At night: attacked by Catalina after convoy raid [pics]

[Phylacista]

Originally Posted by Dekessey

Stupid question:

Did planes REALLY attack subs at night in 1941??

Good question. In this case I thought it was realistic because U-556 came ander attack by DDs. So they radioed for coastal command assistance. The airplane did know where to look and the night is lit up by stars. This justifies an arial patrol - IMHO.

I liked it because it was the moment of highest tension I experienced in SH3 so far.

As for catalinas beeing equipped with searchlight: Not until Jun1942 it seems: http://uboat.net/allies/technical/leigh_light.htm