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Old 12-12-07, 11:43 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate
I don't mind the life boats in SH4 but I do think the DEVs could have at least coded the Japanese ships to pick them up and not just sail off and leave them to drown.

Since you have one it needs the other.
Actually, they shouldn't stop and pick them up. British convoys in the Atlantic had strict orders not to make themselves targets by stopping to take on survivors. After the battle the escorts would try to pick up survivors, but only if it was convenient.
http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve...-baddeck-e.htm
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/German...ditGreate.html
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