Help needed getting within firing range

[Cmdr Von Wulfen]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

Easy...don't attack warships. Attack what U-boats usually were engaging, poor merchants...

Many thanks for the reply vdr. My orders are: Destroy Polish task force + other shipping. I was assuming that meant the military ships as well.
I would still be interested in tactics for achieving a successful attack on a warship, say for clearing a route for following axis surface ships.