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Originally Posted by germannoob
Wow! So it sounds, TMO has adressed some more parts of the gameplay?
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Yes. That said, even Ducimus admits that there are many things that seem to be unfixable.
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Just some questions:
1. I read some old books (anno 1951-1956) from my grandpa. There is a story, where english DD's got a really good strategy to sink boats: 1 was listening and directing another one to above the submarine. So there was no asdic blackout for the dd which throwed the dc's. Was this also a tactic japanese did? If so, is this simulated within a supermod?
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They called it a 'Hunter-Killer group' and it was invented by British Captain Johnny Walker. When the u-boat was found one destroyer (usually the one that actually found it) was assigned to be the 'Hunter' and he would direct the 'Killers' in. The Americans augmented this with the 'Escort Carrier', adding planes to the mix, which prevented the u-boat from fighting back. As Highlander_1314 pointed out, the Japanese never had anything like this that we know of. They did, however, manage to sink a lot of US subs, so they might have had something similar that was never official doctrine.
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2. Can you explain or giving some links on how to counter the both operations? How do I escape if they listening? How to escape while pinging? Are they switching between these 2 modes? Leave charges bubbles in the water? (I know, that after an attack you can not hear anymore the submarine for about up to 30 seconds even if it was running full flank)
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I've heard everything from thirty seconds to two minutes. First, the sonar of the period could not aim downward very far, so it's a good tactic to go to flank speed when you can hear the enemy propellors from inside the submarine. At that point they think they know where you are so it's advisable to change depth, going down at least 50 feet and turning hard one way or the other (if you know the direction he's coming from, toward him is better). After the depth charges stop exploding go back to slow speed and silent running. If there is only one escort these tactics should serve you well. If there is one listening while another makes his attack run you have bigger problems and I wish you luck.