Naval surface is already being killed by heavies as is, having subs would somewhat balance that threat. Heavies will finally be made vulnerable and will require the cover of destroyers to push a certain point, DD will play an important role in searching for submersible threats.
Can’t say for suffocating modes like AB, I only play naval for the joy of EC.
Minelayers would also work nicely against both subs and heavies, in the defence of ports (early game) if their mines would just stop despawning for no reason in EC, esp when they’re not shot at or destroyed by depth charges. Minelayers have no chance to do anything when heavies have already rushed the ports, so it’s seen as a fair compromise, lay your eggs in a certain basket early game, and hope that the enemy rushes that certain port blindly.
Mines should stop despawning in EC, period.
unfortunatly yhe only mines in game rn are surface mines, so wouldnt be eeffective aginst submerged subs
Meanwhile Yamato and Soyuz who has hydrophone and hydroplane with depth charge: do we need DD?
Cool I didn’t know Yamato had Hydrophone
Yes, they were added in 2024:
Meanwhile Bismarck and RN Roma has hydrophone but lack of hydroplane with depth charge.
Iowa has hydroplane with depth charge but lacks hydrophone.
What model? It potentially should have access to Sonoboys.
All us shipborne hydroplane ingame(SOC-1, OS2U, SC-1) can have 325 lb depth charge.
It has helicopter with hydrophone
Not at 1945
Yes I know
don’t think floatplanes can use it as they don’t have bomb bay and quite a small aircraft.
Is the lorie 130 g1 or g2 navle 150kg bombs depth charges? Or jus a bomb
Did france make depth charges, other then getting them imported?
The SC-1 does, it’s part of the float.
Never heard of. Can you educate me?
It was replaced with a fuel compartment post war.
https://www.aahs-online.org/images/Navy_SAC/SC-1.pdf#page=2
You can see where the fuel tank is in the float in the side profile view
So in wartime it carries sonobuoy there but replaced with fuel tank later?
Oh god we know have another reason why USS Missouri should come out with September 2, 1945 version
