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wild_Willie2 -> RE: Engage defensive by subs (9/28/2015 6:32:50 PM)
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Same reason why you don't see planes and ships deploy decoys, the game does not depict decoy deployment. However, if you look at the hit resolution text you can see that decoys are being deployed and that they influence hit probabilities.
Subs going defensive is tricky as they simply do not have the agility to dodge torpedo's that are closing in. They can only try to outrun the torpedo (which happens regularly in-game) or try to decoy it using active countermeasures (which also happens regularly). I do however agree that the standard evasive maneuver of running away from an incoming torpedo is not always the best solution (if the torpedo is detected from a long range, you could theoretically try to maneuver out of the sonar cone by maneuvering perpendicularity to the torpedo direction), but as most ASW torpedo's are being fired either from ASROC like weapons or ASW helicopters, these torpedo's are dropped right on top of you and can only be avoided using countermeasures so evasive maneuvers are moot.
The real world is not like The hunt for red October where you can outmaneuver multiple torpedo's, if a sub gets detected by a modern opponent IRL there is a very good chance that it will be killed outright by modern ASW weapons.
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