stay under a sinking ship is very dangerous, i remember a lot of time ago a thread with screenshots where a u boat was trapped by a sinking battleship until to the bottom , or exactly until the crush depth....:dead:

Also the stealth meter is a very bad thing because it can confuse you about the dangers.

in my first sh3 career i was in surface at night using my deck gun against a small cargo in the british channel, the indicator was in red sometimes , logical with the small cargo, but suddenly appears a search light near of my sub and i crash dived. curiosly after was in green ...

The incomming destroyer missed my stern by only a few meters :88) ,and the deph charges killed one crew member and damage the hull. :doh:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4...10296bmig8.jpg

Yes...it's dangerous....and temporary. But there is a certain twisted satisfaction to watching an escort steaming in frustrated circles around a dead, motionless hulk...knowing you're lurking under it outta reach. :smug:

You know you don't actually have to be under the damaged ship just near enough to prevent the DD's from exacting their revenge. If the AI calculates that the DD can't make a run to drop on you it will just run around for a while until it either runs out of patience (2-3 hours game time) or calculates that it can have a crack at you if the damaged ship sinks or you drift too far away from it.

My experiences tell me that if they can't use a stern depth charge, they use their K guns as they steam past :doh:

Now that would be an awkward surprise to those who think they're soooo clever and safe:D

I forgot to mention, they will also attack with the hedgehog as well, if so equipped :o