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Originally Posted by Eightbit
I've got my own issue with a dd here. Frustrated me so much I had to cheat to see what he was doing. it's january 1940 and from the external cam he picks me up on asdic from 90 degrees off his mid-section. Only 70m depth here and he has given up depth charging me. Just constantly doing attack runs. I've tried everything to lose him but nothing works. I'm running flank speed now on an 11hour course to deeper water just so i can dive out of his range hopefully. Pretty sad I hope this isn't what every engagement will be like.
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if he is doing attack runs on you and NOT dropping DCs that means he is out of DCs... one thing i have noticed with stock to GWX escorts is that they will continue to run attack runs on you even if they run out of depth charges as long as they are "detecting" your presence. the minute they loose contact they will search for you but then they will leave the area if you are not re-detected.
i disposed of an annoying flower corvette that was doing these "dry runs" over me by running at about 20 meters flank speed and allowing him to make runs on me... after i realized he was no longer dropping DCs of course... when he passed overhead and was in front of me i came to periscope depth and put a snap shot up his prop shafts... end of the road for him.
I have noticed that even torpedo boats will sometimes do little DC runs on you even though they have no DCs. :rotfl:like an angry toy poodle those PT Boats!
so just realize that if your facing a single destroyer and he is making the straight course high speed runs over you and NOT crapping on you - he is out of turds!!! :rotfl: use that knowlege to your advantage if your running for deep water at flank speed your batteries will be dead long before you get to the deep end - now what? take your time... as long as your nowhere near other escorts there is little he can do to you if he has used all his DCs