Originally Posted by FlankSpeed

Actually I didn't know that, I thought silent running activated some kind of special super stealthy mode! I'll probably still use it though, I like the way the crew start whispering their updates when you toggle it on.

Well, I got away from those pesky destroyers with only minor damage to the deck gun, so all ended well, let's see if I can make it past 1940!

I wonder if you can actually hear the ASDIC pings bouncing off the hull in real life, or if it's just something computer games and hollywood movies add for drama. Scary stuff...