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Originally Posted by Twitchy
I dont have the guts to sneak into the Evil Flow. I have yet to fully perfect my snap shot and evasion skillz
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Here's an easy approach. Swing north around the island about 200nm out and then cut in along the coast (about 5-10nm away from land) at just under periscope depth. Take the western approach into the flow and stick to the northern channel, hugging the coast all the way in. This has worked several times all the way through 1940 in my current campaign. Nelson BB and several auxilliary cruisers sunk (or resting on the harbor floor), and multiple escorts sunk when they tried to find me.
You'll want to be wary of 3-4 V-W Destroyers and Flower Corvettes along the entrance of the western approach, but so long as you hug the coast well and run submerged at slow, you'll be fine. They don't come too close to the coastline in their patrol patterns.
I haven't had to evade that often in the flow. Keep silent running on, only move at ahead slow, stay submerged, hug the coast and keep your maneuvering to a minimum. Surface briefly to recharge if it's nighttime (and it should be. Time it that way.), and there are no sound contacts on the 'phones (check them yourself). Your primary targets in the flow are stationary capital ships. So, when you're in a good firing position, signal an all-stop and simply hover like a spectre. Fire two tubes at each of your targets (usually takes no more than two if you space out the shots and target them well), targetting the magazines if possible, then immediately turn and sneak out.
