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As far as I know no US sub captain would take on an armed merchant with a sub's deck gun - such activity is suicidal and cannot possibly end with a positive result for the sub.
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In Wahoo's first patrol under Morton's command they did a long surface gun battle with a convoy of armed merchants, sinking them all:hmm: I think that the surface raiding should be simply disuaded in late war, and of course be suicidal whenever there is a destroyer nearby. At least, until we get the Narwhal in SH4
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I can't remember the boat, Trigger maybe, but it was trapped in a circle of 6 jap destroyers for 17 hours! Whatever they did, they just couldn't shake them.
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Real pros? With 6 Royal Navy or USN destroyers instead of 6 IJN ones, Trigger would have gone to the "on eternal patrol" list. But anyway you are right, there was a huge disparity in DD crew ASW efficiency in the japanese navy.