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Old 07-09-12, 04:23 AM   #4
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, but I had a rather interesting experience. Surface attacked a convoy for as long as I could tonight, before being driven under by destroyers. After a relentless shellacking, the pursuing escorts stopped dropping depth charges on me. I stayed deep in silent run, about 1 knot, and kept my rudder at 5 degrees (Due credit goes to the member on this forum that posted that! That tactic saved my skinny, grey, cold steel butt!!!!) and took a peak through the obs-scope,
Sorry to go off topic, but that bit about the 5 degrees caught my attention. I am hopeless at destroyer and depth charge evasion so would like to learn more.

I have scanned the site for evasion tactics but if anyone has links I would very much appreciate them.
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