Originally Posted by bgeorgalas

I am at september 1943 and have the same problem with aircrafts.....i use the following technique that seems to work (but i do also think that is a bit unrealistic) boat is a IXB:
1. crash dive once you spote a plane from a fair distance (radar warnings included), disactivating battery charging in order to gain some more speed and stay submerged at 30m with 2knots speed untill oxygen reaches 50%
2. once oxygen reaches 50% do a hydrophone check and if clear surface at ahead flank (at least if smth, awaits you above you'll have a little speed...)
3. If you receive new radar warning contacts try to stay up as long as you can in ahead flank (no battery recharge) in order to replenish air, once air is replenished crash dive ASAP
4. If your crew spots an aircraft that's really close head towards him at ahead flank with flak guns firing wait for him to make the first pass (he will probably miss you) and then crash dive
5. Try to stay surfaced only at night
6. When you're in bad wheather or heavy/medium fog you're sure no aircrafts are around so head to your assigned quadrant at full speed ahead (in order to recover the time lost travelling underwater at low speed)

Sometimes if I am unable to recharge the battery due to constant air attacks i prefer to lay at 30-40m with engines stopped untill the air becomes unbreathable....then i hit the ahed flank and surface....
I Have to admit that I had serious problems with the snorkel in my previous carrers...somehow enemy aircraft started bombing without warning, while recharging batteries with the snorkel at 2kt....since then i prefer to use the snorkel with engines stopped....

Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

Vinallia? Im not familiar with this, do you mean Vinigar? If so, an acid cannon on a U-Boat... there's an idea... MUSH!!:lol: