Main task of escorts was a protection of a convoy, not a chase after submarines for hours and thereby leaving the convoy unprotected. An extensive hunt for subs was left for hunter-killer groups and aircrafts. Making the game harder in terms of cat-and-mouse play with chasing convoy-escorts for hours after the initial attack on the convoy does not necessarilty mean that is how it was in reality.
BTW, escorts in SH3 can not run out of fuel.
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Serg's SH4 and SH3 pages
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