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Gargamel · 11-27-10, 05:25 PM

As to the question of how often I use the hydrophone, In clear weather (in type II, VII, IX) I'll rarely dip for sound checks. But at night or inclement weather, I'll dip every hour or so, depending on how bad it is.

In the type XXI I'm playing now, I rarely ever surface, just running at snorkel depth. Since it's 1944, I really get jittery running on the surface anyways. Yeah, On the rare occasion, a patrol plane will see my snorkel and bomb me, but they have always missed the first run, and dive rate from snorkel depth is so fast that my engine crew dont even get the motors back up by the time I've started to level out at crash depth. Especially with all the merchants outgunning most destroyers (it seems) now, I have no inclination to run on the surface for attacks.

11-27-10, 05:25 PM	#14
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	As to the question of how often I use the hydrophone, In clear weather (in type II, VII, IX) I'll rarely dip for sound checks. But at night or inclement weather, I'll dip every hour or so, depending on how bad it is. In the type XXI I'm playing now, I rarely ever surface, just running at snorkel depth. Since it's 1944, I really get jittery running on the surface anyways. Yeah, On the rare occasion, a patrol plane will see my snorkel and bomb me, but they have always missed the first run, and dive rate from snorkel depth is so fast that my engine crew dont even get the motors back up by the time I've started to level out at crash depth. Especially with all the merchants outgunning most destroyers (it seems) now, I have no inclination to run on the surface for attacks. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.