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Hmm, but I suppose that doesn't make u less visible to AI enemy, right?
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It should do as you will leave a smaller " footprint "
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IIRC, Hemisent did extensive testing and found out that deck awash do indeed have an effect in detection ranges by the AI.
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I can't say I've done extensive testing, but it does seem to me that, depending upon my approach angle relative to the target's position, that I can get quite a bit closer running deck awash than I can running on the surface.
Another advantage I've found to running deck awash is that it greatly decreases the time it takes to dive. With the IX, instead of taking over 30 seconds I can be submerged in about 10 or so seconds.
The disadvantages to running deck awash, alas, is that it's both a fuel hog, and it decreases your speed. In rough weather and deck awash I've had my flank speed (which is normally around 18 knots or better) drop down as low as 3 -4 knots as I plow through the swells.