I have exactly the same problem there as you Reece - and not only with DD's. I upgraded to GWX (with the latest patch) over the weekend just to see what all the hype was all about and slowly but surely come to regret it.
Playing in '42 I have played a few missions so far, all in the BE, BD, AL, and AE sectors of the board. I use a clean game, no other mods than the ones out of the box and no tweaks, btw. Right after leaving St Nazaire I have to duck and dive out of the way of all sorts of Allied planes and bombers that head right for me. Crash diving and staying under till there is hardly any air left doesn't work, because the planes are still there when coming back up (and the best bit is, the planes don't seem to be concerned about fuel at all - I was attacked by a swarm of fighters and hunters in BD, 16oo clicks from land and they still circled overhead for over an hour till I resurfaced) even though I had moved away from my original position by a couple nm.
When attacking a convoy of any size I aim to either hit it from behind (sending contact for other boots to follow and then taking aim at the rear defender and at least one merchant) or from the centre (coming from the front, full stop & dropping depth, let convoy pass over and then start attack) - yet the moment the periscope comes up that is it - unless it is dark and stormy seas I have a DD on my within a few minutes and they drop DC's with an accuracy unheard of. One time I was lucky enough to hide on the floor right next to a T3 that I sank just before and they still found me - how the heck is that possible?
Since installing GWX I haven't brought a single U-boot home - I have most boxes in realism ticked (just as I had before) and I am not even over ambigious in the tasks I take on, but compared to before the enemy not only has total air supremacy but also 100% sea control (both a little bit ahead of historical data).
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