Yet another way to do night surface attacks.

Originally Posted by Benzin1973

I know what you mean!
I dont recall how many times i launched my eels at that juicy tanker/large cargo/liner, only to see those pesky little freighters take the shots as they came between me & the intended target.

Personally, i now use a 60° angle for convoys. I find its enough to hit the fat ships in center columns, but not so small that my eels will bounce off.

I once tried a smaller 40° angle, but then i had a problem, if using impact pistols, the eels sometimes bounced off. Changed to magnetic ones, and those defective things would blow up prematurely and mess up the attack!

[Obltn Strand]

There is always an alternative. A Schepke style attack. Very difficult and daring but highly rewarding when executed perfectly.

On first run pick three ships from outer column and sink them. Aft torpedo acts as back up while you turn away from convoy. Then high speed retreat and swing around for another attack. Hopefully you managed to elude escorts while executing "needle eye" maneuver. Also remember to reload torps before 2nd attack.

Now you should have two to three ship wide gap where to sneak in. If not you still have third run.

Works best during early war as we all know what radar did to Schepke and those trawlers and corvettes are easy to outrun.

I've managed to pull this trick off in 1941