Even with as low damage to the hull as 1-5% I won't go deeper than 50 meters. Maybe a bit overcautious, but still. And considering that more often than not, my radar operator is sleeping on his post, I usually get aircraft alarm from the watch-crew. Quite easy then to get some damage to the hull even if crash diving at first sight of those pesky aircraft.
Three patrols in, I haven't yet been able to return to base with at least some hull damage (lowest 3%, highest 17%), all from aircraft. Haven't been DCed once yet in my U-Boat. I'm starting to think US DD skippers are incompetent fools :p
The radar detection kit I got before the last patrol is working good though, so at least I can evade bombers pretty good. Fighters not so good, but after the next patrol I'll have enough renown to upgrade the radar to the top of the line model. Should help.
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