Tactics when engaging convoys

Snuffy · 05-14-07, 12:24 PM

I usually take the defense out first. One or two well placed fish in the DD takes care of them for the most part. Then, it's to the surface and duke it out with the merchants with the 4.5.

Last night I took out a convoy in really heavy seas. I would occasionally get thrown back to the interior of the boat if the waves got too deep. And the sea action threw a lot of my shots off, I had to let one merchant who was extremely damgaged go cuz I was out of ammo for the 4.5 and out of fish as well.

This convoy had 4 DDs for escort. I came in from the front of the convoy and took the lead out with a fish in his nose, it was an instant destroyed target. I went under the convoy and headed for the right flanker and after a good long dance got to a point where he didn't exist after 3 shots. I had one dud and a miss before I landed square in the midships. The rear DD came over to inspect what was happening to the right flanker and made an easy target of himself and I sent him to the bottom with one shot midships.

The left flanker was kind of aloof not paying too much attention to what was going on and I had to surface and give chase to catch him. As I closed he decided to go see what happened to the other escorts, so I chased him back to where I came from. He did an immediate 180 and went back to his previous position and I had to chase him back there again. Caught up with him finally and landed my second fish in his starboard nose and he rolled over and capsized.

Catching up with the merchants I launched early on a couple of them and wasted my shots. I then decided on the 4.5 and chased them down one by one and in between getting submerged and waves so high I couldn't see the target I finally managed to take 7 of the 8 out. Number 8 was burning and listing badly but I had to let him go.

Reported my efforts to Base and got a "Good Job ... come on home."

05-14-07, 12:24 PM	#19
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I usually take the defense out first. One or two well placed fish in the DD takes care of them for the most part. Then, it's to the surface and duke it out with the merchants with the 4.5. Last night I took out a convoy in really heavy seas. I would occasionally get thrown back to the interior of the boat if the waves got too deep. And the sea action threw a lot of my shots off, I had to let one merchant who was extremely damgaged go cuz I was out of ammo for the 4.5 and out of fish as well. This convoy had 4 DDs for escort. I came in from the front of the convoy and took the lead out with a fish in his nose, it was an instant destroyed target. I went under the convoy and headed for the right flanker and after a good long dance got to a point where he didn't exist after 3 shots. I had one dud and a miss before I landed square in the midships. The rear DD came over to inspect what was happening to the right flanker and made an easy target of himself and I sent him to the bottom with one shot midships. The left flanker was kind of aloof not paying too much attention to what was going on and I had to surface and give chase to catch him. As I closed he decided to go see what happened to the other escorts, so I chased him back to where I came from. He did an immediate 180 and went back to his previous position and I had to chase him back there again. Caught up with him finally and landed my second fish in his starboard nose and he rolled over and capsized. Catching up with the merchants I launched early on a couple of them and wasted my shots. I then decided on the 4.5 and chased them down one by one and in between getting submerged and waves so high I couldn't see the target I finally managed to take 7 of the 8 out. Number 8 was burning and listing badly but I had to let him go. Reported my efforts to Base and got a "Good Job ... come on home." __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!