A first-pass solution/work around would be to make it so that anythign capable of making a really big hole in a sub should SINK the sub so we don't have to look at it.
Torpedo? Dead sub.
500lb bomb HIT (not near miss), dead sub.
Another alternative is to tweak DC to make the holes unrepairable. If you survived a shelling from a CA with huge holes and stayed afloat, that's it. You have a big hole, and a sealed compartment till you get to PH. You shouldn't be back on patrol any time soon, either, PH was unlikely to do more than patch you up for a trip to Mare Island in that case.
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