ARGH!!!
As much as I hate the excessively good AI in TM, I can't go back to RFB. RFB may be more historically correct, AI wise, but I'd feel like a wimp bailing out on TM.
It's not like TM didn't have stupid escorts, too... I managed to sneak in front of a task force and sink a Kongo then escape without breaking a sweat, on two different occasions. That's twice. Not just once, but twice. Count 'em. Two ->
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I totally vented in another post... I've got a sneaking suspicion that I gave up too early (since I was using just about same tactics as Rockin Robbins was, excepting the short burst of flank speed due to the presence of the second hostile). I also have a feeling the two hostiles were of good or better quality... hence the length of time required to get away from 'em. That. and the perfect water conditions (dead calm), providing great sonar results.
Don't get me wrong, I really wouldn't mind having the elevation shaved a bit, but don't touch anything else. I like this challenge.
On the other hand, I wonder if we couldn't make this a bit more "historical" simply by dumbing down most (not all, just most) of the Jap warships prior to '43 (or whatever date the real Jap's started getting a clue to what ASW is all about), then kick 'em up a bit.
Or simply tweaking the amount of escorts back to historical levels...
I want to keep myself guessing, on my toes... I don't want it to be a cake walk, but I don't want to be able to walk in, fish flying, and expect to just walk out again without fear of reprisal. I want to know that I can probably get out alright, but not so sure of myself that I'm going to place myself into dangerous situations. If that makes any sense.
Either way, I'm gonna stick with TM. *helpless shrug, mutter about masochistic depraved tendencies, hope the wife doesn't find out...*