Help needed getting within firing range

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Originally Posted by Cmdr Von Wulfen

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.

If you have to defend against a warship, ambush is your best tactic. Silent running and only allowing your periscope to just break the surface for seconds at a time to reduce the chance of the enemy watch detecting you. Firing a spread/salvo of torpedos set to max speed at the minimum safe range i.e 500 to 800 meters will give you the best chance of a kill.