Beware. In '42 things change drasticaly.
Things that "always worked", begin to stop working.
On my last patrol we evaded 2 escorts while crawling down to 98 meters at silent speed.
That's about 30 minutes for a IXB or IXC.
We were doing very well and were filled with confidence, until 3 more escorts came onto the scene. One can't keep their nose and tail pointed in 4 directions. Once we lost the ability to present a norrow aspect, it was all their game. Luckily, we managed to escape and survive this time, but eventualy we probably won't.
There is no guaranteed formula (other than modding a "super-boat". No thanks).
Just keep your head, think of the consequences, and give it your best.
Hint: Provided you are not making repairs or loading torpedoes, and you are turning less than 100 RPMs, you do not need to set "silent running" to reap it's benefits.
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