First convoy engagement advice

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Originally Posted by jwolf4

At ~12:00 I fired my only Type IIIGe torpedo at the destroyer escort up front.

Big no, no!
The objective is to sink has many merchants without even touching an escort.

Originally Posted by jwolf4

I fired 2 torpedoes at a C2 Cargo and a T2 Tanker in the front line. Sunk em both. (I think one torpedo may have sufficed for each, but it may just be a random probability).

Good habit.
I always fire 2 torpedoes now at each target in convoy now since I got rob of a large tanker once with a premature detonation.

If it's a single merchant go for one at a time.

Originally Posted by jwolf4

I was out of front torpedoes, so I cut across in front of the convoy and was greeted by a Flower Corvette. It followed me so I blew it up, firing a stern torpedo at 900m and closing.

Low percentage shot, worth a try when in big doo doo.

Originally Posted by jwolf4

Then I surfaced an started engaging ships with my deck gun until the other Corvette came over from the other side of the convoy. I duked it out with it and was only hit twice I think. Anyways I sunk it and I think that was the most fun.

OK Rambo! Yeah fun but suicidal.
Start playing your commanders with only one life. You will learn pretty fast that way.

Read my true story thread to see how I do it. It's also entertaining.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=182248

Have fun