Sabotage?

[tennozan]

Started a new career recently after a few tours in SH4 1.5. Still miss SH3 and glad to start a new patrol. Anyway, in U-255 VII-C starting out in 1942. I use the latest SH3 Commander with it set to sabotage and malfunctions, since best I can tell based on my reading that stuff happened.

Just ran into a large convoy off the coast of West Africa and prosecuted attack on many large tankers. Hit three and severely damaged a T3. After a long reload on two forward tubes I finally sank the T3. By this time the escorts who had missed me on the first pass where on the horizon and headed my way. Plenty of distance and time to dive and evade. Right?

I have sailed in many U-boats. Enough to have a feel for surfacing times and diving. Something was very wrong. No damage visible but my rate of dive was horribly slow. Meter by agonizingly slow meter until at 38 meters a British escort gives us the shakes with a DC attack. Somehow we still evade and at 47 meters seem to be avoiding them sucessfully. I have the game saved but am really wondering if what I am seeing is the effects of a malfunction or sabotage.

Anybody? They're coming for me.