Convoy hunting = frustrating!

[Raven Morpheus]

That school mission is really messed up, for starters the second you start the mission you have already been seen by the escorts, you are far to close to do anything. By this time you should or would be at PD and have all of your firing data figured out. The mission is worthless IMO.

Well yesterday when I tried the Sub School mission I managed to track them fine, although I did cheat a little and worked out that after a while they turn and come down the map towards you, so I noted a position that would be reasonable to intercept, started again and just went to that position (something like 154 18 by 124 54).

But as I said when I was aiming at the first ship that crossed my path, a ship that was >4km away the first torpedo I fired exploded in the water after what seemed only like a few hundred yards - which meant my cover was basically blown!!

And also even though I'd saved the game about a minute prior to that, when I reloaded it seemed as though I was instantly spotted!!


I will however try what you've suggested, although it's not the actual tracking bit I have a problem with at the moment - it's more getting into position to fire without a convoy/ship going nuts and circling all over the place and DD's depth charging the beejesus out of me.

So far apart from once yesterday (where I was given up by a dodgy torpedo) it seems that even if I creep into position under the thermal layer as soon as I come up to periscope depth convoys spot me instantly.