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Originally Posted by GC1CEO
What is the safest maximum visual range where I can detect them but they probably can't detect me, etc.
Also does the AI like radio for help/reinforcements, for help if a merchant knows its being attacked will it radio for warships or airplanes to come its way or is their appearance merely a matter of pre-determined courses and such.
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Visual range depends on weather conditions while sour sub is surfaced. A rule of thumb would be to go to periscope depth when at 4500-4000 m while approaching a ship in good weather.
Since you are a new player, I thing thad BdU would approve to use less realism settings and try the "cheat-o-meter setting". I do not remember how it is called but and cannot open the game right now). It is an option in the realism settings that puts a little sub icon in your screen. The color of which changes from green (undetected) to red. Then you can really have a good feeling on visual abilities merchants, and visual, radar and passive hydrophone of enemy units, including planes (of course planes do not have hydrophones, but DDs do). Also while approaching DDs running on slow speed and silent running makes a lot of dofference.
It also all depend on if the enemy units are Neub, Veteran or Elite.
Concerning your second question, this has happened a lot of times after being spotted.
But if you are lucky enough and close to your airbases, you can radio your contacts and see some Luftwaffe action as well.
Welcome to the game!