A very noob question on destroyer evasion

[liljack]

Hey guys, bought this game recently and aren't very good at it, particularly evading destroyers once spotted. So I've spent the last few days reading here and trying out some tactics. It seems I'm slowly getting better but there's one thing I don't understand: in many of the threads people talk about changing course depending on which way the destroyer turns for another DC/detection run. But how do you know what the destroyer is doing when you're submerged?

[richardphat]

how? If you are playing in realism mod, i dont have any ideas. However if you play from easy to hard you can press , and . to watch the ennemy. Or you can still use your 3d camera if possible. You will use to it !!!
PSSS WELCOME ABOARD!

[liljack]

Well the only way I know is by using the free view, but that seems like cheating really. I thought there must have been a way since so many people mention it.

[richardphat]

You can tell your sonar man to follow nearest target and he will inform you if dd is moving away, closing.............

[1480]

richardphat has a great suggestion. But pay attention to which bearing your SO informs you that the kriegs shiff is coming from. If they are coming in fast, knuckle in the direction that will quickly get you out of harms way. There is no perfect or exact tactic that will save your boot! IME distance is the best, something that comes close to it is #2. It's not real life and you can always learn from your mistakes, whatever works for you, do it, until you implode.....

[rifleman13]

In evading destoyers or any ASW ship...

Just dive deep and shut up, wait for a few hours and then get the hell of of there!
Works for me!

[liljack]

Originally Posted by 1480

It's not real life and you can always learn from your mistakes, whatever works for you, do it, until you implode.....

I've used my 9 lives up doing that. Since I'm new to sub sims I actually just spent some time using the free view to learn what the destroyers do. I attempted playing the cat for a while just to see what happens. It's interesting how often they'll DC and you're not even in range to get damage.

As for the going deep and shutting up, the problem is they seem to detect me anyway. I usually try to crawl away but 9/10 times they find me again. And if I come to the surface to check what's going on it seems they know where I am and are in close vicinity - maybe that's what several people mention as being "harder than real life". But I guess I'm too impatient as well. I'd hate to be like some of you who have a wife - the guy whose other half moved the pc into the lounge so they could still be in the same room - now that's understanding

Anyway, thank for the help guys.

[difool2]

Originally Posted by richardphat

You can tell your sonar man to follow nearest target and he will inform you if dd is moving away, closing.............

Or inform you of the activity of another escort on the other side of the convoy, while completely ignoring the one 800 yards away and bearing down on your tail at 20 knots.

[Monica Lewinsky]

Originally Posted by liljack

But how do you know what the destroyer is doing when you're submerged?

Pick a course out of your butt, go deep, go silent.

I try to MATCH the destroyers couse while going deep. Works 90% of the time for evading. Confuses the sonar operator.

Worse thing to do is pick a course 90 degrees of the s.o.b's course and his/her sonar has you as DEAD meat.

Seek out Thermal layers.