Need Help from a seasond S-Boat Skipper

[rein1705]

Hi guys. I typically think of myself as being pretty good at taking down merchants with the S-18 class but i have a problem here. It's early 1942 and we've been sent up to patrol the celebs sea. The S-36 is a new command for me and I've got a green crew and no radar. Type 10 torpedoes. We were exiting the strait just before entering the Celebs and i decided to do a trim dive. Low and behold I had a sound contact bearing 004 long range, Warships, Lots of warships. They were closing fast. i surfaced. It is dark out and the sea is dead calm but i have light fog to work with. I determined there course which would take them past me and set an intercept course at flank. Eventually we saw the first DD and i radioed it in. HQ back at Java ordered us to intercept and attack the TF. There going better than 17 knots and at flank on the surface I'm turning 13. too slow for how far away i am but they change course SW and i manage to brave it out and charge along side and slightly ahead of them then turn into the fray. I figure at least 14 DD's 2 fleet CV's some escort CV's BB's the works... man oh man i'm in over my head! several DD's are right near me and im stunned i haven't been spotted yet but im still out of range for my out dated torpedoes to hit anything other than those tin cans. Unfortunately i saved the game when i reported the TF so i still have the same approach as the only option i see. The DD's always spot me on the surface before im in range and im too slow at PD to make range of a capital ship. anyone have any advice? I'm stumped.