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BulSoldier · 08-14-09, 05:42 PM

I dont know about you but on my maiden voyage with my IXC i attacked a convoy of 4 ships (only 1 lead escort) and though i sunk 2 ships with 2 torps the problem began when i thought , ok 240m on silent runnign , i have to wait half an hour and be on my way...

Oh how wrong i was. My boat at silent running , actually below 2knt i could maintain safe depth and kept sinking fast enough so i had to either go at 3knt at witch the DD detected me or sink to the abyss. Anyway after about 4 hours and every explosive on that ship being thrown at me i managed to escape ( above 140m i could maintain the depth at silent running but it took me quite a while to find it out). Curiously enough this depth issue never repeted (however maybe it has something to do with my extremly fast diving the first time). It was early '42 so i managed to escape fairly easy (though by no means fast).

08-14-09, 05:42 PM	#24
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I dont know about you but on my maiden voyage with my IXC i attacked a convoy of 4 ships (only 1 lead escort) and though i sunk 2 ships with 2 torps the problem began when i thought , ok 240m on silent runnign , i have to wait half an hour and be on my way... Oh how wrong i was. My boat at silent running , actually below 2knt i could maintain safe depth and kept sinking fast enough so i had to either go at 3knt at witch the DD detected me or sink to the abyss. Anyway after about 4 hours and every explosive on that ship being thrown at me i managed to escape ( above 140m i could maintain the depth at silent running but it took me quite a while to find it out). Curiously enough this depth issue never repeted (however maybe it has something to do with my extremly fast diving the first time). It was early '42 so i managed to escape fairly easy (though by no means fast). __________________ By the hour !