Snorkel cons:
- 3cm radar. That is what gets you an ashcan on your wintergarden.
- It's loud.
- It's an admission of defeat. Only when your forced to remain submerged all the time do you truly realize that the uboat is NOT a submarine, but a submersible dependant on the surface for both replenishing oxygen/batteries, and for attacking or gaining a firing position.
Pro's:
Your odds of survival increase greatly.
Personnal recommendations:
- Try one of the snorkel "fixes" which basicially gives the radar a min hieght of 1 meter off the surface of the water.
- Snorkel ONLY to recharge battiers when needed, and establish a routine. For example id only run the snorkel at 0 hour and would lower the mast immediatly as soon as the batters were fully recharged. Usally around 0500. Chances of airstrikes at night are *slighly* less.
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