I have still been able to experience a great deal of success in the campaigns... however the sea very quickly turns into torpedo soup, often times before i have even had much of a chance to look at the contact map, get my bearings and give my first order i am fired upon.
of course that eventually results in evasive maneuvers which further gives away my position and everyone on the map then gives me a salvo. generally that results in torpedoes numbering in the teens swarming me, when they arent swarming me, they are homing in on the guy that fired them, or his buddy. often sinking them in the process.
the most i think i have ever had on me was a recent 18(!) torpedoes in the water.
in fact, at this point, it is my only complaint about cold waters from a tactical standpoint. in modern naval warfare, when you have friendly and neutral units in close proximity to an enemy unit, and you unleash ALL your torpedoes at once... you're just begging for collateral losses. Is it really worth it to sink that sturgeon class sub, if it is going to cost 18 torpedoes, a sub of your own and two escorts?
also with modern sub warfare, one thing i have learned, is once you get found... it is virtually impossible to get un-found. unlike Silent Hunter III, where you can drop a bold, and they will attack it, or focus on it for long enough in game for you to creep a way and maintain a low aspect ratio and you have a fair chance of sneaking off.
modern subs, IMHO are a first strike weapon. if cold waters is even 10% correct in its simulation of modern sub warfare - I dont think if two major super powers went at it against each other like in the case of the Soviets and NATO that there would be a long, drawn out, submarine campaign like in the old days. I give it a week, and there wouldnt be any major submarine threat from either side.
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