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Originally Posted by SeaQueen
Sprint and drift is actually a difficult tactic about which much has been said in books, but few people really know what they're doing with. Personally, I'd rather use fast or moderate speed on the FFG and slow speeds in a submarine.
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Sprint and drift for suface ships is very difficult because there are so many other concerns occupying the powers-that-be that you really have to dumb it down. We've tried it and it is preferred but man it's pretty theoretical. That's why the 5/50/5 rule is about as complicated as it gets, except maybe in tactics manuals.
You get tiny little TAPA boxes, SOAs at ridiculous speeds, the AAW nerds are
always whining about something or other, SUBOPAUTH is jamming rules down your throat, the waterspace management doesn't jive with your standing OPTASK, SURTASS and air assets are cueing completely different locations and so and so forth ad nauseum. Real ASW is pretty damn awkward most of the time.