You get what you deserve!

[richardphat]

Hey all!!! I ve been careful since i came and learnt alot of things in this forum especially tactics. But this time i got a serious problem.
On a night a bogue carrier escorted by 5 DD i stay at a range about 3 kms. I launched two torpedo (8,5m depth)
and one of the crewman said:"Torpedo Impact"
The carrier sank and then dd come right after me.
I was very careful, silent running, speed at 2 knots submerges, periscope down, well most of my action would not reveal my position. And then the bunch of DDs come and pitch those depth charges and killed me more than 5 times (i saved and restart and tried to figure out a trick but it doesnt work!)
so anyone would give me a hint about how to get ridd of these git trying to protect their precious carrier?


........I guess i deserve what i have done by trying to sink ........

[Brag]

Yes. Leave the datum point at high speed (that is the place from where you fired. )Do the wiggle-waggle (explained on my Kielman website) or do whatever you think is best to confuse the DDs.

[Wreford-Brown]

Run silent, run deep!

[Red Heat]

special after 1942-1943...run very silently and very very deep
or you...

[predavolk]

A neat trick I read, and then used in a dogfight with a destroyer (my term for fighting/dodging them at periscope depth- either to attack them or press an attack on their convoy) was to use REVERSE silent. The trick is to go ahead flank just before their pinging ends, so they have a hard time adjusting to your increased speed, but enough time to register it. Then right after you dodge their depth charges with a slight turn to one side, hit slow reverse. What happens is they calculate your waypoint way out ahead of you, as they are expecting you to go ahead at 6 kts or so. Instead, you are going at -1 or -2 knots, meaning you end up making a 7kt difference between their next plot and you! All of that done silently! PLUS, it's the fastest way to make a dramatic change of heading, particularly at quiet, slow speeds. Making a 180 degree turn at 2 kts is going to take a long time. Too long for you to put any distance on that bearing before they come around for another pass.

That's my little trick, and it might very well help at any depth. Having said that, the general maxim of run silent, run deep, and run during mid-rough seas is crucial. Sitting at shallow (100M or less) depths in calm seas is a guaranteed way to die, even early in the war. Deeper depths, rougher seas, all help in varying degrees depending on what year of the war it is. So far, for me, I've had few serious problems evading destroyers as of mid-1941. I'm expecting it to get much worse shortly.

[Jimbuna]

Leave the datum point at your best speed (preferably by hitting C).

When they're within 1000 metres, order silent running, manually change speed to 1 knot and put rudder hard over either port or starboard using the momentum gained during the crash dive to keep up the dive rate and conduct the turn.

ALWAYS KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR DEPTH AND THAT OF THE SEA FLOOR DURING THE CRASH DIVE.

[Grayson02sept1980]

Originally Posted by Red Heat

special after 1942-1943...run very silently and very very deep
or you...

Okt '43 and the ASDIC is getting me down to 220m !!!!

keep silent and get deep....

[richardphat]

Originally Posted by Grayson02sept1980

Okt '43 and the ASDIC is getting me down to 220m !!!!

keep silent and get deep....

Yup but those depth charge get to 100 m under water and i hate that my viic it could not dive so much!

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Grayson02sept1980

Okt '43 and the ASDIC is getting me down to 220m !!!!

keep silent and get deep....

Go deeper 250+ If the depth charges don't get you or the water doesn't crush you then you've got a good chance of survival.

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