Tactics when Sinking??

Armistead · 11-03-22, 04:06 PM

The main thing as mentioned is to go in the opposite direction you're going down by and try to use as much speed to control the dive. If you're going down by the bow, go reverse, if going down aft, forward speed. It also helps to hit P, periscope depth, for some reason other than changing depth. A lot also depends on if you're under attack. The game is usually to yoyo up and down between about a 100 ft and a safe deepest depth. You want to be headed up when the escort makes its run. Often you have to blow tanks, so once you head up cut back the speed if you have it high, you want to go slow. You'll need to hit dive about a 100 ft if you blow or you'll usually breach the surface.

dashyr · 11-07-22, 09:43 PM

Reading that story, that is usually when me and my men start pulling straws to see who is going to try and survive being blown out one of the torpedo tubes out of sheer desperation.

Yeah, I'm usually the one who gets the short one. At least it was quick...

11-03-22, 04:06 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	The main thing as mentioned is to go in the opposite direction you're going down by and try to use as much speed to control the dive. If you're going down by the bow, go reverse, if going down aft, forward speed. It also helps to hit P, periscope depth, for some reason other than changing depth. A lot also depends on if you're under attack. The game is usually to yoyo up and down between about a 100 ft and a safe deepest depth. You want to be headed up when the escort makes its run. Often you have to blow tanks, so once you head up cut back the speed if you have it high, you want to go slow. You'll need to hit dive about a 100 ft if you blow or you'll usually breach the surface. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

11-07-22, 09:43 PM	#2
dashyr Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 133 Downloads: 183 Uploads: 0	Reading that story, that is usually when me and my men start pulling straws to see who is going to try and survive being blown out one of the torpedo tubes out of sheer desperation. Yeah, I'm usually the one who gets the short one. At least it was quick...