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Originally Posted by in_vino_vomitus
Reading the account of this engagement in the book, I'm struck by the vast difference between that and my experience. In the book they get pinged and the chief nonchalantly says "Even money they got us with that one" and nothing scary happens. I got one ping from a dipping sonar and twenty seconds later it was raining torpedoes. Also, I'm thinking that TIW reports followed immediately by explosions on the same bearing are depth charges?
It's a steep learning curve....
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One of my videos shows my weird experience with a depth charge. No TIW, no loud explosion, no nothing. My sub just ends up going down but with 0% damage. I lose propulsion, depth control. It's actually pretty eerie because I can still try to emergency blow and my sub bobs up for a bit, but then she still keeps sinking. I was thinking to myself, "Wow, this is eerily similar to how it would be in real life."