Destroyers-Run or hide? What do YOU do?

Platapus · 10-30-06, 08:59 AM

[quote=Oldgamer48] ...make a good approach, fire all forward torps at different ships, and dive deep..../quote]

Tactical question -- is this a good tactic?

Should I fire four torps at four targets in hopes of getting a wound I can pick off later

or should I fire four torps at either one or two targets for the increased chance of getting a sink?

I was up against a nice juicy convoy with moderate DD coverage. I used Oldgamer48's tactic and fired four torps at four different cargo ships. Got four hits. I dived deep to avoid the DDs. When I was able to surface....no wounded boats to sink!

By using only one torp on each ship, the damage I caused was not sufficient to cause them to drop out of convoy.

The results of my attack -- four torps no sinkings = loser

I think it would have been better for me to fire two torps at a medium cargo or even 3-4 torps at a large cargo to get the kill or at least ensure my target drops convoy. On the other hand, I could have gotten lucky and got four kills with four torps.

So, from a tactical point of view, in the convoy example given, should I fire four torps at four targets or concentrate multiple torps on 1-2 targets?

I think multiple torps on fewer targets.

10-30-06, 08:59 AM	#10
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,402 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Don't mean to hijack the thread but I am [quote=Oldgamer48] ...make a good approach, fire all forward torps at different ships, and dive deep..../quote] Tactical question -- is this a good tactic? Should I fire four torps at four targets in hopes of getting a wound I can pick off later or should I fire four torps at either one or two targets for the increased chance of getting a sink? I was up against a nice juicy convoy with moderate DD coverage. I used Oldgamer48's tactic and fired four torps at four different cargo ships. Got four hits. I dived deep to avoid the DDs. When I was able to surface....no wounded boats to sink! By using only one torp on each ship, the damage I caused was not sufficient to cause them to drop out of convoy. The results of my attack -- four torps no sinkings = loser I think it would have been better for me to fire two torps at a medium cargo or even 3-4 torps at a large cargo to get the kill or at least ensure my target drops convoy. On the other hand, I could have gotten lucky and got four kills with four torps. So, from a tactical point of view, in the convoy example given, should I fire four torps at four targets or concentrate multiple torps on 1-2 targets? I think multiple torps on fewer targets.