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Hi does anyone have a solution of how to lose a patrol boat in just 18 meters of water i was constanatly followed and pounded yesterday i sank in the end, i went silent and gave flank speeds when depth charges were going off , i changed course and stayed down at 18 meters, the ship knew where i was all the time anyone got any ideas as to a way to escape?? when so shallow :hmm: please
Stay away from shallow water!
Seriously the best thing you can do is stry to stay as quiet as possible and use alternating 10 degrees rudder along a line of escape to the nearest deep water.
More than likely though if they find you, they will probably kill you in such shallow water.
If there is only one of them you could go on the attack and try to sink him before he sinks you.
A lot will depend on what level of enemy crew ability you cop. If you are late war and they are elite, you don;t stand much chance. If early war and they are dumb you should be able to sneak away.
I note you said it was a patrol boat. They don't normally carry DC's but are good at calling in support that does. Was it really an Elco or other patrol boat or a corvette, trawler or destroyer? This makes a bit of difference as to the tactics that are available to you.
Check out the newbies guide sticky in this forum for other advice on how to evade.
Good Luck!
Hi does anyone have a solution of how to lose a patrol boat in just 18 meters of water i was constanatly followed and pounded yesterday i sank in the end, i went silent and gave flank speeds when depth charges were going off , i changed course and stayed down at 18 meters, the ship knew where i was all the time anyone got any ideas as to a way to escape?? when so shallow :hmm: please
Yes--Stay away from shallow water!!!:eek:
Hi does anyone have a solution of how to lose a patrol boat in just 18 meters of water i was constanatly followed and pounded yesterday i sank in the end, i went silent and gave flank speeds when depth charges were going off , i changed course and stayed down at 18 meters, the ship knew where i was all the time anyone got any ideas as to a way to escape?? when so shallow :hmm: please
Yes--Stay away from shallow water!!!:eek:
Mate! Thats death!
The DC'S will reach your boot in a fwe seconds!
Make sure you have at least 50+ meters in early war and 180+ in late war under Keel.
danurve
02-20-07, 09:14 AM
Cargo ship + shallows + greed = end of carrer.
If it's just a patrol boat and no escorts you could hit flank, surface and try to gun it out.
Unfortunatly this isn't fair because pt boats don't use their torps.
Mooncatt
02-20-07, 09:34 AM
yes dont even attack nothing in the shallows, if i see ac onvoy the first thing i do is check the depth if its shallow ill leave the convoy alone. only attack if the conditions are aptimal.:know:
CaptainAsh
02-20-07, 10:55 AM
In such situation I will surface and engage, aiming for the deck hoping he will lost his manoeuvre capacity before damaging me to much. And go back under water :)
Corsair
02-20-07, 11:09 AM
If you're sure there is only a patrol boat up there, your best bet is to surface and sink it with Flak gun.
But as said above the best strategy ir to stay the hell out of shallow waters. If you're spotted, you're dead.
High Voltage
02-20-07, 11:17 AM
You won't be able to hide in such shallow water beacuse his sonar/asdic will pick you up in two seconds flat..(no thermals..no depth)
Also, you won't have that time cushion to put some separation between your sub and the depth charges once he drops them. Also you get double hammered because the shockwave hits the ocean floor below you and bounces back up into your keel...
so:
Stay out of the Shallows!!!;)
AVGWarhawk
02-20-07, 12:52 PM
Old saying, "Like shooting a fish in barrel". You just happen to be a very big fish to shoot in the shallow barrel.......chancing of making it out are about the same chances as a snowball not melting in the desert:smug:
Iron Budokan
02-20-07, 01:35 PM
You're first job as a kaleun isn't to sink tonnage. It's to stay alive. Shallow water makes that a difficult proposition.
ReallyDedPoet
02-20-07, 01:36 PM
You don't:dead::dead::dead:
Mush Martin
02-20-07, 03:57 PM
Surface and sink em.
if there is a DD just go ahead flank- You have nothing to loose because you have about 5% chance of making it anyway
Sometimes though, a stupid DD takes himself out with his own DC's because they explode so fast in shallows (Dont hope for this- its rare!)
Ducimus
02-20-07, 05:20 PM
http://static.flickr.com/28/66816483_02711d96d0_m.jpg
"Best defense- no be there danielson!"
Thanks guys stay out of shallows then
ReallyDedPoet
02-21-07, 03:23 PM
http://static.flickr.com/28/66816483_02711d96d0_m.jpg
"Best defense- no be there danielson!"
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
AVGWarhawk
02-21-07, 03:39 PM
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::up:
Khourieat
02-21-07, 03:49 PM
Old saying, "Like shooting a fish in barrel". You just happen to be a very big fish to shoot in the shallow barrel.......chancing of making it out are about the same chances as a snowball not melting in the desert:smug:
Deserts are necessarily dry, they're NOT necessarily hot...
Anyway, I used to play chicken with those DDs in shallow water too, no more though.
:know:
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