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Jimbuna · 01-30-10, 12:31 PM

In RL the only way a U-boat outran an escort was if said escort was capable of a surface speed of less than 17 knots.

It also helped if there was a patch of fog or a rain squall nearby and darkness also played a major factor.

If a U-boat was only 100 yards or so ahead of an escort capable of less than 17 knots it was an almost foregone conclusion that the escorts guns would soon destroy the U-boat or damage it to such an extent it wouldn't be able to dive.

The Kaleun then had few choices.....fight to the death or scuttle the sub.

01-30-10, 12:31 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In RL the only way a U-boat outran an escort was if said escort was capable of a surface speed of less than 17 knots. It also helped if there was a patch of fog or a rain squall nearby and darkness also played a major factor. If a U-boat was only 100 yards or so ahead of an escort capable of less than 17 knots it was an almost foregone conclusion that the escorts guns would soon destroy the U-boat or damage it to such an extent it wouldn't be able to dive. The Kaleun then had few choices.....fight to the death or scuttle the sub. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!