To test a bit those ranges to see if i was overlooking something, this time i played as the Akula driver (a sub i have drove so few time that i can be considered as complelely new to it) , and destroyed the 688 easily on my first attempt.
Those missiles unloading their payload very near to their target are real monsters, as not only it takes then very few time to have a torpedo in the vicinity of the 688 (while the 688 torpedoes must travel all the way, taking lot of time), you can even get a lot of them on location to take down the nearly hopeless 688 in the a matter of seconds, instead of minutes like in the opposite situation.
Not even needed to fire a shkvall.
Basically in such battle, i just can't see how the 688 can stand a single chance, the detection range of the 688 and Akula are obviously nearly similar from what i experienced in this mission, meaning that both subs will see each other and then fire +/- in the same time their torpedoes/missiles.
But the Akula with its torpedoes delivered by missiles allow it to destroy the 688 in seconds after detection, as the 688 will never have the time to move to full speed trying to evading the torpedoes that just appeared near it.
As in none of my attempts as the 688 driver that i am more used to drive, the passive or active decoys were able to catch all the torpedoes incoming, there are always 2 or more than end into directly hitting my 688.
I know very few people may play Sub Command nowadays, but i could really need help in defeating the akula in this SCU/SCX mission, as defeating the 688 with the Akula despite i am completely unexperienced in this russian sub gives me no problem.
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