Convoy Attack Technique

[Joefour]

Originally Posted by Pisces

I'm not sure if the prop-noise of the "cover ship" hides your own. (In reality it would probably) I fear the SH3 stealth model isn't so sophisticated. Any escorts are probably staying away because they don't want to collide with the "cover ship". Their ASDIC and hydrophone should still pick you up.

Also, going for halve an hour or more at flank-speed submerged is a pretty heavy drain on your batteries. Going deep and then slow seems more economical. With better protection/advanced warning against a stray depthcharge. But maybe not later in the war.

That's why I don't even get near the convoy unless my batteries are 100% charged up. Something I should have done but didn't was to time how long it takes for the convoy to settle back down into it's routine. I do remember the meter getting pretty low. I have noticed that in almost all of the convoys there seems to be one escort that is persistant for awhile after the others have given up and moved on. But in that case it's a lot slimmer chance of one escort finding you than if 3 or 4 are hunting you.

[maillemaker]

I'm no expert but shouldn't the destroyer try to take you out by gun fire, if he knows were you are and you are shallow? (in RL, I mean)

Yes, it is a totally unrealistic situation. Presumably they would just run past the wreck and depth charge the crap out of it. Or ram me.

Steve

[banryu79]

Originally Posted by Joefour

I have noticed that in almost all of the convoys there seems to be one escort that is persistant for awhile after the others have given up and moved on. But in that case it's a lot slimmer chance of one escort finding you than if 3 or 4 are hunting you.

Yes. I think that (again, in RL) the tactical objective of that lone escort was to force the uboote to stay down, while the rest of the convoy fly away