avoiding escorts

midnightrider1818 · 02-07-12, 06:01 PM

im playing with irai mod and i am having a hard time escaping escorts. i also have depth charge water disturbance mod enabled. i am still on eastern coastal waters so i cant go too deep. maybe that is my problem. just wondering what other guys do to avoid escorts.

THE_MASK · 02-07-12, 06:20 PM

Think like a sub captain .

SubHunter88 · 02-07-12, 07:06 PM

Depends on how many there are. If its 4 or less i let them detect me, And hold a course toward or away from them, When they get inside 2,000M.

They'll normally make a nice straight attack run, That's you chance to blow them. Just remember you shooting into his BOW, so let them get close. Miss (especially with the stern tube) and your in trouble.

When im moving away (stern tube shot) I let them in to about 900m before firing

When im closing (fore tube shot) I normallt fire from about 1200. Make sure you use the electric torpedos too.

Hinrich Schwab · 02-07-12, 07:56 PM

Average visual range of escorts: ~8000m
Average hydrophone range: ~4000m
Average Active Sonar range ~4000m

Take advantage of distance, weather and thermoclines to avoid detection and escape, if needs be. Never let them see you.

SubHunter88 · 02-07-12, 09:05 PM

If there's only one or 2 screening a medium convoy, I'll take them down.

If there's a caggle of Destroyers- Or worse a cruiser or two, I do my best to avoid confronting them.

One such occasion i found a large convoy in the north Atlantic, A mess of cargo ships- But nothing big... Screened by 8 destroyers and a cruiser. I didnt engage at all. Risk/reward factor wasn't there for me. I'm not mixing it up with destroyers for small tonnage.

Tankers, Big troop transports, and large merchants in numbers.. worth while. A bunch of small fish with heavy defense? No.

Tolkemec · 02-07-12, 11:28 PM

Never attack on shallow waters. Follow them untill you can deep dive. Just be patient and plan your attack carefully.

02-07-12, 06:01 PM	#1
midnightrider1818 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 141 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	avoiding escorts im playing with irai mod and i am having a hard time escaping escorts. i also have depth charge water disturbance mod enabled. i am still on eastern coastal waters so i cant go too deep. maybe that is my problem. just wondering what other guys do to avoid escorts.

02-07-12, 07:06 PM	#3
SubHunter88 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 38 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Depends on how many there are. If its 4 or less i let them detect me, And hold a course toward or away from them, When they get inside 2,000M. They'll normally make a nice straight attack run, That's you chance to blow them. Just remember you shooting into his BOW, so let them get close. Miss (especially with the stern tube) and your in trouble. When im moving away (stern tube shot) I let them in to about 900m before firing When im closing (fore tube shot) I normallt fire from about 1200. Make sure you use the electric torpedos too. __________________ Sniper of the High Seas; xALIENAx Running silent, running Deep.

02-07-12, 09:05 PM	#5
SubHunter88 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 38 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	If there's only one or 2 screening a medium convoy, I'll take them down. If there's a caggle of Destroyers- Or worse a cruiser or two, I do my best to avoid confronting them. One such occasion i found a large convoy in the north Atlantic, A mess of cargo ships- But nothing big... Screened by 8 destroyers and a cruiser. I didnt engage at all. Risk/reward factor wasn't there for me. I'm not mixing it up with destroyers for small tonnage. Tankers, Big troop transports, and large merchants in numbers.. worth while. A bunch of small fish with heavy defense? No. __________________ Sniper of the High Seas; xALIENAx Running silent, running Deep.

02-07-12, 06:20 PM	#2
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Think like a sub captain .

02-07-12, 07:56 PM	#4
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Average visual range of escorts: ~8000m Average hydrophone range: ~4000m Average Active Sonar range ~4000m Take advantage of distance, weather and thermoclines to avoid detection and escape, if needs be. Never let them see you.

02-07-12, 11:28 PM	#6
Tolkemec Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: BCN Posts: 118 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Never attack on shallow waters. Follow them untill you can deep dive. Just be patient and plan your attack carefully.