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Building U-Boots
The Germans use their normal build procedure
(shipyards section) in the production
window to build U-boots.
Sinking U-boats
The Entente escorts shall attempt to sink
U-boats each Interphase. Britain may
only attempt to destroy one U-Boat per
DD escort available. Excess U-Boats are
unaffected. To do so, the DD or DE ships
must be sent on patrol in a sea adjacent
to Britain
During Restricted Submarine Warfare, a
score of 5+ sinks the U-boat.
-1 U-boat Tech. (Central Powers)
+2 Asdic Tech. (Entente)
+1 1918+
During All-Out Submarine Warfare, a 6+
sinks the U-boat.
+1 Asdic Tech. (Entente)
+1 Convoys
+1 1918+
Destroyed U-boats may be rebuilt.
“Asdic” (Entente)
The moment the “Asdic” Technology is disclosed, 1 U-boat is immediately
and automatically sunk. On following Interphases, Asdic provides a
permanent +1 bonus to sink U-boats (or +2 for Restricted Submarine
Warfare) and a -1 penalty to the torpedoing attempts of U-boats.
Allied Convoys
Once All-Out warfare is declared, starting with the next Interphase, Britain
may declare the use of “Convoys” by attempting and succeeding in the
relevant political Action (Historically, it took the important losses suffered in
1917 to convince the British Admiralty to organize convoys).
If the Political Action is a success, convoys are organized to protect the
merchant ships, starting with the next Interphase.
The use of convoys gives a variable penalty to the U-boats. This penalty is
a function of the ratio “Escorts (DD, DE et CL)/U-boats”. It’s calculated by
dividing the number of escorts by the number of U-boats, and rounding
down. The net result is the value of the penalty.
Example: with 18 escorts against 7 U-boats ? 18/7 = 2,59 (rounded down
to 2), which gives a -2 penalty.
23.5 Submarine Warfare and Diplomatic Effects
When Restricted submarine warfare is declared, some neutral countries
react in opposition to it, and shift towards the Entente. The same happens
with All-Out submarine warfare, but the reactions are stronger.
The diplomatic effects are immediate, and the diplomatic markers are
moved the following number of levels:
● Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden:
- Restricted: -1 level
- All-Out: -1; -2 or -3 levels (33% chance each).
● Greece, Portugal: -1 level each time.
● United States: their level goes down -2 levels each time.
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