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Originally Posted by Armistead
If TMO escorts drop charges on me, I'm going flank so I can outrun them, I find going slow even at depth is a good way for a group of cans to land right on you. If you're being pinged they can't listen anyway so they don't hear you.
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Every one has a favorite technique, but there is always a trade off.
Yes, an escort pinging is not listening, but when you are facing 2-3 escorts, there is a good chance at least one is listening.
Running at "Flank" even for 30 seconds will not move the sub very far. At 2 knots "silent running", a sub will move about 100 feet in 30 seconds. At 9 knots "flank", the sub will move about 450 feet in the same time, probably more like 350-400 feet if the boat is accelerating and decelerating from 2 to 9 to 2 knots in 30 seconds. The 300 feet difference is about one boat length. It may get you out of the damage zone of the DCs, it may not.
On the other hand, running at "flank" makes your boat very noisy and easier to pick up by any escort nearby. As soon as one regains contact, their clock gets reset and they will all continue searching for you for a set period of time.