the VII C U-Flak rocks

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fozzy22

Is it impossible now with GWX to stay on the surface during an air attack and not loose you're entire deck crew? I have tested the theory but every time I try to fight a plane off with my flak guns i get bombed pretty spot on every time.

No it is not impossible....but it is as similar to RL as we could make it.

For a short while Donitz gave orders for his U-boats to join up as a group whilst transitting the Bay with a flack boat in company whenever possible. The thinking was that the combined flack guns of all the boats in the group would be sufficient to destroy or at least drive off any attacks from the air.

The allies soon countered this tactic by instructing the aircraft who made the initial contact to stay beyond flack range and radio in air support elements.

It wasn't long before Doenitz saw the number of U-boat losses rise dramatically and rescind his order to what it was previously....dive when spootted and travel submerged for as long as possible and surface to recharge the batteries only in darkness hours.

Next came the Allied eyes....radar and the Leigh Light blah blah blah.

Originally Posted by Rconch

Used nail polish "red" to color the "c" key on the board.
Not wasting one second heading for the cellar.

LOL