Are small ships worth torpedoing?

anthrax · 09-14-06, 11:27 AM

My situation is as follows. What would a experianced captian do? Do you think its time to leave this convoy and hunt for other targets around the british coast or should i use my last torpedos to finish off the rest of the small ships?

My situation is below.

Time & Date : 18:00 in April 1940
Location: AMxx of the Western Coast of the UK.
Weather : 12 m/s no fog. (but also no deck gun)
Uboat: VII b with 100% intergrity. > 75% Fuel.
Torpedo Load remaining:
Bow: 3 x G7e T2 and 1 G7e x T2 external reload
Stern: 1 x G7e external reload.

Convoy Targets sunk: ~ 57,000T
1 x Flower Covette (900T)
1 x V&W Destroyer (1300T)
1 x T3 Tanker (11000T)
1 x T2 Tanker (10000T)
5 x C2 Cargo (~ 6200T)

Convoy Targets left: ~ 16,000T
3 x small merchants.
4 x costal merchants.

09-14-06, 11:27 AM	#1
anthrax Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 15 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are small ships worth torpedoing? My situation is as follows. What would a experianced captian do? Do you think its time to leave this convoy and hunt for other targets around the british coast or should i use my last torpedos to finish off the rest of the small ships? My situation is below. Time & Date : 18:00 in April 1940 Location: AMxx of the Western Coast of the UK. Weather : 12 m/s no fog. (but also no deck gun) Uboat: VII b with 100% intergrity. > 75% Fuel. Torpedo Load remaining: Bow: 3 x G7e T2 and 1 G7e x T2 external reload Stern: 1 x G7e external reload. Convoy Targets sunk: ~ 57,000T 1 x Flower Covette (900T) 1 x V&W Destroyer (1300T) 1 x T3 Tanker (11000T) 1 x T2 Tanker (10000T) 5 x C2 Cargo (~ 6200T) Convoy Targets left: ~ 16,000T 3 x small merchants. 4 x costal merchants.