FOTRSU and the airplanes

[pmcmull]

KaleunMarco

Your custom documents have been very helpful. Now I have a next topic of "hull damage" but I think I will start a new thread.


Pat

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by pmcmull

KaleunMarco

Your custom documents have been very helpful. Now I have a next topic of "hull damage" but I think I will start a new thread.


Pat

not too much to say about hull damage except to say that it can only be repaired at your home base, not any base you happen to stop at along the way.

if you take damage to a compartment and your crew and DC cannot control the flooding such that you can control your depth, then you are headed to Davy Jones' locker. say your prayers and hold your breath.

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by pmcmull

KaleunMarco

Your custom documents have been very helpful. Now I have a next topic of "hull damage" but I think I will start a new thread.


Pat

then, please click the little diamond on my post and add a few comments.

[JBHemlock]

Originally Posted by pmcmull

But I don't want to have to spend the whole day submerged. At least until getting to the patrol area.

It's worth noting that this is exactly what US subs in the Pacific did. The Japanese had so many island bases and seaplane tenders and escort carriers, aircraft were a constant danger.


I usually play Asiatic Fleet campaigns, and there was a standing order until the fleet dissolved that subs should submerge during daylight if they were within 500nm or so of a Japanese air base. Like KaleunMarco says, the key is to not be detected at all. If I'm north of Bali and west of Wake, I'll do the whole submerge-in-the-daytime drill every day. Yes, it slows down your travel, but it feels right, and it definitely helps with the aircraft detection issue.