How do you avoid being found again after a depth charge run?

Skinny_Huesudo · 03-16-20, 09:57 AM

Le me, in a type VIIC boat, in late 1942. A destroyer has found me. I dive as deep as I can go. When I'm certain the destroyer knows where I am, I go ahead flank. It makes its run. I get lucky and dont take any damage. When it's almost on top of me, I go ahead slow and go into silent running. But the destroyer, using its high speed, has already turned sharply and I'm outside its baffles, and very soon after it's pinging me, and I'm still in range of its ASDIC. Back to square one.

The best tactic is not being detected in the first place, but sometimes that's not possible, or an escort just feels like sending out a random ping.

What is the best tactic in those situations?

Also, what's the tactic when using decoys?

03-16-20, 09:57 AM	#1
Skinny_Huesudo Watch Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 21 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	How do you avoid being found again after a depth charge run? Le me, in a type VIIC boat, in late 1942. A destroyer has found me. I dive as deep as I can go. When I'm certain the destroyer knows where I am, I go ahead flank. It makes its run. I get lucky and dont take any damage. When it's almost on top of me, I go ahead slow and go into silent running. But the destroyer, using its high speed, has already turned sharply and I'm outside its baffles, and very soon after it's pinging me, and I'm still in range of its ASDIC. Back to square one. The best tactic is not being detected in the first place, but sometimes that's not possible, or an escort just feels like sending out a random ping. What is the best tactic in those situations? Also, what's the tactic when using decoys?

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