Aircraft Attacks

Mowgli · 08-03-12, 06:40 AM

My first action on spotting an aircraft is to crash dive and then do a hard turn to port or starboard once under.

I was wondering at what depth in the "game" that a submarine can still be seen and what a "safe" depth to go is?

Obltn Strand · 08-03-12, 07:01 AM

I feel safer when LI shouts "Current depth 10m".

Red Heat · 08-03-12, 07:06 AM

Same point of view here...its beter to dive fast and avoid the combat against any plane instead to stay and fight...taking the risk to lose crew and heavy damaged to your U-boot puting in risk your patrol objectives...

Zedwardson · 08-03-12, 11:47 AM

It is best to dive, But if it sword fish I try to hunt down the flat top that they came from.

Red Heat · 08-03-12, 11:59 AM

when i recebe any alert about any kind of plane the order its crash dive...for me a plane its not a valid target, im here to sunk ships, specialy to sunk enemy merchant ships another kind of ships...its a bonus !

sublynx · 08-03-12, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mowgli

I was wondering at what depth in the "game" that a submarine can still be seen and what a "safe" depth to go is?

I think if you don't see yourself in external view, the airplanes don't see you either. Some airplanes carry depth charges, so I guess there is no safe depth.

RConch · 08-03-12, 12:47 PM

Aircraft depth charges appear to be set shallow.
If I can get below 40 meters before they drop, they don't seem to be a problem.

derrinurban · 08-03-12, 02:37 PM

I thought this was discussed a long time ago and if I remember correctly< aircraft depth charges are set to 25m. So like said above, flank speed, dive and once you get to 40+m you are good.

TwoGamers · 08-03-12, 06:24 PM

The plane depth charges start counting dwon in the air though so they usually only go down at the most ten metres. Id say get down to 20 then pull up to persicope depth. That way any bombs they drop while your going down and at 20 metres wont hit you. Dont engage them unless thier already on top of you. Be careful of how much water you have under you, many a time ive crash dived into the ocean florr

08-03-12, 06:40 AM	#1
Mowgli Sparks Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Wales Posts: 248 Downloads: 158 Uploads: 0	Aircraft Attacks My first action on spotting an aircraft is to crash dive and then do a hard turn to port or starboard once under. I was wondering at what depth in the "game" that a submarine can still be seen and what a "safe" depth to go is? __________________ Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back -- For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

08-03-12, 07:01 AM	#2
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	I feel safer when LI shouts "Current depth 10m". __________________ Himmel, sukeltakaa!

08-03-12, 07:06 AM	#3
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Same point of view here...its beter to dive fast and avoid the combat against any plane instead to stay and fight...taking the risk to lose crew and heavy damaged to your U-boot puting in risk your patrol objectives... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-03-12, 11:47 AM	#4
Zedwardson Sparky Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 154 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It is best to dive, But if it sword fish I try to hunt down the flat top that they came from. __________________ SH3 - GWX3 & Commander 3.2 Realism- 43%, D.I.D. (I play with unlimited fuel and with Auto-ID targets)

08-03-12, 11:59 AM	#5
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	when i recebe any alert about any kind of plane the order its crash dive...for me a plane its not a valid target, im here to sunk ships, specialy to sunk enemy merchant ships another kind of ships...its a bonus ! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-03-12, 12:47 PM	#7
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	Aircraft depth charges appear to be set shallow. If I can get below 40 meters before they drop, they don't seem to be a problem. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.

08-03-12, 02:37 PM	#8
derrinurban Mate Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 54 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I thought this was discussed a long time ago and if I remember correctly< aircraft depth charges are set to 25m. So like said above, flank speed, dive and once you get to 40+m you are good.

08-03-12, 06:24 PM	#9
TwoGamers Officer Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 240 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The plane depth charges start counting dwon in the air though so they usually only go down at the most ten metres. Id say get down to 20 then pull up to persicope depth. That way any bombs they drop while your going down and at 20 metres wont hit you. Dont engage them unless thier already on top of you. Be careful of how much water you have under you, many a time ive crash dived into the ocean florr