Silent Hunter 1 questions

[MarkShot]

Another nice thing about the maps is that some of them are largely in the shallows. This requires a very different mind set. You need not be thinking of evading, but rather taking long range shots and being long gone before the party starts (like a sniper).

In games with large maps like AOD/SH3/SH4, you can also hunt in shallows. However, I find that when given a choice, I always hunt in deep water rather than reduce my odds of survival.

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Two of the reasons I rate the SH1 AI not as challenging compared to the AOD AI are:

(1) You can knock out destroyers on attack runs at PD with a stern tube. This is virtually impossible in AOD. Destroyers are fast small maneuverable ships. They are not the ideal target for dumb weapons which require static solutions.

(2) With 5 escorts in AOD, it is very, very hard to disengage once they have all arrived on station. Your best window to break contact is while there is just with 2-3 close. In SH1, it is easier during a DC attack to draw all the attackers to one side and then slip away in the other direction. In AOD, they are more likely to maintain a circular distribution.

I also like how AOD gives you two critical resources to manage: battery and compressed air.