At what point do the escorts get down right nasty? - Page 4

Jimbuna · 02-27-08, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Jim is correct re circle map icon of convoy
Radio reports for that convoy are coming from a shadowing uboat

Twas good to catch up with you over on TS last night mate

harzfeld · 02-28-08, 02:54 PM

In my early days after SH3 came out, I always attacked convoy without observing, lesson learned. It important to see how many destroyers escorting, their positions, even their classes. During my half way attack on a convoy one time, an escort pinged me sooner than I thought, I hate to crash dive leaving my work unfinished, then I came to notice that escort was the only escort for that convoy. So I opened my stern tubes and fired at it, but those G7e were premature hits, lucky for me, there was a tanker by me. I got closer to tanker forcing escort to go around so I when back full and fired one G7a at max speed and sunk that escort, then I surfaced and attacked the entire unprotected convoy. I should have sunk that escort first without wasting those two premature torpedoes if I had observe carefully.

Also when there 6 escorts, one carry hedgehog, and 5 are averages, then I would sink one with hedgehog first. Most time I sank leading escort, usually have to be closer like under 3000m before leading escort zigzag again. When leading escort stops zigzag, that when I fire torpedoes. It can be risky but after sinking leading escort, attacking the same convoy becomes easier for 2nd, 3rd times. I think there are some depends on which escort classes has weaker to strongest sonar, I would want to sink one with strongest sonar so I can get away from ones with weaker sonar. One time in 1944, I attacked a convoy in clear daylight and no wind near Biscay Bay, Hunter class and corvette I think detected me, I was in VIIC/42, when I got to 250m, I was able to get away from them, but River Escort class wasn't part of that convoy and came to help, it detected me within 1500m range while those other two escorts were far behind. I have been chased by that River Escort for 5 hours until it ran out of depth charges, but it called for more escorts nearby to come and help out. No matter how deep or quiet I am, they always ping me. It took me two days to death from going deeper to crush trying to get away from them. Btw this was in older GWX verison, i don't know if that changed since I am still in early war years.

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02-28-08, 02:54 PM	#47
harzfeld Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In my early days after SH3 came out, I always attacked convoy without observing, lesson learned. It important to see how many destroyers escorting, their positions, even their classes. During my half way attack on a convoy one time, an escort pinged me sooner than I thought, I hate to crash dive leaving my work unfinished, then I came to notice that escort was the only escort for that convoy. So I opened my stern tubes and fired at it, but those G7e were premature hits, lucky for me, there was a tanker by me. I got closer to tanker forcing escort to go around so I when back full and fired one G7a at max speed and sunk that escort, then I surfaced and attacked the entire unprotected convoy. I should have sunk that escort first without wasting those two premature torpedoes if I had observe carefully. Also when there 6 escorts, one carry hedgehog, and 5 are averages, then I would sink one with hedgehog first. Most time I sank leading escort, usually have to be closer like under 3000m before leading escort zigzag again. When leading escort stops zigzag, that when I fire torpedoes. It can be risky but after sinking leading escort, attacking the same convoy becomes easier for 2nd, 3rd times. I think there are some depends on which escort classes has weaker to strongest sonar, I would want to sink one with strongest sonar so I can get away from ones with weaker sonar. One time in 1944, I attacked a convoy in clear daylight and no wind near Biscay Bay, Hunter class and corvette I think detected me, I was in VIIC/42, when I got to 250m, I was able to get away from them, but River Escort class wasn't part of that convoy and came to help, it detected me within 1500m range while those other two escorts were far behind. I have been chased by that River Escort for 5 hours until it ran out of depth charges, but it called for more escorts nearby to come and help out. No matter how deep or quiet I am, they always ping me. It took me two days to death from going deeper to crush trying to get away from them. Btw this was in older GWX verison, i don't know if that changed since I am still in early war years.