Ironically, I just sank a small merchant with 6 deck gun shots. Three above the deck (including a quick, lucky-but aimed- shot at the rear gun platform), and three below the water on the starboard bow. It sank in about 10 minutes. On the other hand, I got in a beautiful bow shot on a passenger-cargo (part of a small convoy) in rough seas, evaded the destroyer's attack, and watched it drop back due to the damage. Sadly, it was going too fast to chase underwater, and after a couple of hours, it "fixed" itself and caught up again with the convoy. Oh well. While the particular details of my encounter may be slightly unrealistic, it was completely realistic for real Kaleuns to hit ships, damage them, and then hopelessly watch them sail off any how.
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