crush depth / DD evasion concept ive been tinkering with

Ducimus · 05-15-06, 09:33 PM

I'll just state what it does, and tell me what you think.

I have slowed down the crush rate so that going below crush depth, SLOWLY, VERY SLOWLY reduces hull integrity. I'd say 1% every 1 or 2 mins. ( i havent timed it yet honestly)

So if your boats crush depth is say, 247 meters, you can bring it even deeper. Maybe even down to 300 meters, although i havent trried that deep, and stay there for 5-10 mins. (i havent timed yet)

But going that deep is limited in time span.

The deeper you go the more you slowly leak in water, you have to up the E motor a little to maintain depth.

Now how H.I works is, if your a certain percentage, you can only go so deep. So by pushing the extremes, you'd only be able to do this once or twice a patrol as your crush depth will become progressivly shallower. This would seem to mimic some stories i have read where a fairly new boat could go alot deeper, but the more the hull is stressed, the less it could withstand.

To that end, i have ramped up hedge hog damage, but left depth charge damage alone. The thing is, if your that deep, a slow crush depth doesnt matter when your H.I gets that low. A HH might not have killed, but a DC still would i think. I highly doubt youd make it to the surface if hit by a depth charge. So the slow crush, as so far in my testing, doesnt make every hit suriviveable.

I also, made the maximum depth of active sonar, 275 meters. So if your are catching hell, you can go deeper to get under their active sonar. However passive still works that deep so they can still hear you. In theory , it could give you the 5 mins you need to escape an elite HK group. BUT, you'd have to play it quiet at the same time because they can still hear you. A tightrope walk when you consider the steady crush and the boat getting heavier. An intresting varient of this is that depth charges do not go below 300 meters. I personally wouldnt push my boat that deep with a 240 meter crush depth, but i think its possible.

The atmosphere it provides in the command room is fantastic BTW.

Thoughts?

05-15-06, 09:33 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	crush depth / DD evasion concept ive been tinkering with I'll just state what it does, and tell me what you think. I have slowed down the crush rate so that going below crush depth, SLOWLY, VERY SLOWLY reduces hull integrity. I'd say 1% every 1 or 2 mins. ( i havent timed it yet honestly) So if your boats crush depth is say, 247 meters, you can bring it even deeper. Maybe even down to 300 meters, although i havent trried that deep, and stay there for 5-10 mins. (i havent timed yet) But going that deep is limited in time span. The deeper you go the more you slowly leak in water, you have to up the E motor a little to maintain depth. Now how H.I works is, if your a certain percentage, you can only go so deep. So by pushing the extremes, you'd only be able to do this once or twice a patrol as your crush depth will become progressivly shallower. This would seem to mimic some stories i have read where a fairly new boat could go alot deeper, but the more the hull is stressed, the less it could withstand. To that end, i have ramped up hedge hog damage, but left depth charge damage alone. The thing is, if your that deep, a slow crush depth doesnt matter when your H.I gets that low. A HH might not have killed, but a DC still would i think. I highly doubt youd make it to the surface if hit by a depth charge. So the slow crush, as so far in my testing, doesnt make every hit suriviveable. I also, made the maximum depth of active sonar, 275 meters. So if your are catching hell, you can go deeper to get under their active sonar. However passive still works that deep so they can still hear you. In theory , it could give you the 5 mins you need to escape an elite HK group. BUT, you'd have to play it quiet at the same time because they can still hear you. A tightrope walk when you consider the steady crush and the boat getting heavier. An intresting varient of this is that depth charges do not go below 300 meters. I personally wouldnt push my boat that deep with a 240 meter crush depth, but i think its possible. The atmosphere it provides in the command room is fantastic BTW. Thoughts?