[Armistead]

Most important things I've learned, know the AI and how it works, what factors work in your favor and which ones don't.

Active sonar or pinging only happens if you get in their sonar cone, stay out of it, but you're profile plays a big factor how well they get a fix on you, so stay skinny, during an attack, try to keep your nose towards the nearest escort.

They are virtually deaf in heavy seas.

In deep water, like most I go as deep as I can and hit flank and outrun the charges, this works 90% of the time, some of the Type A or B type escorts with multiple Y guns and double roll offs can be more difficult.

In medium depth, 300 ft or so, if faced with several, I will get deep as I can and blow tanks and hit flank as they start the run, blowing tanks make u rise very quickly and usually they fix in the depth zone you're in when they start the run...almost always they fall way under me, go back down after the run, rinse and repeat.

in shallow water, 150 ft or so, i stay at half knot, when they start the run, I hit flank reverse, seldom can you outrun the drop, I add a hard over turn as I reverse to clear my nose of a rear drop off...works most the time. Course nothing worse than getting caught in shallow water with several vet Type escorts that drop about 24 charges per run. If around 150 feet, I may blow tanks to get almost to the surface so they will fall under, but you have to be careful, cuz almost impossible to not breach...under a 100 ft, usually you do before u can get her going back down and get blasted some on the surface.
Smart skippers only attack in shallow water in heavy seas and I prefer some distance, 3-5000 yards and try to haul my arse out of the zone the torps spawned from where they will search about 1000 yard circle...