Rookie Mistakes

[VONHARRIS]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

That's something I've been meaning to ask about... for the steamers, where you have an option, what factors determine which speed is best for an attack? Other than the obvious decisions, like setting them for slow because you want to be as far away (or down) as possible before anything goes boom.

Setting the TI at slow speed will give the target enough time to manouver since (and if) the torpedo is spotted.
I only use TIs set at high speed.
I follow this procedure to attack a convoy:
Line up the shots from the longest possible range
(depending on weather , visibility or even blind hydrophone shots)
All 4 bow tubes fired at the highest value possible targets.
Turn around , moving away from the convoy I fire both stern tubes at the nearest targets.
Then dive to 120m and move away at 1 kt.
If any ship is left DIW is finished off after the convoy is long gone to avoid any of the escorts returning.

If I am spotted before the launch I start immediately evasive manouvers and I forget the convoy at all.