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Why are you wasting a valuable Kriegsmarine resource on a lousy trawlwer? The torpedo probably cost more than that derelict barge. The renown is so puny, as is the tonnage. And you wasted at least two torpedoes on that thing?
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I don't know, this was an extremely dangerous trawler, very menacing. Seriously though, I almost cried when I first got an id and saw the tonnage, but after spending 5+ real-life hours tracking this guy down I was determined to sink him.
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In such foul weather I run submerged as much as possible, unless I am trying to make haste to get to my patrol zone or base on the return leg...[snip]...I only surface to recharge and then down again. By running at ahead slow I maximize my battery time and only need to surface for air and to recharge.
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Interesting, I was doing exactly the opposite, running on the surface as much as possible and only diving for 5 minutes or so to get updates on contacts. Mostly I was afraid of launching an attack with a depleted battery and being unable to get away from a counter attack.
I'm curious though, when my VIIB is submerged it can only do 8kts at flank. If the contact is moving "slow" that seems to be about 6kts, I can only imagine that "medium" is at least 8kts. How do you close on anything unless you are moving at flank?