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CaptCrashDive · 03-26-07, 08:25 PM

I don't know, think about it. You are an escort and out of no where a ship explodes, you know a sub is out there, maybe what side he is on, that's it. Stopping and listening isn't a bad idea, and from the literature I have seen Japanese ASW doctrine and sonar was pretty poor. Maybe they should have been more aggressive. I ran upon a TF of Java with 3 flat tops, set up about 1200 yds off, 4 fish on slow, dove to 200ft and started to motor off. 2 hits, and she sank. 3 DDs and 2 Cruisers came after me while the other kept on. Picked me up for a second, DCed near me, I fired off a decoy and made a speed run to clear datum. Slowed down. The 3 DDs were all over my noise maker, then planes showed up and they bombed it to. Eventually they moved off, but I made a mistake and kicked up the speed too soo, had a DD turn around and come at me again. I slowed down and he lost me. Crept on for a while, and eventually went clear. Was a pretty good run I thought. I was impressed by A.I. I have noticed however that they seem pretty lax when in formation, but when they come after you they can be tought to shake. I think without external view it would have been much harder. I am going to try it again like that and see.

03-26-07, 08:25 PM	#5
CaptCrashDive Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't know, think about it. You are an escort and out of no where a ship explodes, you know a sub is out there, maybe what side he is on, that's it. Stopping and listening isn't a bad idea, and from the literature I have seen Japanese ASW doctrine and sonar was pretty poor. Maybe they should have been more aggressive. I ran upon a TF of Java with 3 flat tops, set up about 1200 yds off, 4 fish on slow, dove to 200ft and started to motor off. 2 hits, and she sank. 3 DDs and 2 Cruisers came after me while the other kept on. Picked me up for a second, DCed near me, I fired off a decoy and made a speed run to clear datum. Slowed down. The 3 DDs were all over my noise maker, then planes showed up and they bombed it to. Eventually they moved off, but I made a mistake and kicked up the speed too soo, had a DD turn around and come at me again. I slowed down and he lost me. Crept on for a while, and eventually went clear. Was a pretty good run I thought. I was impressed by A.I. I have noticed however that they seem pretty lax when in formation, but when they come after you they can be tought to shake. I think without external view it would have been much harder. I am going to try it again like that and see.