How to intercept a convoy?

[danurve]

Originally Posted by JoeCorrado

My method is to get ahead of the convoy and to place myself in a good position for insertion. Ahead and to one side of the convoy, close enough (but not foolishly close) that I can sit quietly and await the passing of the lead escort with engines at idle and at a depth that I know my conning tower will not broach the waves. The current yaer has much to do with how close, is too close. Detection abilities increase as the war goes on.

Once the lead escort passes by I proceed rigged for silent running and at very slow (manually selected at 2 knots) speed, moving toward the convoy at an angle of about 30 degrees from their heading. This allows for a good angle to fire and also allows sufficient room to avoid the less vakuable outer ships. The most valuable prizes will be located in the middle of the convoy and not on the edges...

Spot On.
Rest of the post was good to but I use a very similar method. Been picking out good tonnage and getting to depend on electrics, including the early homing eels. (They have on occasion gone off and blasted the wrong target.) And yeah escape/evasion mid `42 and on is getting tricky.
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