Am I being too timid?

Sailor Steve · 11-03-11, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tessa

when the first one hits slam the boat into flank and aim to move the boat into a heading 90 degrees perpendicular (knuckle turn) to the escorts oval shaped pattern.

I disagree. With any of the supermods the AI is blind at a sonar angle of 30 degrees or so, just like real life. I go to flank as soon as I hear their propellors, dive 20 meters and go full right or left, turning towards the destroyer. By the time the first one explodes I'm already somewhere else. Then back to silent until they try again.

Fish In The Water · 11-04-11, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I go to flank as soon as I hear their propellors, dive 20 meters and go full right or left, turning towards the destroyer. By the time the first one explodes I'm already somewhere else. Then back to silent until they try again.

Quite right.

Or is that left?

Nicolas · 11-04-11, 12:43 AM

Go 220 m deep, if i remember right early war sonar can't reach you at that depth. You have a better chance of not being detected using T2 torpedoes that do not have wake. If you are being depth charged is not hard to dodge dc's at deep if you put your boat perpendicular to escorts, wait until they get close and order flank speed, more than once i survived more than 2 hours and hundred of DC's that way.
When escorts pass above you and they are getting away go flank speed as much as you can to try gain distance with luck you made enough space to avoid being pinged again as they keep doing circles.

Pisces · 11-04-11, 10:42 AM

Definitely try to speed up a bit more as you dive. Flank might be a bit to much noise drawing attention. Though you might get away with it anyway, worth a shot. But surely 2/3rds or full doesn't get you noticed right away. Either way, it's more safe to get down quickly ASAP, than to stay quiet and not move. If they get you on their active sonar and you are still shallow, well ... sitting duck syndrome.

postalbyke · 11-05-11, 10:33 PM

Call me crazy, but I rarely go below 20m, and almost never go fast after an attack.
Periscope Depth. Fire. Turn. Ahead 1/3. Silent running, 15-20m depth if escort comes my way.
The depth charges almost always go deep, so I stay shallow
old ninja trick!

I only seem to get killed while I'm trying to shoot a damaged ship before the escorts leave... *dangit!*

edit: I also only use electric eels. If you never shoot from greater than 5km, you never need steam torpedoes...

andwii · 11-07-11, 04:53 PM

Here is what I do, First I look around before shooting to see if there are any escourts to close. If there is, I turn so all they can see is my stern end, and ahead slow.

Now if there is no one around, and getting in the middle of the convoy is not an option, then I will fire off my front tubes, ahead slow flow with the direction of the convoy ( starbord or port) and keep moving still at periscope depth. If you get far enough from your original postion, you will have the chance to use 1 stern tube (if in XI). If its a hit then I immedatly crash dive, change direction to move away from the convoy (direct opposit direction). Once I get to about 70 - 80 meters I let out a jammer, and go ahead slow, and change my depth to over 100 depending on how deep the water is. Then I change direction of about 15-25 port or stern, then hope for the best. Once I think im in the clear, I will go to periscope depth, and see where the escourt is and what his general search pattern is. If he is in a good spot, I will let out my other eel, and if it misses it misses. (I mostly use megnetics unless its a first attack on a convoy, then it does not exactly matter... Least I dont think it does.)

Hope this helps.

11-04-11, 10:42 AM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Definitely try to speed up a bit more as you dive. Flank might be a bit to much noise drawing attention. Though you might get away with it anyway, worth a shot. But surely 2/3rds or full doesn't get you noticed right away. Either way, it's more safe to get down quickly ASAP, than to stay quiet and not move. If they get you on their active sonar and you are still shallow, well ... sitting duck syndrome. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

11-05-11, 10:33 PM	#5
postalbyke Chief Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In the past... Posts: 321 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 1	Call me crazy, but I rarely go below 20m, and almost never go fast after an attack. Periscope Depth. Fire. Turn. Ahead 1/3. Silent running, 15-20m depth if escort comes my way. The depth charges almost always go deep, so I stay shallow old ninja trick! I only seem to get killed while I'm trying to shoot a damaged ship before the escorts leave... dangit! edit: I also only use electric eels. If you never shoot from greater than 5km, you never need steam torpedoes... __________________ God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -Voltaire

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11-04-11, 12:43 AM	#3
Nicolas Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Uruguay Posts: 453 Downloads: 196 Uploads: 4	Go 220 m deep, if i remember right early war sonar can't reach you at that depth. You have a better chance of not being detected using T2 torpedoes that do not have wake. If you are being depth charged is not hard to dodge dc's at deep if you put your boat perpendicular to escorts, wait until they get close and order flank speed, more than once i survived more than 2 hours and hundred of DC's that way. When escorts pass above you and they are getting away go flank speed as much as you can to try gain distance with luck you made enough space to avoid being pinged again as they keep doing circles.

11-07-11, 04:53 PM	#6
andwii Frogman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bridge of U-123 Posts: 300 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Here is what I do, First I look around before shooting to see if there are any escourts to close. If there is, I turn so all they can see is my stern end, and ahead slow. Now if there is no one around, and getting in the middle of the convoy is not an option, then I will fire off my front tubes, ahead slow flow with the direction of the convoy ( starbord or port) and keep moving still at periscope depth. If you get far enough from your original postion, you will have the chance to use 1 stern tube (if in XI). If its a hit then I immedatly crash dive, change direction to move away from the convoy (direct opposit direction). Once I get to about 70 - 80 meters I let out a jammer, and go ahead slow, and change my depth to over 100 depending on how deep the water is. Then I change direction of about 15-25 port or stern, then hope for the best. Once I think im in the clear, I will go to periscope depth, and see where the escourt is and what his general search pattern is. If he is in a good spot, I will let out my other eel, and if it misses it misses. (I mostly use megnetics unless its a first attack on a convoy, then it does not exactly matter... Least I dont think it does.) Hope this helps.