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The time to switch to electric engines doesn't really matter. But your speed cannot be increased using the snorkel and you don't become very fast using your electric engines either. And the fuel problem reduces the decks awash tactic to be used for lower speeds and only in dangerous areas. |
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Right that's one factor. I just thought the bigger factor would be the slow speed when using the snorkel. If you are fully surfaced and you are racing around with 15+ knots the time the electric engines need to kick in doesn't really matter, as your speed bonus from the surface pushes you the first 25m deeper.
That is what's missing when snorkeling and then this switching time hurts you, right. It doesn't hurt you that much if you already are going really fast. |
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But that only works if your on the bridge 24-7 really going full realism. |
ALAAAAAAAAARRRMM!!!!
Since I use the Longer Repair Times mod which increases aircraft patrols and makes their bombs much deadlier I have more change of survival with a crash dive (if spotted in time) than trying to fight it out on the surface, as it also was in real life. The only times I don't crash dive are when loading external torpedos or if I spot them to late, and they are in a range of only a few thousand meters (depending on which boat I have, running decks awash or not, etc.). If that's the case I usually try to dive before their next attack run. |
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when reach 25 meters - hard to port or stanboard when reach 50 meters - all stop Well at least that that what i do, in case the its to late for crach drive i go ahead flank and go right in the enemy aircraft derection. If i`am lucky and they miss the first attack wave a crash dive, if not - Abandon ship :dead: |
Thanks for the tips. I definitely need to slow down the time compression in danger zones, and keep the bridge watch in tip-top shape (which I've been doing mostly).
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yes when i said never exceed 256x TC, I meant in the day time in the early war era - at night (when its pitch black) I usually go 1024x
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heres what i do
CRASH DIVE YOU LAZY ****** OR ILL KILL YOU MY SELF, FASTER !!!!!!!!
but seriously if your snorkling 10 sec's is about the time it takes to surface and crash dive with the speed bonus by the way what is awash the decks ??? |
Decks awash is when you set the depth to between 7-8 meters. The only part of the boat that will then appear above the water is the bridge and is a very useful tactic.
As already mentioned though, it does take up a lot of fuel so it's only really something you can adopt once you get to your patrol zone. However when the air war really gets going you'll need to adopt this tactic to stay alive, particularly in the larger boats that take longer to dive. To preserve fuel you just need to stay under water longer which isn't exactly bad as you can hear further than you can see anyway and no plane is going to spot you under water. |
In early war, if a AC is spotted I go Flank and turn either port or starboard if its 2 planes or less. Use the flak gun on them as they do their 1st pass then crash dive. More than 2 planes Crash dive and hope you get down fast enough.
If its later in the war 1941 on I run at 256 or less TC and as soon as a AC is spotted or picked up with Early warning detector crash dive at once. By that date pilots are usually dead on target. As others have posted there is a HUGE differance between pilot effectiveness in GWX vs Stock. If playing GWX you may want to starting ducking for cover as early as 1940:o |
Theres a massive difference. I hardly (if ever) took damage on stock via Aircraft. Even that day christ knows how many sunderlands spoured from the Cornish coast.
GWX: a beaufighter came out of nowhere near N Irland when I had my periscope up. Next thing I saw was the pop up window. If I hadnt had that on, it would of been allot more damaging. Suffice to say this was early 1940. Not looking forward to seeing the Mossys.:ping: |
this is what I do:
Whithin range of enemy air cover, in daylight: TC x256; full efficiency of bridge crew. When spotted: if in close or med. range: Flank speed ahead, hard L or R turn; wait till the flyboys drop their ordnance, then crash dive. If you have time, man the flak guns with the shortcut on crew management (F7). It saved my can against TWO Catalinas last patrol. The were flying in echelon, caught me in BE. Moderate damage to the boat, I was on my way home in any case. Considering it was July of 1942, I was more than surprised. I guess 1943 came early this year!:o |
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