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Originally Posted by RAM
indeed, I haven't done it in real life. But others did. And with a good degree of success...and against multiple enemies  . |
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very few did so. This was far from SOP in both the Pacific and Atlantic, as the submarine was designed to submerge to avoid surface combatants, not engage them in a fire fight. The WWII submarine, as such, was woefully under-armed, under-armored and under-powered.
Esentially, the argument for the historical accuracy of the daily application of this practice is not unlike citing the gentleman that shot down a Zero with an M1. Yes, it was done, but it is probably not a good idea to make this your standard practice in combat. It is why God gave us AA guns.
In this specific case, it is why God invented silent running.