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rcocean · 05-13-07, 04:10 PM

Just for historical accuracy. There were about 1600 pacific patrols and about 40 subs were sunk by Japanese ASW. So thats about 1 in 40 as oppossed to 1 in 50. But you're right, about 10 percent of the Sub commanders ended up being KIA or POW.

This is a GAME. So there is more action, more sinkings, and more deaths than histroically accurate. In 1600 patrols, US subs sighted 8000 ships, attacked 4000 and sunk about 1500.

IRL, if did 5 patrols you probably attacked 13 ships and sunk 4 or 5. In the game you can do that in 1 patrol.

Whats amazing is how many close calls US subs had despite the so-called weak Japanese ASW. Read some of the patrol reports and you can see all the close calls, lucky escapes, and the razor thin margin between survivial and being sunk. Subs miss mines by inches, and again and again if the lookouts had been lax or the commander had made the wrong split second decision the sub would have been lost.

05-13-07, 04:10 PM	#1
rcocean Nub Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Your stats are a little off Just for historical accuracy. There were about 1600 pacific patrols and about 40 subs were sunk by Japanese ASW. So thats about 1 in 40 as oppossed to 1 in 50. But you're right, about 10 percent of the Sub commanders ended up being KIA or POW. This is a GAME. So there is more action, more sinkings, and more deaths than histroically accurate. In 1600 patrols, US subs sighted 8000 ships, attacked 4000 and sunk about 1500. IRL, if did 5 patrols you probably attacked 13 ships and sunk 4 or 5. In the game you can do that in 1 patrol. Whats amazing is how many close calls US subs had despite the so-called weak Japanese ASW. Read some of the patrol reports and you can see all the close calls, lucky escapes, and the razor thin margin between survivial and being sunk. Subs miss mines by inches, and again and again if the lookouts had been lax or the commander had made the wrong split second decision the sub would have been lost.