Convoy tactics in 44

[CapnMike U-69]

Hi Kaleun Hadrys,
I suppose you already tried the following technique, which I found quite by accident on eveneing after too much beer made me hit the wrong keys:-

Change course 15-20 degrees so the DD follows you around, med speed, rise in depth about 25m so he starts his attack run, and then rapidly change Direction (ie: hit reverse emergency) with full opposite rudder. After 20 secs, use your bold and then go silent 1knt forward opposite track to DD, and then do the wiggle waggle and go deeper and change speed etc... ?

I have found that a HARD reverse and depth change sometimes works in conjunction with Bold - especially in a type VII. Usually it fails in a whale (sorry - I meant Type IX)

Sorry if this is all 'Old hat' but I'm a relative newbie.

Also, very occasionally if you are in very shallow water (Yup, I get caught there
!!), keep going backawards instead- blow ballast and get a Ba*llsy stern tube impact snap shot !!! But needs nerves of steel ..... or a few beers first :-)
However it is a hell of a rush when it works... and I got two C class like that in AM52 recently, I think it was in '43.

Good luck anyway, and happy Huntin' . Let us know what happened, Please!

Capn Mike U-69

Originally Posted by CapnMike U-69

Good luck anyway, and happy Huntin' . Let us know what happened, Please!

Hello CptMike, I've tried various things with 0 result. If any would produce a slight effect I would probably evade using it. After 12 hrs of cat and mouse my boat was crushed while passing 275m... There probably came another DD as bombs start falling again. My crew was half awake, batteries were going empty but most damages repaired so I tried to go deeper. Without any warning the hull imploded...

Now I've started the same career but with SH3 cmd, picked a C41 from it and lets hope it didn't f... with long repair mod (as before) and add extra depth to my boat + thermal layers and other variables which could allow me to survive. This time extra caution 5 minutes after leaving homebase...

[ichso]

Originally Posted by Hadrys

Hello CptMike, I've tried various things with 0 result. If any would produce a slight effect I would probably evade using it. After 12 hrs of cat and mouse my boat was crushed while passing 275m... There probably came another DD as bombs start falling again. My crew was half awake, batteries were going empty but most damages repaired so I tried to go deeper. Without any warning the hull imploded...

Now I've started the same career but with SH3 cmd, picked a C41 from it and lets hope it didn't f... with long repair mod (as before) and add extra depth to my boat + thermal layers and other variables which could allow me to survive. This time extra caution 5 minutes after leaving homebase...

Sry to hear that Adam.
Why don't you start over in 39 or 40 and see how the submarine technology develops over time ? This is fun too apart from beeing the hunted from the very beginning of your career .
I like to start in a IIA which teaches me to apprechiate the later boat's speed, armament and max depth.

Originally Posted by CapnMike U-69

and then rapidly change Direction (ie: hit reverse emergency) with full opposite rudder

I don't think going emergency reverse would be a good idea. You just ruin your turning rate with that and compensate the effect of your evasion maneuver.
In fact, if you change rudder from hard [one side] to hard [the other side] while changing from flank to flank reverse, you will still be turning in the same direction as before ( at the point you start moving backwards at least).

Originally Posted by ichso

Sry to hear that Adam.
Why don't you start over in 39 or 40 and see how the submarine technology develops over time ? This is fun too apart from beeing the hunted from the very beginning of your career .
I like to start in a IIA which teaches me to apprechiate the later boat's speed, armament and max depth.

Probably u were out that time. I've started a new career in 39 with type IX, it was like a superman, invincible and death was all over the place wherever I went... in type II it was so boring and after sinking a 3000 with 2 eels and trying to hunt a DD I was left with 1 eel I said enough...

I'll probably start a new carrer in VIIB but now I'm determined to make some progress in 44

Originally Posted by ichso

In fact, if you change rudder from hard [one side] to hard [the other side] while changing from flank to flank reverse, you will still be turning in the same direction as before ( at the point you start moving backwards at least).

The best way when shallow is to make a sharp turn, sharper than a DD can do and get to his blind zone between him and side bombs distance. He can't hurt you.

[joegrundman]

Well, after my first brilliant attack mentioned above, i wizzed ahead of the convoy got into position again and got another Grosse Ladung, Liberty and a Grosse Frachter. I sneaked off out the back of the convoy and just when i thought i'd made it I got picked up by the rearguard.

This time they really have me pinned. I got hit once and am presently at 250m and trying to throw off at least 2 DDs. Tried 2 bold maneuvers but it's no good.

Once there's two of them on you...

It's going to be a long trying time before i'm lucky enough to throw them both off. If, that is.