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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
Loaded up Aces of the Deep on my new laptop for my Thanksgiving trip. Had an absolute blast waiting in the airport terminal and during my flight - I finally learned how to survive convoy battles in 1942 - 1944! Although it's never a sure thing.
I learned how important it is to go EXTREMELY deep, and break off on the surface right away if my officers detect radar emissions from surface ships. Radar-equipped destroyers and frigates are lethal late in the war. Corvettes with radar can be outrun if you have a Type IX or VII.
Also not to assume the escorts won't detect you if you submerge in front of a convoy. The old "submerge and wait" tactic can be dangerous from 1942 onwards (as it was in real life historically).
Basically, the less I took foolish chances the more I survived. 1939-1940 convoy attacks on the other hand were a turkey shoot - me and my wolfpack even wiped one out 100%. A terrible British naval disaster 27,000 feet over Ohio....lol.
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Over Ohio.....great story ! Yes, that's the difference between AOD and SH3 in a nutshell; take foolish chances in AOD, you die. In SH3, not so much.