The game does not simulate carrier takeoffs and landings. However, the carrier will spawn planes in the game. The planes you see on deck are just eye candy. If you see a carrier there are likely planes in the area. You usually see the planes before catching a glimpse of the carrier. Most of the carriers I have sunk were attacked in the dark. During daylight it is hard to approach a carrier with her planes patrolling the area. I saw Avengers before I nailed this one so I knew there had to be a carrier nearby.
Guess what? I just nailed another one. Two Bogues in two successive career patrols. This one I nailed just around sunrise, so there were no planes in the air yet. Her escorts hunted me for a while and shook my sub violently, but no damage. I love the shaking effect from the DC shake mod. I escaped to attack a convoy and its escorts worked me over; destroyed my sonar and damaged a pile of items. I was eventually able to evade, then come off silent running to fix everything. My Kaleun has just returned to Brest. This current Kaleun has made five patrols for 230,666 tons of Allied shipping and I am sure he will soon be retired by SH3 Commander. I always make the most I can of my patrols as I never know when I'll be sent ashore.
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