....................and 2x Black Swan Class Destroyer and 3 possibly 4 flower class corvettes.So i shadow the convoy at PD silent run ning and on of the flowers comes over to investigate,after a few DC's which are all miles off i decide that discretion is the better part of valour and resume my ploted course.I complete the patrol of the required area and sink a few freighters then decide to try and catch up the Convoy.My question is this,do close the convoy then fore a spread of fish in the hope it hits something or do i pick off the escorts(doesnt sound like a good idea to me)?Any input greatfully recieved.

[mcf1]

Hi Kaleun.
It is always best to pick the most juicy targets to sink and try sneak past the escorts at 50 rpms and never use the T/C when near escorts it gives them some kind of advantage and they will spot you.
Once you sink a few ships dive to 50m or so and if possible use the convoy as cover to escape in silent running

[papa_smurf]

It is always best to pick the most juicy targets to sink and try sneak past the escorts at 50 rpms and never use the T/C when near escorts it gives them some kind of advantage and they will spot you.
Once you sink a few ships dive to 50m or so and if possible use the convoy as cover to escape in silent running

I would go for this option, and add this as well.................. SINK 'EM ALL!!!

Escorts are usually hard to hit because they can change speed and course rapidly. I usually don't target the escorts unless I'm in a very good position. I target the merchants, but if by luck I am in a good position to attack an escort I go for it.

[Brag]

Position yourself ahead and a little to the side of the convoy path. Let the lead escort pass you. Up scop, pick a couple od suitable targets, fire and dive deep.

You may want to read the articles on convoy attack on my kielman webbie.

[andym]

I keep reading about keeping the Revs down,is this a patch that neds applying to enable this?

[KeptinCranky]

NO, you can see your engine revolutions in 2 small dials in the Zentrale and in the Conning tower too, the connign tower are easiest to find, look for 2 identical dials close to eacht other, they're white in the VII an IX boats but red/black in the type II

don't have a screenie for you at the moment

The trick is that at less than 100rpm on the engines you are running silent (where engine noise is concerned anyway) this means setting the speed to slightly less than 2 knots in the speed selection dial, which is the alternate for the engine telegraph.

[predavolk]

Originally Posted by Brag

Position yourself ahead and a little to the side of the convoy path. Let the lead escort pass you. Up scop, pick a couple od suitable targets, fire and dive deep.

You may want to read the articles on convoy attack on my kielman webbie.

Basically, that's how it's done. There are lots of posts here, and articles out there (e.g., Brag's) with more details on the finer points of getting it done. My biggest tip is that it's a lot easier to sneak past, and then evade the escorts, with rougher seas.