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Originally Posted by WWII44
when I attack a convoy at night I use my torps on the merchants, and if my watch officer spots an escort I train my deck gun on them and try to sink them before the get within firing range for their guns(wich I have proven to be quite sucesful at.).
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...in reality the u boats were too slow submerged. in the early days of the war they could basically
'dissapear' underwater - like a mystery. detection was in its infancy but grew up very quickly in a few years. things had changed dramatically from 39-41 in technology.
(the allies learned fast allowing scientists to work directly with the military. where as in germany there was arrogance and mistrust between similar departments, this way of thinking took longer to catch on.)
in reality it would be frowned upon to engage destroyers: the risk of losing your whole boat and crew to
one depth charge; madness.
as SS states, be grateful for the game flawes. and to engage with a deck gun - as i have foolishly done on my present patrol and got away with it - again is not good boat safety. as soon as you put the safety of your crew first the dimensions and psychology of the game changes - yes, it may sound heavy
...but this gives the game some of its longevity because it becomes more real and when you start reading the history it becomes
allll to clear how awful it must have been, so the idea of challenging a destroyer with superior manouverability just becomes folly - and the tonnage gained minimal.
but this is all because i am immersed................i've finished now!
