Avoid Visual detection

BenG · 01-21-08, 04:11 PM

What is the best way to avoid visual detection - When attacking a convoy? Or is it possbile to make the DD less visually sensitive.

I am askign becuase I have just been tracking a convoy, on a dark night. I could barely make out the DD's myself - yet almost straightaway they turned couse and came straight fopr me forcing to Crash dive and play cat and mouse.

I've read various U-Boat commanders (Werner (his Book) and Kretschmer (TV Interview)) saying how they were able to get in amongst a convoy on a dark night and actually go up and down lanes or at least avoid detection (until they fire of course)).

Everywhere I look it seems to say that most U-boat attacks where on the surface - however I've never managed proper surface attack without being detected by the DDs or the target seeing me and changing course (thus screwing up my AOB calculations).

01-21-08, 04:11 PM	#1
BenG Watch Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Avoid Visual detection What is the best way to avoid visual detection - When attacking a convoy? Or is it possbile to make the DD less visually sensitive. I am askign becuase I have just been tracking a convoy, on a dark night. I could barely make out the DD's myself - yet almost straightaway they turned couse and came straight fopr me forcing to Crash dive and play cat and mouse. I've read various U-Boat commanders (Werner (his Book) and Kretschmer (TV Interview)) saying how they were able to get in amongst a convoy on a dark night and actually go up and down lanes or at least avoid detection (until they fire of course)). Everywhere I look it seems to say that most U-boat attacks where on the surface - however I've never managed proper surface attack without being detected by the DDs or the target seeing me and changing course (thus screwing up my AOB calculations). __________________ -Ben Intel Dual Core @ 2.13 GHz (= 4.26 GHz (or so it is claimed!) 4 GB RAM (but due to 32-bit limitation I only get 3.074 GB) Windows Vista (a few compatability issues to begin with but works for me now)