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Originally Posted by Nangleator
I'm using stock SHIII in mid-'42 and I first got bounced by bombers well out in the Atlantic. I've played up to late '43 before without things getting too crazy, but on this patrol, each and every time I surface, the bombers are on me within an hour, sometimes in minutes. I made it to my patrol station and just sat motionless until oxygen was almost gone. After a short surface run only to recharge air, I stayed under for as long a stretch as I could.
Bombers every time I surface. I can't get enough battery charge. I keep changing headings, but they're always there. The weather, for once, won't get worse than 15m and light fog.
I don't bother surfacing at night, because they find me just as quickly, but my spotters don't see them until too late.
Is this normal?
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Sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.
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Originally Posted by Nangleator
What do you do?
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1) I remember what I leaned about distribution of random numbers.
2) I try to get away from areas of high aircraft probability: close to land.
3) I reduce submerged speed to 0.1 knots less than an integer value derived from 1/6ths of battery charge remaining over 50%. I.e.:
battery 83%+ -> 2.9 knots
battery 67% to 83% -> 1.9 knots
battery 50% to 67% -> 0.9 knots
battery < 50% -> immobile except to surface or dive
4) When surfaced I run with decks awash, if weather permits, to reduce dive times. You can't do this with straight stock , but it is a very easy mod.
5) I try to surface only when there is enough light to detect aircraft visually, or when fog is medium or heavy.
6) Changing heading does nothing to protect you from the game's aircraft search algorithm, except if you head away from the nearest airbase and not towards a greater concentration of air coverage.