I just got awarded a new command, a Sargo running out of Brisbane, which will be good with the Guadalcanal part of the game coming up. The S-18 and the Mk 10 torpedoes was fun, and June 42 is a bit early to be depending entirely on Mk 14s but I'll just shoot more and hit less (and use the deck gun more).
The crew configuration I am now using given I know that deck watch crew can be hurt even when submerged:
When I submerge in a combat context, the deck watch will move to the After Battery and empty engine room slots. When I need to use the surface guns, the highest rated guys from various places will get pulled.
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You would make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense.
-attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte (probably paraphrased from
Les Merveilles de la science)