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Old 08-19-17, 04:44 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by shipkiller1 View Post
3. ASW aircraft depending on the situation may be VERY aggressive and drop on a poor solution. Sometimes, it is not that the ASW forces kill you but break up your attack, thus giving them more time to resolve any contact data that they may have on you. If they can drive you away, thats a mission kill. That's not as good as a platform kill but most will take that and be grateful.
Although the game does not simulate this, Helo's can return and rearm, whereas a fixed wing aircraft has to RTB to do this.
Great points, and that's just it, when you're talking about say a Bear carrying around 12 torpedoes, he has lots of opportunities to perform a little "reconnaissance by fire" drop a fish where he thinks there may be a contact and see what this turns up. Even if this weapon expenditure doesn't bag him a submarine, I'd say its still worth his while if it compels one to reveal itself, since he's still got 11 more.
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