V1.5 TMO 2.0 and the 2.1 patch pretty much fix all the fixable problems.
The recognition manual should be in feet for a Fleetboat.
The contact selector switch works right, TMO defaults to contact.
With TMO you'll die a quite a few times till you get the hang of it and then you'll still die just not as often.
The escorts are deadly if you're not careful.
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