Run into a large convoy "escorted" only by an aux cruiser

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

First, the 'deck gun vs corvette' idea: good thing it's only a game. Nicholas Monsarrat recounted an incident in which a u-boat surfaced behind his corvette. Guess what the real ones had back there? A 40mm AA gun. Killed the entire u-boat deck crew, including the captain.

As for your last corvette fleeing, he might not have. If the weather was bad enough (you didn't say) he might have sunk. Another possibility is that he shot at your periscope and accidentally hit one of the merchants. In SH3 that makes him an instant enemy, and the others might have blasted him to oblivion. Silly, but it happens in the game.

I see. Weather conditions were great for deck gun use. I know in reality the U-Boot would have been toast, but it's just a game so what harm is there in having a little fun and adventure?

I don't recall the fleeing Flower Corvette even firing his weapons. It's almost as if he suspected I was behind the convoy because he navigated towards that direction. When I surfaced to attack some merchants he must have heard me but he didn't come back. When I dove my hydrophone operator told me that the warship was speeding away. This has happened a few times when I used the tactic of getting rid of the escorts first. It's not only Flower Corvettes who have fled in my game but also V&W Destroyers.

I just find it odd that they would chicken out. I mean I am just a simple U-Boot.