But thats the way it was back then ;).

Your engines were off, so the trawler couldn't have heard you. Fine.

But was your periscope up? If so, maybe he spotted it and came to investigate.

if you have full Hull go down to 200+ meters (if the depth allows it) with flank speed while zigzaggin a little then when you're past 170 go silent running (2 kts) and stop zigzaggin
helps alot i have avoided alot of destroyers down there

i dont really know any shallow water tactics since i dont go there
and i dont go to harbors either since water is shallow there to

Download a program called SH3 Mini Tweaker.

Whitin that program you can change the file AI sensor dat.

Ive tuned down a few values my self there coz i found it impossible to escape an elite crew on a DD. Its not easy to get rid of them but its possible now whit some tactical maneouvers.

Things i changed was hydrophone, sonar and visual.
I changed maxbearing to be little more narrow and that allow me to do tactical manevours. I also tuned down max range and increased min range a bit.
Now they dont spot me from 9km away and if they find me the minimum range simulate a "dead" zone so they aproximitly know where iam. Hard to pin point exact where iam like they where using a gps navigatior :)

I also tuned down Min height values for underwater. I noticed that even if i dived so deep so my sub was crusched the range for Min height was greater than the sub crusch depth. (this was in a VIIC)

I dunno if my values reflect realism but its possible to escape now by going deep(but not to deep so my sub is crusched and it also allow me to have some minor hulldamage as well) and do tactical maneouvers ( stay out from thier max bearing range)
And also that they can`t pinpoint me exactly where iam.

for this 1939 -40 was called "happy times"

Allies don´t use radars and they set depth charges not very deep.also asw tecnology was not very advanced, and planes availability very limited.

until 41 or more could be very difficult if not impossible heard a stopped submarine at some distance with passive hidrophones in silent running.
(no engines and screws turning, pumps stopped,everybody quiet and silent)

Later, with better active asdic, enigma codes and pouring planes over the atlantic sea allies can turning the tide in the war.

i dived after my crew spotted the trawler, the periscop was down. that was a bit strange, maybe they´re using "Bernard - the medium": "I can feel him, Sir. Go flank, left 20° and drop on my command...!" (huh, sounds like the soap-story from above :rotfl:)

Yes I would be interested

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Ok, enough fooling around...I totally agree with you

Now try it with 9 Fletcher DD's in Late 44 as they come at you at 35knts.

is 1939-1940 :lol: edited and corrected

I'm usually dead before that time...:cry:

Yes, they would not call those times "happy" if U-boat captains had to dive to 200 meters and go for silent running every time they would detect a DD at 8000 meters, would it?

Seems to be the only thing that doesn't sound right about GWX to me; though since I don't play SH3 anymore, I can't confirm.

Doesnt affect me in that way
Was only spotted yesterday while 2km from a convoy as I was ahead full decks awash
Silent running 80m and they left
I harassed the convoy all throuh the night with no damage taken till I ran out of fish

Even crept up a lone merc at 700m decks awash in the evening at ahead slow
He didnt know I was there till I opened fire on him

Nov 1940

Thanks Viking. Do you have a guide on what to change, which files and what you changed things to? Haven't done this so let's assume I'm a dummy. ;)

Boy, didn't think this thread would cause such a fuss. But I would like to turn a few settings down. At least till I get better. Don't want it to be easy, but also don't want it to see a destroyer and die type of playing in 1939. Past 1942, I'm good with learning a few hard lessons.