[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by DeutscheQuality

Just get my poor Salmon class sunk by a japanese destroyer on Makassar Strait. Tried to get near him to launch some torps but i get too near of him (9km) and he detected me. After that, get my sub the deepest i could (150 meters) at 1 knot. And the next is already known: me and my crew were killed after sinking 61.093 tons. Probably the biggest mistake here was the approach, but what more you guys could reccomend? I read in the manual that in the early war, the sonar cone (or something like this) cant get you at 200 meters, but i dont know if is possible to get a Salmon at this depth.
What can i do to avoid and escape escorts with a better efficiency?
Sorry for using metric units, i dont know anything about imperial. Also, i am using TMO 2.5

ahoy, DQ.
you have explained your own demise: attacking in shallow waters.
unlike real life where anxieties and human limitations (lack of confidence, low skills, lack of imagination, etc) in your enemy are ever present, you are playing against artificial intelligence and consequently, you will be pursued according to programmed limits, even it is a self-destructive pursuit by your surface enemy.
my best advice is: do not attack unless you have an exit to safety. this is NOT real life.
pay attention to your thermocline, your speed, your course.
when you are attacked (or about to be attacked) change course, speed and depth. continually. until you are no longer being active hunted.
keep at it. you will get better at it.
Good Luck, Herr Kaleun!