Yet another way to do night surface attacks.

[Benzin1973]

Originally Posted by bstanko6

Just to put in my perspective. A 90deg attack is not optimal for a convoy, unless you are inside the convoy. As the ships pass by, your torpedoes will be inadvertently intercepted by passing ships on the outside columns... which are usually smaller less important ships.

If you want to attack a convoy efficiently then you need to get far ahead of it and attack at a 33deg or smaller angle.

I know what you mean!
I dont recall how many times i launched my eels at that juicy tanker/large cargo/liner, only to see those pesky little freighters take the shots as they came between me & the intended target.

Personally, i now use a 60° angle for convoys. I find its enough to hit the fat ships in center columns, but not so small that my eels will bounce off.

I once tried a smaller 40° angle, but then i had a problem, if using impact pistols, the eels sometimes bounced off. Changed to magnetic ones, and those defective things would blow up prematurely and mess up the attack!