Ever pulled a Capt. Dodge?

[HW3]

The escorts know you are under there and will circle the ship dropping depth charges trying to get you.

[timmy41]

sat under a large tanker once after sneaking in to a convoy, but i was caught. it was going 6 knots so i was able to stay under, but not for long. destroyers were constantly zigzagging along side too. after about 10 minutes under it i let out a bunch of decoys and dove as far as i could.
i think theyd still be able to detect you, and no ships go slow enough that you can stay under them at silent speed.

Dang, I really wish Ubi would just release the SDK already so you all could have a crack into turning the game into something greater than it is, Id love that feature (because I do believe in real life sitting under a ship would make you impossible to detect or at least almost because of the 'sound' of their screws and such) and the ability to bottom out and sit silent not being detected among other things.

[Weiss Pinguin]

As it is now, (as far as I know) if you try to sneak in under a ship, the escorts will hear you and ignore the cargo ship. I don't think they even hear the ship up top But, sitting under a ship will give you cover from attacking escorts as they can't get depth charges on you.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Whenever I've tried hiding under a vessel in a convoy it always seems to be able to go faster then me

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

Dang, I really wish Ubi would just release the SDK already so you all could have a crack into turning the game into something greater than it is, Id love that feature (because I do believe in real life sitting under a ship would make you impossible to detect or at least almost because of the 'sound' of their screws and such) and the ability to bottom out and sit silent not being detected among other things.

In real life it was theoretically possible, but you wouldn't be shielded from active sonar. Worse, they didn't have external view to confirm they were really right underneath, so it was a risky proposition at best.

But possible to do. thats all Id need

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

But possible to do. thats all Id need

It's technically, though not practically, possible. And so what? You can stay under the ship until it (and the escorts) despawn, but so what?

Of course, at just under keel you will need that sweet magic external cam. And why would you stay just under a keel? Why not 160 below it? At 160, you don't need to hide.

[JokerOfFate]

Fun, mate
To use what a friend of mine said
"Why does a dog lick its nuts"

(Not sure if I can say that but what the heck)

[JokerOfFate]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

In real life it was theoretically possible, but you wouldn't be shielded from active sonar. Worse, they didn't have external view to confirm they were really right underneath, so it was a risky proposition at best.

*stops singing*
Periscope? slow cargo ship? dumb AI?
*continues singing johnny on the monorail*

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by JokerOfFate

Periscope? slow cargo ship? dumb AI?

In real life you can't see very far underwater, and it's dark, and the periscope seals are not overly strong, so it's a bad idea to raise one at much deeper than periscope depth. Matching speed and course with a moving ship is difficult even on a good day.

[ralphnader23]

Just make sure the ship you are under isn't that one you put a torpedo into 10 minutes ago...You might get a nasty surprise when it finally sinks

[fastfed]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

In real life you can't see very far underwater, and it's dark, and the periscope seals are not overly strong, so it's a bad idea to raise one at much deeper than periscope depth. Matching speed and course with a moving ship is difficult even on a good day.

In real life, when Persicope was down.. I assume it has a door ontop of it, that closes?

Obviously in the game it just goes into a tube, but wide open to all the elements.