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.
Submerge question
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Can an attacking submarine immediately submerge before combat begins considering there is no enemy destroyer like in A&A Europe?
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No. In AARevised (unlike AAEurope and AAPacific) an attacking sub must survive one round of combat first and can only submerge if there is no defending DD present. In other words, there is no “substalling” in AARevised.
SS
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Thank you SS.