Wolfpack in LSH3 2015

[Méo]

Originally Posted by bstanko6

It is a game. Realism can only go so far sitting at your computer.

Your scenario of a Wolfpack attacking in the day and no escorts attacking youwas not unrealistic!

What I meant by ''realism'' was the application of the wolfpack tactic according to Dönitz's orders, no rocket science here.

When enough boats have converged with the convoy, BdU would give the signal to attack, usually after dusk where the U-boats’ small silhouette made detection difficult.

I never had any signal, and it happened not after dusk but after dawn!

Whichever tactics employed, the general strategy was to attack by night, and withdraw by day, with continuous attacks lasting several days, as more boats arrived on the scene.

One of the most famous Wolf Pack attacks took place between the nights of October 16th to the 19th, 1940. Convoy SC7 was repeatedly attacked by a pack of seven boats, sinking 20 ships out of 34 in the convoy. The very next night, convoy HX79 was attacked with further losses of 14 ships, making a total of 34 ships in 48 hours. These attacks mounted against the two convoys became to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives”.

http://www.uboataces.com/tactics-wolfpack.shtml


Edit: Don't get me wrong, I'm not ''complaining''. I'm perfectly aware that modders are doing it for free. It just seems like SH3 isn't really suitable with the wolfpack tactic.