Convoy with no escort

Captain Nemo · 01-09-14, 08:52 AM

Early 1940 on my way to my patrol grid just north of the Cape Verde Islands I got a radio report of a large convoy nearby which I was able to intercept quite easily. To my surprise no escorts are present. So I set up a night attack to start sinking some merchants. I used a few torpedoes to sink some of the larger ships then decided to use the deck gun to pick off some of the smaller ships. Little did I know that there were a couple of merchants that were heavily armed (Q Ships)! After a close shave with those two, I am now going to set up a daylight submerged approach to try and dispatch the Q ships then surface and finish off the convoy. If successful it will be the first time in all the years I have played SH3 that I have managed to sink a whole convoy.

01-09-14, 08:52 AM	#1
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Convoy with no escort Early 1940 on my way to my patrol grid just north of the Cape Verde Islands I got a radio report of a large convoy nearby which I was able to intercept quite easily. To my surprise no escorts are present. So I set up a night attack to start sinking some merchants. I used a few torpedoes to sink some of the larger ships then decided to use the deck gun to pick off some of the smaller ships. Little did I know that there were a couple of merchants that were heavily armed (Q Ships)! After a close shave with those two, I am now going to set up a daylight submerged approach to try and dispatch the Q ships then surface and finish off the convoy. If successful it will be the first time in all the years I have played SH3 that I have managed to sink a whole convoy. __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________