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Originally Posted by BigWalleye
Historically, the challenge in the Pacific was the hunt...
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This is not entirely accurate. Historically, the challenge in the Pacific was neither the hunt nor the fight, the challenge was proving to the Bureau of Ordinance that the Mark 14 torpedo was a poorly designed, under-tested piece of garbage and was the reason why so many early skippers failed miserably in the sub war. Paralleling this was the forced usage of obsolete and nonsensical doctrine, such as the acoustic-only engagement, that had no practical basis in wartime tactics. Once the torpedo issue was finally resolved, America began emulating some of Germany's sub tactics, particularity the night surface attack, to score even more success. In my observation, TMO's purpose is to challenge the expert subsimmer. The AI is above and beyond even the best the IJN had to offer in ASW. RFB is about historical emulation and
appears easier by comparison because of the aforementioned disparity in target density.