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Old 12-29-08, 12:37 AM   #8
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I too am interested in this effect because it would give U-boats another defensive mechanism. Imagine it, 35 meters down a wreck lies, you pull up along side her and sit silent using her as a deflector for acquisition.

Not sure if this would help "in game" given I don't know if the AI has been created to allow such a tactic/failsafe.
there are no records of U-boats doing that IIRC...the sonar wasnt great so they didnt know the precise position of the shipwreck, drift, currents and the ships speed before it sunk can mess with where it ends up hitting bottom...it would be far too risky to nuzzle ur U-boot up alongside a shipwreck.

also, in game, think of how much your FPS would drop with a half dozen shipwrecks sitting and bubbling on the bottom
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