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tater · 04-07-08, 02:57 PM

Awesome story.

This subjects comes up on occasion, and this story is a useful example of the difference between a poor strategic vsision of ASW (that the IJN certainly had), and thier capabilty on the battlefield.

The IJN certainly had an abysmal overall stragetgy regarding ASW, but the individual units prosecuting subs could be quite effective.

This really shows the one glaring problem still with SH4. We cannot set a max depth for our DCs. The US boats could operate beneath DCs often times, but that is not at all the same as being invulnerable. The sub needs to come up at some point, and the escorts can stay up there til they decide not to.

04-07-08, 02:57 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Awesome story. This subjects comes up on occasion, and this story is a useful example of the difference between a poor strategic vsision of ASW (that the IJN certainly had), and thier capabilty on the battlefield. The IJN certainly had an abysmal overall stragetgy regarding ASW, but the individual units prosecuting subs could be quite effective. This really shows the one glaring problem still with SH4. We cannot set a max depth for our DCs. The US boats could operate beneath DCs often times, but that is not at all the same as being invulnerable. The sub needs to come up at some point, and the escorts can stay up there til they decide not to.