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Old 08-19-10, 01:56 PM   #543
Zedi
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Originally Posted by Will-Rommel View Post
One strategy i would like to see in HK group (if possible to do so) would be a type of carpet bombing with depth charges by 2-4 destroyers aligned.

They would pass over the submarine, all running at the same speed and at a constant distance, and letting lose the charges. The effect would be a corridor of charges maximazing the chances that a hit is scored on the sub even with hard to port maneuvers.

I guess it's alot of scripting tho, but it is historically correct. It was depicted in some deptcharges tech book i readed on this forum some times ago.
It's accurate and more than that, this way the escort will not be forced to go back and for to avoid each other, so the hunt will be less chaotic. I agree, some kind of strategy should be implemented for the escorts, at least for those who are in charge with the sub hunt.
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