the destroyers pissed off just now, they got bored after giving me some pretty screenshots
I did it, blew all ballast and gradually increased speed while planes are on rise
it worked, i just surfaced. here is the odd thing though: when i order flank ahead the engines stop. full speed is no problem but she wont do flank...
thats probably why i dropped back down, failed to notice the engine not going to flank what with all the stuff going on around me.
a nice (nasty) surprise from the damage model? engines so screwed up by damage they dont function properly anymore?
edit: pheadrus, take on the taskforce, its fun

i sank all 5 destroyers in the warburton group on the 9th/10th
this screenshot is the escort of the battleship on the 13th, i'm going back in there