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Old 08-28-14, 08:20 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by capitalj View Post
Hey guys, I'm working on adding the submarines and had a question for you WW2 sub experts. Would cannon fire from a regular warship be able to damage a sub while it was at periscope depth?

The reason I ask is because in the game if one player ends up with a ship left that has no depth charges or torpedoes, while the other player has a submarine, there should still be a way for the first player to have a chance of destroying the sub even if it doesn't surface. Otherwise that could be an exploit in the game and having a submarine will throw off the balance.
You could have it so the surface ship leaves the scene; calls in an airplane to drop a depth bomb; or spots for another escort.

Having a warship attack a submerged sub with cannons is not realistic. First, the sub would go deep and that would be the end of it.
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