i would say the 'magic carpet' ride is ok
the way i look at it here are the possible outcomes.
1. An enemy unit finds you and blows you out of the water
2. An enemy unit finds you and causes you to scuttle/ surrender the boat and you're captured
3. BdU orders you to scuttle the boat as a complete loss when a surface ship arrives to take on your crew
4. BdU orders you to scuttle the boat as a complete loss when another U-boat arrives to take on your crew
5. BdU orders you to await assistance/ repair/ towing (this assumes your not 20 miles of the coast of New York of course)
and finally, assuming your radio or radio antenna is destroyed...
6. you scuttle the boat and take to life rafts to either:
a. never be seen or heard from agian
b. become rescued by the enemy and captured
c. become rescued by a friendly unit and returned home
d. become captured by a neutral unit and become interned
e. become captured by a neutral unit only to use your superior numbers to 'hijack' their ship and drive it back to your home port
either way, by a roll of the dice, assuming your situation is as listed in the first post (and you at least have a radio) the possible outcomes as i have speculated on above favor you getting back to dry land (which may or may not be occupied by Germany)
hows that for a detailed analysis? :rotfl:
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