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Originally Posted by VonApist
... I just took the risk cause it was ok to do so.  |
Don't want to hammer but... This is exactly why you did it, it was ok to do it so, what could possibly go wrong? Starting a new campaign? I mean, not the fact you engaged the enemy, I believe any skipper would cease that opportunity but counter attacking a task force with a damage sub after being depth charged? Totally unrealistic.
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Originally Posted by VonApist
... I have been depth charged hundreds of times in the game... Otherwise I would play a fishing boat simulator |
No skipper got depth charged hundreds of times, they usually got dead in the first or second one. I believe being depth charged is not something you get used to. Its like someone poiting a gun to your head in a robbery and you act like:, "nah, its okay honey I've dealt with this hundreds of times." Everytime someone points a gun to your head there is a chance you will get an extra hole in it and therefore you WILL react accordently. Unless you are a trained soldier with nerbs of steel, you will feel your heart trying to pop out your chest. The morale factor leading to fear, terror and panic, all Silent Hunter players are free from these feelings and act always with a cool mind. A luxury skippers in WWII did not had, among other things.
To finalize, skippers didn't had the chance to practise in such detail as presently available in SH. How many patrols have you ran? How much tonnage? Compare that to WWII records and spot the difference. Check also how many skippers did actually went through out the whole WWII still with life in their veins.
PS: I agree with you, that encounter you had was indeed unrealistic.