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Old 12-24-13, 07:17 AM   #25
Marcello
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Originally Posted by sharkbit View Post
I've always disliked how aircraft seem impotent in the game. It has always been "aircraft spotted", crash dive, surface after 15 minutes or so. There is never any surprise.
I've recently been experimenting with a dice roll to randomly simulate the possibility of a surprise attack. When I get the aircraft spotted message, I roll 2 dice and multiply by 10. That is the number of seconds before I can dive. The dice are modified by some factors for year, night, etc.
It makes things a bit more chilling when you're watching a Sunderland coming at you and you're counting down the clock before you can dive.
Dunno, the times I was bombed while recharging batteries with the snorkel before I got the radar detector on it or dodging bombs while leaving the port in 1944 have left me with a different impression.
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