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Originally Posted by jahwillprovide
Just seconds ago I ended my patrol a little earlier than planned. I left Manila and patrolled south of Formosa and saw nothing. My next order was to patrol between Ryukyu and Kyushu. On my way there I stopped in Taipei and downed 2 Large Passenger Ships as well as 3 auxiliary gun boats. I had been dodging planes all day and gaining ground at night. The speed was at x2048 and when (a plane is my guess) I received a hole in the side something got very loud. I dove thinking I could repair it and keep going. The damage was much worse than I anticipated and I quickly sank to the bottom at 220 feet. My crew tried their best to repair the bulkhead and main compressor, but to no avail.
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Do like they did historically. Run submerged during the day and kick up the engines on the surface at night. In the early war, run at periscope depth with your Air Search Radar antenna up. Once you get surface radar, run at radar depth and dive when a plane closes in. I learned that tactic from War in the Boats: My WW2 Submarine Battles by Captain William J. Ruhe, USN (ret.). I recommend it if you like Silent Hunter 4. There are some things you can learn from that book. Ruhe served on the S-37, USS Seadragon, and USS Crevalle. I would've loved to meet the guy.