Situation...

Zero Niner · 05-14-08, 11:06 PM

Depends.

Day? Night?
Sub damaged?
Are they heading towards you? Away from you?
Do you have radar? (Easier to do an end-around if you have)
Any escorts?
If night, where is the moon, relative to your planned approach route?

Too many variables to give a simple answer, need more details.

Initial consideration - 17 knots is awfully fast for a merchant, perhaps they are troop ships? This is the only category of merchants that can go that fast, I think. Unless they are headed for you, you won't be able to intercept them submerged.

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05-14-08, 11:06 PM	#2
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Depends. Day? Night? Sub damaged? Are they heading towards you? Away from you? Do you have radar? (Easier to do an end-around if you have) Any escorts? If night, where is the moon, relative to your planned approach route? Too many variables to give a simple answer, need more details. Initial consideration - 17 knots is awfully fast for a merchant, perhaps they are troop ships? This is the only category of merchants that can go that fast, I think. Unless they are headed for you, you won't be able to intercept them submerged.