[scrapser]

Well to answer the idea that I don't understand hull integrity, I guess what threw me was that I was at 150 with 66% hull damage with everything else repaired and was able to go to periscope depth. Just doing that should have halted any further accumulation of hull damage. When I increased depth the second time (140), the sub just kept on going. My thinking was I should still be able to go to the depth I had come from but not any deeper.

The boat is a Tambor class (Trout) to answer that question.

I restarted my last save and engaged the Task Force again. This time I was only able to sink one Ise and damage a second along with an escort carrier. I was successful in eluding all destroyers and now have a photo recon assignment to perform on Formosa (the Task Force encounter was at convoy college). The Task Force was huge by the way.

One question...if you keep sending status reports will you continue to get assignments even if you start getting low on fuel and need to head back to port?