Unescorted convoys

[Paulebaer1979]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

I would usually take out the ASW escorts first. It's risky, and may take a couple passes at the convoy, but once they are out of the picture, sink whatever large vessel is there, pop to the surface, and decimate the convoy with your deck gun.

I do so up to late 42, too. Torps for the destroyers and then the deck gun for the cargoships. Works fine if the cargoships don´t have guns. Depending on your mod this tactic could work even later in the war, too.