Hull Integrity????

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"...If this is the case we must have some kind of indicator letting us know that temporary damage control repairs are in place on the DC screen. Don't worry thats realistic enough, theres no way any CO would not have these reports, be it 1942 or 2015..."

In SH3 there was a hull intergrity percentage indicator next to the cutaway drawing of the sub in the crew managment screen. As the % went up, your ability to sustain lower depths of any length of time diminished. Bulkhead damage was yet another matter. You got that and you were cooked and relegated to the surface. That's the way the game was coded and it's unchanged in SH4. However, we are missing that percentage indicator in this game so there is more guesswork.

I really do think avoiding that kind of damage is the better part of valor. It is possible. I've had many patrols in a row where I was never effectively attacked (although there were many close calls) and I still brought home the bacon. I carefully manage the risk and attack when I have the upper hand and an exit strategy. I don't mind a shaking up and a part broken once in a while. Bulkhead damage though is the sign of poor risk management and unrefined evasion techniques. Nice thing about a game though is getting holed with no real-world consequences. I prefer having a crew with high moral as I build them up through the war.
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