Has anyone tried this tactic before...

03-07-17, 08:25 AM

I was near English port in shallow waters and everything was buzzing with destroyers.
After sneaking for many hours I sank one freighter that was docked.
Soon after that 3 destroyers were approaching at my location, I was in 30m shallow water and I knew I was dead.
So I tried something just for fun, I headed at flank speed to the sunken freighter (his bow side was still above the water) and I hide there...near him
at about 20m deep. I even ram him couple of times but with no damage to my sub. I was waiting for the destroyers to see if
they can drop DC on me but they could not do that. All they did was just circling around and they drop some DC but not even close to me...and some even stopped and waited. So I went to a periscope depth and shot 3 destroyers that were around me very close and I eventually managed to escape 2 more.
So I don't know what to call this tactic but with a little bit of luck it works in shallow waters near ports.

What do you think is this realistic in SH3? or is it more like cheating?
(my english is not perfect)

Aktungbby · 03-07-17, 10:25 AM

I use that tactic in SH II all the time as the AI destroyers are quite aggressive. Pass and remain literally under the stricken vessel. My periscope is just up enough to see what I'm doing. Getting inside the convoy and using the stricken vessel(s) as a shield in the confusion is also a favored tactic.

03-07-17, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by redline202

What do you think is this realistic in SH3? or is it more like cheating?

Game is cheating. So you may cheat with it. This is a game ... and you have to develop specific tactics !

bstanko6 · 03-07-17, 01:14 PM

Navies around the world do that to this day! Go for it friend! Sometimes when
I've traveled Scapa Flow, the destroyers get grounded. Oh well. That's their fault not mine. Good tactic. Just don't waste torps on warships per High Command orders!

03-08-17, 06:22 AM

Ok guys. Thank you for your feedback.

I was testing the same scenario in mission editor. And I have found out that I was more lucky than smart.
Later when destroyers get DC trower I can kiss that tactic goodbye.

03-07-17, 08:25 AM	#1
redline202 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Has anyone tried this tactic before... I was near English port in shallow waters and everything was buzzing with destroyers. After sneaking for many hours I sank one freighter that was docked. Soon after that 3 destroyers were approaching at my location, I was in 30m shallow water and I knew I was dead. So I tried something just for fun, I headed at flank speed to the sunken freighter (his bow side was still above the water) and I hide there...near him at about 20m deep. I even ram him couple of times but with no damage to my sub. I was waiting for the destroyers to see if they can drop DC on me but they could not do that. All they did was just circling around and they drop some DC but not even close to me...and some even stopped and waited. So I went to a periscope depth and shot 3 destroyers that were around me very close and I eventually managed to escape 2 more. So I don't know what to call this tactic but with a little bit of luck it works in shallow waters near ports. What do you think is this realistic in SH3? or is it more like cheating? (my english is not perfect)

03-07-17, 10:25 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,994 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I use that tactic in SH II all the time as the AI destroyers are quite aggressive. Pass and remain literally under the stricken vessel. My periscope is just up enough to see what I'm doing. Getting inside the convoy and using the stricken vessel(s) as a shield in the confusion is also a favored tactic. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

03-07-17, 01:14 PM	#4
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Navies around the world do that to this day! Go for it friend! Sometimes when I've traveled Scapa Flow, the destroyers get grounded. Oh well. That's their fault not mine. Good tactic. Just don't waste torps on warships per High Command orders! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

03-08-17, 06:22 AM	#5
redline202 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Ok guys. Thank you for your feedback. I was testing the same scenario in mission editor. And I have found out that I was more lucky than smart. Later when destroyers get DC trower I can kiss that tactic goodbye.