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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.
I have a Question about the bombs. In my first patrol(12/39) I was attacked by 2 Ansons. I decided to fight back. One of them droped its bombs verry(and I mean almost a direct hit) close. But all that was dove was some major dammage(all repairable). Why? Is GWX trying to modle the inadiacy of the bombs early in the war?
The Hits
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Wilhelm read this exctract from uboat.net - especially the highlighted bit, looks like your Anson attack is more realistic than you could possible hope for!
"The Anson was sturdy, reliable and pleasant to fly, and it was well-liked by its crews. It was a great success as a trainer. But as maritime reconnaissance aircraft it was a failure: Slow, vulnerable, short-ranged, with pitifully weak armament.
The ineffectiveness of the 100lb bomb was illustrated in December 1939, when the British submarine HMS Snapper was attacked in error, hit directly, and suffered four broken lightbulbs. That Ansons were the mainstay of Coastal Command in 1939 illustrates the weakness of this service. Their replacement by
Hudsons was a major step forward. "