How often was a sub attacked by aircraft on patrol?

-Pv- · 02-20-08, 11:59 PM

As many have mentioned, the key to your question is the word "attacked" vs "sighted." In the game as in real life, it's better no matter how many planes you SEE, they don't see or attack you. If you use historically correct tactics, my opinion is the heavy traffic areas of the game have a reasonable although somewhat inflated (to add excitement to the game) representation of the hazard of aircraft.
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seafarer · 02-21-08, 10:11 AM

In real life, I'd think you'd also want to dive as soon as getting an SD radar blip just to avoid being seen. Why have all the surface traffic in that area alerted to the presence of a sub? Then you just have to waste fuel moving to a fresh area, or chasing down zig-zagging targets and such.

Better to remain unannounced until you put a torpedo into something

momo55 · 02-21-08, 11:03 AM

I would be a big + if the radarguy would give you more info about a aircontact like the sonarman does with "closing ...moving away etc" anounsments .
Or dit i mis something and does that already exist ?

Captain Vlad · 02-21-08, 09:01 PM

I think that's due to the limitations of the SD radar.

02-21-08, 10:11 AM	#2
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In real life, I'd think you'd also want to dive as soon as getting an SD radar blip just to avoid being seen. Why have all the surface traffic in that area alerted to the presence of a sub? Then you just have to waste fuel moving to a fresh area, or chasing down zig-zagging targets and such. Better to remain unannounced until you put a torpedo into something __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

02-21-08, 11:03 AM	#3
momo55 Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 297 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	I would be a big + if the radarguy would give you more info about a aircontact like the sonarman does with "closing ...moving away etc" anounsments . Or dit i mis something and does that already exist ? __________________ Our greatest glory is not in never failing , but in rising up every time we fail .

02-21-08, 09:01 PM	#4
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I think that's due to the limitations of the SD radar. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

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02-20-08, 11:59 PM	#1
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	As many have mentioned, the key to your question is the word "attacked" vs "sighted." In the game as in real life, it's better no matter how many planes you SEE, they don't see or attack you. If you use historically correct tactics, my opinion is the heavy traffic areas of the game have a reasonable although somewhat inflated (to add excitement to the game) representation of the hazard of aircraft. -Pv-