The best Setup EVER.

[Rockin Robbins]

I haven't seen anything like that since I ran the stock game in April. You have the velocity vectors going there so you can tell where each ship is going. You have a convoy from the stock game, and looks like clueless escorts.

One think I can't tell is where you are. That is important because it tells me how long it is until sunset. It's a long time regardless. Methinks it's time for a hit and run, end around and early evening attack next. So the object of your present attack is to get some wounded merchies to drop out of formation and give you something to do between now and sunset. I would go left and set up to shoot on an oblique angle so the ships overlap. That way missing one ship hits another.

Now you decide if you want one shot per ship and take your chances at how many drop out or go for two per ship. I think I'd go for one per ship because you'll be back tonight and a damaged ship that doesn't have to drop out of formation is still a damaged ship. So go left, position yourself on the front right corner of the merchies and shoot a wide fan of six torps to get what you get. Dropouts get sunk afterwards. After your hits, if escorts charge, you submerge, go under the merchies and exit the rear.

Then you do the high-speed end around to do it again at sunset. Then your targets will be individual ships with intent to sink. It gives you the entire night to attack, evade, escape, end around, attack... Every time you are detected after a kill, break contact completely and end around for a new setup. Then it's like the first attack all over again with non-alert escorts.

Good Hunting! Report back.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

You can shoot a volley of torps in that position but your chances of hitting is narrow. I did that with a light cruiser and got 3 hits out of 4. If I were you I'd fire and, dive deep (about 200) run silent and head North. If you're lucky run parallel and set up another attack. But I suspect those escorts will give you a hard time in which case I'd move away.

P.S. Excuse me but I had a rough night at a House of Ill-repute. Just don't tell the Admiral's daughter- she's a real hottie!

[AkbarGulag]

Hey Chardok

Keep in mind everyone, he is in control of a sugar boat. It appears he can easily take his sub to max depth in these waters also. Broad daylight... goodluck :p

[jdkbph]

Why a Sugar boat? Wouldn't the red line pointing to 60 feet (periscope depth) on the fathometer indicate a larger fleet boat?

If that's the case, I'd turn inside the convoy... getting above the 2nd line of ships from the top and as close to them as possible... so I could unload the forward tubes on the 3rd line from the top and the aft tubes on the top line.

JD

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Oh, yeah. His Mk. 10 torps can only reach less that 3000 yards. Eeeek! In that case make out your Last Will and Testament to DJFL c/o Sing Sing Prison.