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CptGlub · 06-29-17, 03:51 PM

I'm experiencing a situation where rough water is actually a bad thing. I've stripped off the escorts from a 9 ship convoy. They travel in a tight 3x3 formation. Have done an end-around set up three times. Because the water is so rough, my sub is exposed as the swell travels over me at peri depth. With 9 ships so close to me, somebody always spots me and they do the headless chicken fire drill.

The rough water makes the deck gun problematic, not to mention the wall of in-coming ordnance from so many merchants.

I'm actually having to shadow the convoy waiting for calmer water that won't expose my position.

06-29-17, 03:51 PM	#5
CptGlub Mate Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 59 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I'm experiencing a situation where rough water is actually a bad thing. I've stripped off the escorts from a 9 ship convoy. They travel in a tight 3x3 formation. Have done an end-around set up three times. Because the water is so rough, my sub is exposed as the swell travels over me at peri depth. With 9 ships so close to me, somebody always spots me and they do the headless chicken fire drill. The rough water makes the deck gun problematic, not to mention the wall of in-coming ordnance from so many merchants. I'm actually having to shadow the convoy waiting for calmer water that won't expose my position.