I just learned a Lesson

[Hartmann]

Originally Posted by ryanglavin

Nighttime surface run, as I was hoping to slip in between the escorts.

The convoy was heading North Northeast, so I was coming in at South west, going in between the lead escort and the far east escort.

While getting into position and charting, at about 2500 M away from the fatty tanker I was following with a chart, a destroyer, (probably one in between the far east and the lead) comes into my blind spot at about 1000 M distance. I order a crash dive, and it took 45 seconds to get down. The destroyer nailed my conning tower, rendering everything there useless. Ash cans made quick work after that, with fuel tank leaking and electric motors shot.
Emergency surface, and a surrender later takes me to a prison camp.

Time to try again!

This is a suicide attack using a boat very good well suited for very long range patrols in zones with lone ships but not for surface attacks in 1943 against well defended convoys .

The good choice for 1943 is a VII boat or a IX-B boat, stay dived to avoid Radar detection and fire log range shots.

Be sure that your Very big boat show a nice profile in enemy radar at night

Originally Posted by Hartmann

The good choice for 1943 is a VII boat or a IX-B boat, stay dived to avoid Radar detection and fire log range shots.

Very good words to, hopefuly, live by.

Love that IXB!