Originally Posted by
langleybaston
Sheesh! Convoys seem a hugely risky tactic. Big slow ships, not used to convoy dsicipline, big fat Navy assets nursing them. At night perhaps. Smoke screen reinvented. Radar suppression.
What could possibly go wrong? I hope this was wargamed,
LB
My cousin said one of the issues last time with convoys was the Grey Funnel fleet not realising the lack of manoeuvrability of their charges and also the suction effect of such large hulls as they dwarf even the largest aircraft carriers, so there were a couple of close calls when said Grey Funnels got too close. I think the routing as is currently was suspended and they hugged the Omani and UAE coast.
Cheers
Mac