Do you select your targets in a convoy?

Thniper · 06-18-07, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

If there's any Capital ship dumb enough to be sailing along at 8 knots in a convoy, that goes down first though, not just because of renown but they're not supposed to do that IMO. Any battleship going slower than 15 knots where there might be U-boats about deserves to be sunk on general principle.:hmm:

Here comes Keptin 'The Punisher' Cranky lol!

TarJak · 06-18-07, 07:28 PM

Sink em all!

But seriously I prioritise targets by size and accessibility. If for example I'm on the wrong side of a convoy to the largest ships I'll go for the next largest that I have a better chance of sinking.

Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice!

GibsonSG · 06-18-07, 08:47 PM

I definitely try to pick my prime targets too. I just finished mission 5 in my IIA, and found a convoy headed to Scapa...I got out in front of them and waited at 14-15m depth, dead stop, until the lead DD was right in front of me. I popped up my scope and shot 1 from 400m, set at 2m deep. Direct hit, and he sank almost on top of me.
Then I accelerated to 2 knots, and targeted the biggest merchant, and shot my other 2 tubes at him. Dove to 20m while my crew reloaded (sucks to have only 3 tubes and 6 fish onboard). Once tube 1 was reload, I went to Pericope depth(2 meters lower to cover the low speed bouyancy). By then, tube 2 was ready also, I targeted 2 tramp steamers with 1 each, then had a merchant lined up by the time my last fish was ready. Shot at him and went to Silent Running, and dropped to 55m (was only 60m of water there off Scapa).
Apparently one of the tramps survived , but the other 2 sank, along with the merchant and the destroyer. Then I spent 3 hours evading the 2 DD's that came after me, one of which gave up once he was out of depth charges, the other stayed til I outfoxed him. I kept going fast while in his baffles, then silent run when he could hear me, with lots of course changes to the south and east. Was a fun time, much better challenge with GWX than the stock SH3 was.

Nuoz · 06-18-07, 10:02 PM

Do you guys calculate AoB and enter speed and other data when you're rushing for a last shot before diving and are no longer 90º from your target? where do you get your aim? I've found that if i try always for the bow i'll rarely hit as i calculate speed by plotting and the charts provided (GWX) naturally can't provide exact values. I've missed a crippled cargo (he reduced speed so the convoy's speed no longer applied) by a centimeter (literally). I don't have external cameras or anything else so i figure it was aufully close. Oh well.
Btw where to aim for? I mean large tankers, cargos, merchants. Where for the most damage? What i usually do in my type VIIC is hit them once and then wait till they fall back due to slowness. I then persue this one crippled one and usually i get the kill. What happened this time was 2 escorts must have heard me and went back from the pack. I had little time to a proper solution (actually i had quite some time, i suck

) and missed.

Nuoz · 06-18-07, 11:18 PM

Are you a realism guy?

bookworm_020 · 06-19-07, 12:10 AM

I always go for the biggest targets that I can get. I came accross a fast small convoy in the carribean, IT had 2 large tankers, 4 medium tankers and a large merchant, Fired two torps at a medium tanker that was in range (the convoy had 4 buckley destroyer escorts, so I didn't want to be counter attacked by them in water lass than 100m deep) Hiting it with one torpedo, which slowed the convoy down, allowing me to fire two torpedo's at a large tanker that was at the maximum range tor T2 torpedo's. One hit near the bown causing her to sink 10 minutes later.

The escort never got a trace on me, due to a high sea state. Not bad for a daylight attack in heavy seas at long range. I usualy try to get within 1500m to 1000m of the target before fireing, but I was caught out of positon, and at the speed they were going I wouldn't have caught up. Plus the fact that there were aircraft in the area due to me sinking half a dozen tankers in the area

Lagger123987 · 06-19-07, 12:24 AM

I Mostly Pick The Smallest Ship In Convoy To Sink Then Return Home With Lots Of Firing Squads.

06-18-07, 10:02 PM	#4
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Do you guys calculate AoB and enter speed and other data when you're rushing for a last shot before diving and are no longer 90º from your target? where do you get your aim? I've found that if i try always for the bow i'll rarely hit as i calculate speed by plotting and the charts provided (GWX) naturally can't provide exact values. I've missed a crippled cargo (he reduced speed so the convoy's speed no longer applied) by a centimeter (literally). I don't have external cameras or anything else so i figure it was aufully close. Oh well. Btw where to aim for? I mean large tankers, cargos, merchants. Where for the most damage? What i usually do in my type VIIC is hit them once and then wait till they fall back due to slowness. I then persue this one crippled one and usually i get the kill. What happened this time was 2 escorts must have heard me and went back from the pack. I had little time to a proper solution (actually i had quite some time, i suck ) and missed. __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-18-07, 11:18 PM	#5
Nuoz Sparky Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Here Posts: 155 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Are you a realism guy? __________________ "Listen, 'sir', it's real simple. Add the number of times we dive to the number of times we surface. Divide that number by two. If the result doesn't come out even, don't open the hatch"

06-19-07, 12:10 AM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I always go for the biggest targets that I can get. I came accross a fast small convoy in the carribean, IT had 2 large tankers, 4 medium tankers and a large merchant, Fired two torps at a medium tanker that was in range (the convoy had 4 buckley destroyer escorts, so I didn't want to be counter attacked by them in water lass than 100m deep) Hiting it with one torpedo, which slowed the convoy down, allowing me to fire two torpedo's at a large tanker that was at the maximum range tor T2 torpedo's. One hit near the bown causing her to sink 10 minutes later. The escort never got a trace on me, due to a high sea state. Not bad for a daylight attack in heavy seas at long range. I usualy try to get within 1500m to 1000m of the target before fireing, but I was caught out of positon, and at the speed they were going I wouldn't have caught up. Plus the fact that there were aircraft in the area due to me sinking half a dozen tankers in the area __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

06-19-07, 12:24 AM	#7
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	I Mostly Pick The Smallest Ship In Convoy To Sink Then Return Home With Lots Of Firing Squads. __________________

06-18-07, 07:28 PM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sink em all! But seriously I prioritise targets by size and accessibility. If for example I'm on the wrong side of a convoy to the largest ships I'll go for the next largest that I have a better chance of sinking. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice!

06-18-07, 08:47 PM	#3
GibsonSG Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 18 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I definitely try to pick my prime targets too. I just finished mission 5 in my IIA, and found a convoy headed to Scapa...I got out in front of them and waited at 14-15m depth, dead stop, until the lead DD was right in front of me. I popped up my scope and shot 1 from 400m, set at 2m deep. Direct hit, and he sank almost on top of me. Then I accelerated to 2 knots, and targeted the biggest merchant, and shot my other 2 tubes at him. Dove to 20m while my crew reloaded (sucks to have only 3 tubes and 6 fish onboard). Once tube 1 was reload, I went to Pericope depth(2 meters lower to cover the low speed bouyancy). By then, tube 2 was ready also, I targeted 2 tramp steamers with 1 each, then had a merchant lined up by the time my last fish was ready. Shot at him and went to Silent Running, and dropped to 55m (was only 60m of water there off Scapa). Apparently one of the tramps survived , but the other 2 sank, along with the merchant and the destroyer. Then I spent 3 hours evading the 2 DD's that came after me, one of which gave up once he was out of depth charges, the other stayed til I outfoxed him. I kept going fast while in his baffles, then silent run when he could hear me, with lots of course changes to the south and east. Was a fun time, much better challenge with GWX than the stock SH3 was.