Late 43 convoys and beyond (GWX)

[UnterseeBoogeyMan]

Originally Posted by TarJak

From late '43 onward the game changes from one of hunting to one of survival whilst also hunting.

Your tactics need to be adapted, you must be far more conservative and your tonnage scores are going to be predictably smaller.

If you are patient and stealthy enough though you can still get away scot free with even heavily defened convoys and task forces. There are opportunities for those that can get into the right position, but you must also know when to avoid contact and not press the attack.

the fun part is leaning to know the difference.

I take it that high wind days would be ideal, anything that can kick up the waves and hamper the ASDIC would be good. I'm guessing right position would depend on how gfar out from the merchants the DDs are. I havent made it this far,but if they are 3-5 kms out, you set up for point blank shots. If they still continue to escort close in like they are doing so far in 39-40, you take a 2-3 km shot,per the GWX manual (one shot for far side of the convoy and run away before impact). I really dont know, but I would like to hear more about opportunities and how tactics have to be changed.