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Toybasher · 05-12-22, 03:45 PM

Early war depth charges have a maximum depth setting of 152 meters.

You can actually, if the water is deep enough (usually is, as long as you're not near a coast) simply hide at like 160 meters and just sit there and flip the destroyers off while they shower you in depth charges that detonate harmlessly above your U-boat until they run out of ammo.

150 meters is the max "safe" depth of the U-boat and you can develop leaks as shallow as 151 meters but the odds are "reasonably" safe at 160. The deeper you go the more likely leaks will occur however. (Also, you take on water faster due to pressure)

Do not try this past January 1st 1942 though. At that point they switch to better depth charges I believe that DO indeed have far deeper maximum depth settings, (First 215, then 274 meters) meaning hiding at like 160 meters is no longer safe, and the depths that would protect you from them are suicidal to descend into, as you are extremely likely to develop multiple leaks and it'll be impossible to repair them quick enough before you take on enough water you can no longer surface. I don't think it's actual crush depth of the U-boat, but it's well into "If you develop a leak you won't be able to survive" territory.

05-12-22, 03:45 PM	#3
Toybasher Watch Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 22 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Early war depth charges have a maximum depth setting of 152 meters. You can actually, if the water is deep enough (usually is, as long as you're not near a coast) simply hide at like 160 meters and just sit there and flip the destroyers off while they shower you in depth charges that detonate harmlessly above your U-boat until they run out of ammo. 150 meters is the max "safe" depth of the U-boat and you can develop leaks as shallow as 151 meters but the odds are "reasonably" safe at 160. The deeper you go the more likely leaks will occur however. (Also, you take on water faster due to pressure) Do not try this past January 1st 1942 though. At that point they switch to better depth charges I believe that DO indeed have far deeper maximum depth settings, (First 215, then 274 meters) meaning hiding at like 160 meters is no longer safe, and the depths that would protect you from them are suicidal to descend into, as you are extremely likely to develop multiple leaks and it'll be impossible to repair them quick enough before you take on enough water you can no longer surface. I don't think it's actual crush depth of the U-boat, but it's well into "If you develop a leak you won't be able to survive" territory.