Here's a question, brought about by my recently getting pummeled and nearly blown to bits by DD's after an attempted convoy attack:
I'd heard that it's a good idea to go to Flank speed when you hear depth charges exploding, 'cause the DD's can't hear you over all the noise. Actually I'd heard it's a good idea to go to flank as soon as you hear the splashes, but my sonar man never tells me when he hears splashes (or much of anything else for that matter, the useless bastard... have to do everything myself) but I've never really been able to hear the splashes myself, just the explosions. I thought I heard splashes a couple of times, but they weren't always followed up by actual explosions so maybe I was imagining things, and I definitely wouldn't want to go to flank speed when they weren't actually depth charging me 'cause that'd give me away real quick.
I'd also heard that even after the depth charges have stopped exploding, the destroyers still can't hear you even if you're moving a flank for some time afterward because of the noise from all the bubbles from the explosions.
So I guess a few questions, really:
1. Are the 'splash' noises of depth charges hitting the water definitely modeled in the game, and can you guys hear 'em?
2. Is it it really a good idea to go to flank speed while they're dropping depth charges?
3. Is the thing about the bubble noise true, and if so, how long can one safely continue moving at flank speed after the last depth charge has exploded?
nomad_delta
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