You are sunk most by....

Skwabie · 06-06-18, 12:39 PM

Trying to create a poll to see what's the most effective weapon the AI uses:

- What weapon sinks your sub most frequently?

Capt.Hunt · 06-06-18, 06:36 PM

Honestly, when I first got this game, it was the surface launched ASW missiles, but now that I know what I'm doing a bit, it's the ASW helos dropping fish that sink me the most. Although it's rare that they'll sink me outright, usually I just accumulate small leaks until I can't stay buoyant anymore. The second most common killer for me is my own torpedoes.

Skwabie · 06-06-18, 08:21 PM

Interesting. So far seems to be torp dropped right on top whether by air or missile.
For me i can knuckle out all torpedoes but it's always the depth charges by fixed wing. There is little to no room of evading them.

Javelin · 06-07-18, 05:36 AM

Russian torpedoes fired by either surface or sub seem to always find me no matter what I do to evade them Are they that good ?

Sonoboy · 06-07-18, 09:03 AM

Air-dropped depth charges for sure.

Torpedoes are easy to evade. If you're close enough to get depth charged by a ship, you screwed up somewhere.

More specifically, it's the depth charges dropped from fixed-wing aircraft that are a threat. Helicopters have difficulty pinpointing you if you're not near periscope depth.

Falkirion · 06-07-18, 09:10 PM

My own impatience most of the time. Get something dropped on my head (whether ship or air dropped torps) while I'm focused in on the objective. My own fault most of the time but I usually find the game too easy to remain relatively undetected and still get my attacks off and objectives complete

GoldenRivet · 06-08-18, 12:41 PM

Ummmm

All of the above

Generally at once. LMAO

I dunno · 07-01-18, 02:09 PM

Depth charges from MPAs, by a combination of 2 factors:
1. Torpedoes are just too easy to evade by knuckling. Keep your ass on the torpedo and knuckle away, and even an ADCAP won't hit you. Also air-dropped torps take so long to get down to depth that even when they're dropped ahead of you they end up in a tail-chase.
2. MPAs have unreasonably good aim with depth bombs. You may have made a 15 degree course change since his last overflight, but he'll still drop a perfect pattern to intercept your 35kn boat at 1600ft.

SiegDerMaus · 07-03-18, 12:50 AM

For me it's those sub-launched fish that get me most. Air-dropped and missile-borne torpedoes never have enough punch to sink me unless I'm already heavily damaged, and depth charges and ASW rockets are avoided easily enough. But it's those submarine launched torpedoes. Enough of a hit to sink you in one shot most of the time, and good luck evading one when it's on the wire and has the other guy actively guiding it.

Capt. Morgan · 07-10-18, 01:28 PM

Not on the list, but ASW mortars like the RBU-6000 are almost 100% deadly. I have never once been engaged by ASW mortars and come out of it with anything less than heavy damage.

As for the list, air dropped DC's and wire guided torps tied for first. I believe Bears can drop passive sonobouys as well, which you can't detect, and they can then track you easily. Just about no warning of the attack, and little chance of evasion. With wire guided torps your only chance is to sink the vessel guiding it, or be a very long way off when you start running.

View Poll Results: You are sunk most by:
Air dropped torpedo	29	39.19%
Air dropped depth charge	16	21.62%
Sub launched ASW missile	3	4.05%
Sub launched torpedo	9	12.16%
Surface launched ASW missile	5	6.76%
Surface launched torpedo	6	8.11%
Surface launched depth charge	6	8.11%
Voters: 74. You may not vote on this poll

06-06-18, 12:39 PM	#1
Skwabie Mate Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 51 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	You are sunk most by.... Trying to create a poll to see what's the most effective weapon the AI uses: - What weapon sinks your sub most frequently? Last edited by Skwabie; 06-06-18 at 12:48 PM.

06-07-18, 05:36 AM	#4
Javelin Gunner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York city Posts: 98 Downloads: 211 Uploads: 0	Torpedo Russian torpedoes fired by either surface or sub seem to always find me no matter what I do to evade them Are they that good ?

06-08-18, 12:41 PM	#7
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Ummmm All of the above Generally at once. LMAO __________________

07-10-18, 01:28 PM	#10
Capt. Morgan Commander Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Just east of the west coast. Posts: 463 Downloads: 423 Uploads: 0	Not on the list, but ASW mortars like the RBU-6000 are almost 100% deadly. I have never once been engaged by ASW mortars and come out of it with anything less than heavy damage. As for the list, air dropped DC's and wire guided torps tied for first. I believe Bears can drop passive sonobouys as well, which you can't detect, and they can then track you easily. Just about no warning of the attack, and little chance of evasion. With wire guided torps your only chance is to sink the vessel guiding it, or be a very long way off when you start running. __________________ There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey

06-06-18, 06:36 PM	#2
Capt.Hunt Loader Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 90 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Honestly, when I first got this game, it was the surface launched ASW missiles, but now that I know what I'm doing a bit, it's the ASW helos dropping fish that sink me the most. Although it's rare that they'll sink me outright, usually I just accumulate small leaks until I can't stay buoyant anymore. The second most common killer for me is my own torpedoes.

06-06-18, 08:21 PM	#3
Skwabie Mate Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 51 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Interesting. So far seems to be torp dropped right on top whether by air or missile. For me i can knuckle out all torpedoes but it's always the depth charges by fixed wing. There is little to no room of evading them.

06-07-18, 09:03 AM	#5
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Air-dropped depth charges for sure. Torpedoes are easy to evade. If you're close enough to get depth charged by a ship, you screwed up somewhere. More specifically, it's the depth charges dropped from fixed-wing aircraft that are a threat. Helicopters have difficulty pinpointing you if you're not near periscope depth.

06-07-18, 09:10 PM	#6
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	My own impatience most of the time. Get something dropped on my head (whether ship or air dropped torps) while I'm focused in on the objective. My own fault most of the time but I usually find the game too easy to remain relatively undetected and still get my attacks off and objectives complete

07-01-18, 02:09 PM	#8
I dunno Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 9 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Depth charges from MPAs, by a combination of 2 factors: 1. Torpedoes are just too easy to evade by knuckling. Keep your ass on the torpedo and knuckle away, and even an ADCAP won't hit you. Also air-dropped torps take so long to get down to depth that even when they're dropped ahead of you they end up in a tail-chase. 2. MPAs have unreasonably good aim with depth bombs. You may have made a 15 degree course change since his last overflight, but he'll still drop a perfect pattern to intercept your 35kn boat at 1600ft.

07-03-18, 12:50 AM	#9
SiegDerMaus Edgerunner Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States Posts: 32 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	For me it's those sub-launched fish that get me most. Air-dropped and missile-borne torpedoes never have enough punch to sink me unless I'm already heavily damaged, and depth charges and ASW rockets are avoided easily enough. But it's those submarine launched torpedoes. Enough of a hit to sink you in one shot most of the time, and good luck evading one when it's on the wire and has the other guy actively guiding it.