Passing thermal layer and DC's attack?

daft · 03-24-07, 06:33 PM

Don't know any definitive answers to any of your questions, but I usually wait until the destroyer is almost on top of me and starts speeding up for his attack run. I ring up flank speed and and give a little rudder to either side of his path (depending on the angle of his run) to get out of the kill zone. As soon as things settle down after the detonation I slow down, go to silent running and creep a little deeper depending on how close the ash cans came.

03-24-07, 06:36 PM

But when you are at ahead slow, what the good use of decoys?

daft · 03-24-07, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GakunGak

But when you are at ahead slow, what the good use of decoys?

I've never used the decoys in SH4 so I don't really know how effective they are yet.

03-24-07, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Henric Edwards

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Originally Posted by GakunGak

But when you are at ahead slow, what the good use of decoys?

I've never used the decoys in SH4 so I don't really know how effective they are yet.

What I really meant was what the good use when you have to be far away from them, and when you speed up, destroyers will hear you anyway....
So, to not being heard at all is the all-stop ring?

RedHammer · 03-24-07, 08:12 PM

That`s why, as previously explained, when far away, fire decoys, run silent, go deeper. Just keep away from those deadly ash can`s until those DD`s are empty of them.

S! to all

Your Friend in the Pacific

RH

03-25-07, 04:24 AM

So the destroyers can run out of depth charges???!!!
Oh my!!!

HannesGM · 03-25-07, 07:04 AM

Yes, they run out, eventually. Either that, or the crew had their lunch break coming up

I also noticed that in SH3 - only occasionally - that the DDs seemed to run out of DCs - they'd still circle over my position, but never throw any more DCs. This was after several hours - literal hours - spent with 4 DDs overhead...

Dowly · 03-24-07, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GakunGak

But when you are at ahead slow, what the good use of decoys?

There´s two ways how I use the decoys. If the DD is close, I fire one up go to flank speed for a 2-3 seconds and change my depth. But if the DD is far away, like if I am leaving a port which I raided just moments ago, I fire up the decoy and continue on silent run.

PeriscopeDepth · 03-24-07, 06:36 PM

The layer certainly causes some transmission loss, but does NOT make you invisible IRL in most cases.

PD

03-24-07, 06:33 PM	#1
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Don't know any definitive answers to any of your questions, but I usually wait until the destroyer is almost on top of me and starts speeding up for his attack run. I ring up flank speed and and give a little rudder to either side of his path (depending on the angle of his run) to get out of the kill zone. As soon as things settle down after the detonation I slow down, go to silent running and creep a little deeper depending on how close the ash cans came. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

03-24-07, 06:36 PM	#2
GakunGak Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	But when you are at ahead slow, what the good use of decoys?

03-24-07, 08:12 PM	#5
RedHammer Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 88 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	That`s why, as previously explained, when far away, fire decoys, run silent, go deeper. Just keep away from those deadly ash can`s until those DD`s are empty of them. S! to all Your Friend in the Pacific RH

03-25-07, 04:24 AM	#6
GakunGak Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	So the destroyers can run out of depth charges???!!! Oh my!!!

03-25-07, 07:04 AM	#7
HannesGM Watch Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 30 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yes, they run out, eventually. Either that, or the crew had their lunch break coming up I also noticed that in SH3 - only occasionally - that the DDs seemed to run out of DCs - they'd still circle over my position, but never throw any more DCs. This was after several hours - literal hours - spent with 4 DDs overhead...

03-24-07, 06:36 PM	#9
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	The layer certainly causes some transmission loss, but does NOT make you invisible IRL in most cases. PD