First Time Sunk By DC

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Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

300 ft is way to little! Go much - much! - deeper.
You didn't mention it, but of course you were rigged for silent running and not going above 2 to 3 knots?

And for the love of... do not - repeat: DO NOT! - go anywhere near DDs in flat calm sea!
And most certainly not under any circumstances when using TMO! Never!

Agree on your top three list, but my list also includes "War in the Boats", "Thunder below!" and "A Tale of two Subs"

Suuuure.... of course...

Nah, only kidding!

Only problem with them is when you try to share your experiences, isn't it?
At least the times I've tried, noone really seems to understand, rolling and fading eyes is usually what I get...

Erh, too late... he was here before you, Daniel

My test depth was 250 so I was a little hesitant to go deeper. I've done it before, but these four (now three) campaigns are my first with TMO/RSRDC so I wasn't sure what to expect as far as an actual crush depth. I now know that I can go much deeper. Yes I was silent and running at 2 knots, although I did bump it up a notch to slow my sinking which may likely have exacerbated my situation.

Trust me, next time I will run like hell as soon as I pick up the sound of DDs.



I don't belive I've read "A Tale of Two Subs", but will now try to pick it up on your recommendation. I can't get seem to get enough on the subject.

Yeah, my wife looks at me with raised eyebrows, but my nine year old son gets it. He has his own copy of each SH3, SH4 Gold, and regretfully SH5. He's pretty good at it too. I'm trying to get him into manual targeting.

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond. I appreciate the input. I've picked up a great deal from you all at Subsim. I can honestly say that discovering Subsim has saved my copy of SH4 from the trash.