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Banquet · 03-26-07, 01:29 PM

I started off diving to avoid air contacts but once was out of battery charge so stayed on the surface and my AA gunner shot down 6 planes in a row.. It didn't feel right at all.

Japanese aircraft could not take much damage compared to Allied aircraft but you only have to sneeze at planes in SH4 to bring them down. They are either too easy to hit, or don't take enough damage, or a combination.

So far I've been caught mid dive 6 times by aircraft. Was heavily damaged once, sunk once and got away 4 times so I'm not sure the attacks need to be made any more deadly but as it stands it seems it's safer to stay on the surface and use AA, rather than dive and get caught with your crew off the deck in mid dive.. which isn't historically accurate I don't think.

In terms of the amount of aircraft patrols.. once the Japanese discovered a sub they did fly aggressively to try and kill it.. but I always seem to get a patrol over me very soon after getting in range of air cover, which seems a bit quick!

03-26-07, 01:29 PM	#14
Banquet Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 122 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I started off diving to avoid air contacts but once was out of battery charge so stayed on the surface and my AA gunner shot down 6 planes in a row.. It didn't feel right at all. Japanese aircraft could not take much damage compared to Allied aircraft but you only have to sneeze at planes in SH4 to bring them down. They are either too easy to hit, or don't take enough damage, or a combination. So far I've been caught mid dive 6 times by aircraft. Was heavily damaged once, sunk once and got away 4 times so I'm not sure the attacks need to be made any more deadly but as it stands it seems it's safer to stay on the surface and use AA, rather than dive and get caught with your crew off the deck in mid dive.. which isn't historically accurate I don't think. In terms of the amount of aircraft patrols.. once the Japanese discovered a sub they did fly aggressively to try and kill it.. but I always seem to get a patrol over me very soon after getting in range of air cover, which seems a bit quick!