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Originally Posted by tater
The IJN did not have the resources to escort every lone merchant ship. While convoys increased, not all ships were convoyed.
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True but in later war they waited to make their run until could form convoys or they found escorts, even if it was just something like the cha-1 and a floatplane or a gunboat with sonar...barely any worthwhile ships were allowed to make a risky transit alone.Some were given their own sonar(which in the game they have passive sonar, cant get close for an approach before they start zigging, their ears are a little too good but found it easy to shoot them that way, just have to get close and wait for the right angle. Thinking of O Kanes "Clear the Bridge" in the Tang's June/July 1944 patrol off Honshu I believe it was, they found plenty of ships making runs up and down the coast but they always had 2-4 small escorts and usually one plane protecting 1 decent sized merchant or tanker.This was almost a daily occurance.