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UKönig · 03-16-20, 10:29 PM

Successful evasion can also depend on the skill level of the enemy crew. If they are newbies, they might be more readily fooled by the noise of a decoy. More experienced crews will not be tricked by such a tactic, and it will appear that you have dropped the decoy to no effect.
Early war depth charges had a maximum limit of 500 feet. If you sail at 550 feet, then go ahead and make as much noise as you like, because they cannot hit you.
Be careful that the escorts do not have orders to hunt to exhaustion, because once you have to come up for air and battery, they still have naval artillery, and will not hesitate to open fire.
If you are in January of 1942, or later, don't count on going deep to 550 feet to protect you as the depth charge limit has been removed.

03-16-20, 10:29 PM	#9
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Successful evasion can also depend on the skill level of the enemy crew. If they are newbies, they might be more readily fooled by the noise of a decoy. More experienced crews will not be tricked by such a tactic, and it will appear that you have dropped the decoy to no effect. Early war depth charges had a maximum limit of 500 feet. If you sail at 550 feet, then go ahead and make as much noise as you like, because they cannot hit you. Be careful that the escorts do not have orders to hunt to exhaustion, because once you have to come up for air and battery, they still have naval artillery, and will not hesitate to open fire. If you are in January of 1942, or later, don't count on going deep to 550 feet to protect you as the depth charge limit has been removed. __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!