Destroyers delay the removal of sub casualties, allowing them to fire back in their normal step even if they are hit by a sub. However, both attacking and defending subs always fire in the Opening Fire step, so a defending sub will return fire even if it is hit, regardless of the presence of destroyers. This is because fire within a step is simultaneous. In effect, the presence of a destroyer only affects the ability of surface vessels to return fire when hit by subs.
Destroyer and sub situation
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Hey everyone,
Quick question about the subs submerging rule. If a sub is submerged and wants to pass under enemy units to a farther territory and a destroyer is present in the enemy territory, does the sub engage in combat and does it sneak under? Thanks
-David -
A Sub can sneak through a hostile seazone to the seazone beyond, but NOT if there are enemy Destroyers in the zone you want to sneak through.
Subs can use their sneak during Combat Movement (to attack the seazone beyond), or during Noncombat Movement, as long as the seazone beyond is friendly or unoccupied.
~Josh
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True, the presence of a DST in a SZ that a SUB is passing through leads to “detection” of the SUB by the DST and combat results in the SZ.
Thus in NCM movement, a DST BLOCKS movement by a SUB through that SZ, since the SUB cannot NCM through it.
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