Surface Convoy Attack

XenonSurf · 12-27-17, 11:02 PM

The best time for a convoy attack is the so-called 'Happy Time', 1-3 years after war begin.
A german skipper who became Admiral after the war, Otto Kretschmer, said that the best place for a sub to be when making a convoy attack is plain in the middle, inside the convoy at night. (*)
It's the last place where a watcher would look for a sub. Also the sub would be difficult to spot because the convoy had the habit to illuminate the outside zone of the convoy when attacked. so actually u-boats didn't have to dive and make submerged attacks in such situations (but every situation is different!)

But I highly doubt SH3 / SH5 simulates all this, if you go for it you probably will be an easy kill for the destroyers and armed Q-ships.

(*): Reference: Interview with Otto Kretschmer in the sub game's video section Aces of The Deep.

Good luck,

12-27-17, 11:02 PM	#3
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	The best time for a convoy attack is the so-called 'Happy Time', 1-3 years after war begin. A german skipper who became Admiral after the war, Otto Kretschmer, said that the best place for a sub to be when making a convoy attack is plain in the middle, inside the convoy at night. () It's the last place where a watcher would look for a sub. Also the sub would be difficult to spot because the convoy had the habit to illuminate the outside zone of the convoy when attacked. so actually u-boats didn't have to dive and make submerged attacks in such situations (but every situation is different!) But I highly doubt SH3 / SH5 simulates all this, if you go for it you probably will be an easy kill for the destroyers and armed Q-ships. (): Reference: Interview with Otto Kretschmer in the sub game's video section Aces of The Deep. Good luck,