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ORIGINAL: Alfred

True, being torpedoed does seem to be very prevalent amongst surface assets looking for ASW action. That is why it is so important to have air assets conducting both naval search and ASW missions in the target area. Without the air patrols, Japanese subs seem to always get their shot in first.

Alfred

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ORIGINAL: herwin

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The Fairmile Motor Launch was a kit-based wooden vessel built in many types: A-D and H. The FMLA was 57 tons and 25 knots with a crew of 12, sonar and a dozen depth charges. The FMLB was 85 tons, 20 tons, 16+ crew, and armed with a 3-pounder gun, sonar, and depth charges. The FMLC was a 26.5 knot motor gunboat with a couple of 2 pounder guns and 4 depth charges. The FMLD was an MTB (29 knots) and a mix of weaponry. The H was a landing craft (15 knots).

There were also Harbour Defence Motor Launches--54 tons, 10 crew, 12 knots, 2x20mm, 6 DCs.

According to the history of operations into Norway from the Shetlands, the Coastal Forces of the RN particularly valued American subchasers. Most of these were 98 ton wooden vessels with 27 crew, 20 knots (12 knots cruising), a 3-inch gun, sonar and depth charges. They were responsible for sinking about 67 U-boats in coastal American waters and at least one RO-boat in the Pacific. They were hard for submarines to detect.

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ORIGINAL: xj900uk

You need to use them in conjunction with a decent sub-hunter or a small destroyer with Asdic. British ML's and MBG's may have good depth-charges but unless they bang into a sub periscope they are going to have a spot of bother working out where the enemy subs actually are...

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ORIGINAL: Offworlder

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ORIGINAL: herwin

History:

The Fairmile Motor Launch was a kit-based wooden vessel built in many types: A-D and H. The FMLA was 57 tons and 25 knots with a crew of 12, sonar and a dozen depth charges. The FMLB was 85 tons, 20 tons, 16+ crew, and armed with a 3-pounder gun, sonar, and depth charges. The FMLC was a 26.5 knot motor gunboat with a couple of 2 pounder guns and 4 depth charges. The FMLD was an MTB (29 knots) and a mix of weaponry. The H was a landing craft (15 knots).

There were also Harbour Defence Motor Launches--54 tons, 10 crew, 12 knots, 2x20mm, 6 DCs.

According to the history of operations into Norway from the Shetlands, the Coastal Forces of the RN particularly valued American subchasers. Most of these were 98 ton wooden vessels with 27 crew, 20 knots (12 knots cruising), a 3-inch gun, sonar and depth charges. They were responsible for sinking about 67 U-boats in coastal American waters and at least one RO-boat in the Pacific. They were hard for submarines to detect.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but all boats, whatever their designation are only 18 knots in game. Thus most subs can actually outrun them.

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ORIGINAL: herwin



They were responsible for sinking about 67 U-boats in coastal American waters and at least one RO-boat in the Pacific. They were hard for submarines to detect.