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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