Convoy dilema.

mcbee · 09-18-06, 02:59 AM

Hi all, I've been reading these forums for months now with real interest but have not until now got round to posting.

I wanted some advice on convoy tactics for a specific situation. I was out in a VIIB in late 39 with pretty much a full load of torps. I had a report of a fast convoy (HX I guess) in my vicinity. I took 10 hours to track in down and in the early hourd (about 03:00) I finally got sight of it.

The weather was awful with heavy fog, wind speed at 15 (m/s?) and obviously it was pitch black...oh and driving rain. Ok finally arrived at my question.!! ...I tried attacking it several times but my torps seemed to all miss

. I had tried setting them to run at 2m under keel for magnetic and also tried impact pistols at 4m setting. Any advice on what tactics you would have used in this situation??

There was only light convoy protection with a Southampton Class Cruiser and two C-Class Corvettes.

Thanks in advance

(I'm playing GW 1.1a and SH3 Commander 2.6)

09-18-06, 02:59 AM	#1
mcbee Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 10 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Convoy dilema. Hi all, I've been reading these forums for months now with real interest but have not until now got round to posting. I wanted some advice on convoy tactics for a specific situation. I was out in a VIIB in late 39 with pretty much a full load of torps. I had a report of a fast convoy (HX I guess) in my vicinity. I took 10 hours to track in down and in the early hourd (about 03:00) I finally got sight of it. The weather was awful with heavy fog, wind speed at 15 (m/s?) and obviously it was pitch black...oh and driving rain. Ok finally arrived at my question.!! ...I tried attacking it several times but my torps seemed to all miss . I had tried setting them to run at 2m under keel for magnetic and also tried impact pistols at 4m setting. Any advice on what tactics you would have used in this situation?? There was only light convoy protection with a Southampton Class Cruiser and two C-Class Corvettes. Thanks in advance (I'm playing GW 1.1a and SH3 Commander 2.6)