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Originally Posted by Paladin132
Hello all,
I have played SHIV but not very realistically for some time. I put it aside for a year or so and now am coming back to it but with a different intent. I want to learn to do things manually.
That said, there have been some questions that came up and I thought I would post a thread and see what folks had to say.
1. Can you tell if a destroyer is pinging you or pinging away from you?
2. Do you ever stay on station after taking damage?
3. What do you do to avoid destroyers after the charge at you? I have found that I cannot maneuver the boat fast enough to present a minimum aspect to him, and I definitely cannot outrun him, and I am not sure how deep I should go other than max depth below a thermal layer.
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1. Yes you can, if you know how to listen for the strength of the ping. If it's a loud and resounding ringing ping, they're right on you. Make sure to keep the pinging DD either at bearing 000 or 180 to minimize the amount of your sub that returns the signal. Pinging away sounds softer and a bit faint. You'll pick up on the difference after a while.
2. It depends on the type and amount of damage in question. If you're flooding and your hull integrity has been compromised a good amount, I would return to base. If your main pump gets slightly damaged during a DC attack, you could probably fix it and continue your patrol. Your hull integrity is the most important. Ultimately there is no exact way of telling, you just kind of get the feel for it after a while, as real skippers would have.
3. Go as deep as you possibly can, preferably under the thermal layer. A DD that is pinging is not listening, and a DD that is listening is not pinging. If you have only one DD after you, turn right towards his rush. As soon as he goes over you, cut your engines back to silent running and make a hard rudder to port or starboard. What that does is makes him think you're still going straight, but you're actually using your inertia from running at flank speed to turn the sub, and at silent running, it should throw him off enough to where he'll be listening/pinging/DC'ing in the wrong spot. Be creative! It's a game of cat and mouse, there really is no right or wrong way per se.