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Old 12-24-12, 10:19 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Marcello View Post
The impression I get is that there are perhaps less aircrafts in the air looking for subs than in real life but with better snorkel spotting capabilities (which might be a reasonable game compromise, after all the number of ASW assets on patrol at any given moment must have been huge at such late date).
I think the game, even supermodded, still has many more aircraft than real life. It's a very big ocean. Part of the problem is that radar isn't essential to spot a schnorkel. On a clear day a submarine at periscope or schnorkel depth is clearly visible from the air.
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