I Hate Single Ship Contacts!!!!

Originally Posted by OuNiS

I like single contacts, but sound contacts.
Generally I seek contacts about 21 m suberged at very little speed 3-4 knots. Where HA reports sound contact, i try analyze sound (i not hunting on trawlers, fishingboats,
tugboats in may opinion ist's waste of shells/torps). When I recognize that sound is from much bigger trawlers etc. then I prepare to battle. In other case i sail away.
It's very exciting. Better than firing torpedos.i

It is definately exciting! Either a surface or submerged Contact that you stumble upon. The "Ship Sighted!" Message just about knocks me out of my chair!

Kind of like this exerpt from U-Boat Ace by Jordan Vause:

U-43 was four days out of port. The lookouts, four of them, yawned as they scanned the horizon in every direction. They were tired and they were wet, but still they stood and watched.
..............."Ship!" called one of them suddenly . "Red Six O" "I see it," said another with a whisle of amazement.......

They went on to sink it.

Much more exciting than, "Oh there that contact is that I saw on my map hours ago......ho hum...."

I've been pretty lucky a few times by finding single contacts when I do daily trim dives. The Sound man Rocks!