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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)
Well I haven't seen The Enemy Below so I can't speak about it's special effects. The best action to take regarding a destroyer spotting a surfaced submarine is definitely to head towards it, but not just to ram it. The guns on a destroyer are certainly for more than just show. Against a submarine a 4 or 5in shell will ruin any subs day if it puts a hole in the pressure hull. It also takes time to close to the location of the sub. Why wouldn't you fire as you went?
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There were documented instances of Destroyers going in to ram Submarines in WWII with guns blazing. One battle even resulted in the Destroyer becoming lodged in the Submarine (much like in TEB) and the crews of their respective ships fighting it out with their small arms (because the main armaments of the Destroyer cannot depress at such an angle).