speed of merchants/convoys

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

The convoy will usually travel at a speed that accommodates the slowest ship in the group. If, you can identify that ship and leave it for last, it should accommodate your ambush.

I assume you mean the convoy can go no faster than the slowest ship max speed. Seldom doe's a convoy travel at the fastest speed of the slowest ship. Even the slowest ship can hit 12kts....Still, you can't trust that, if you attack a group, the entire group will go into different speeds until they regroup and head off. A small merchant fastest speed may be 12 kts, but often you'll see another merchant blow right by it to regroup.

However, once they regroup, they usually settle on a constant speed, but usually a slower speed than before. Seldom have I ever seen a convoy take off at the max speed of the slowest ship. Ships actually do know how to pour on speed to regroup. Course the escorts aren't effected by the slowest speed, they'll come at ya full blast.