ASW Tactics & Logistics

[JoV]

Putting them directly in the firing line tends to do the trick. If they live to survive the exchange, tussling with subs will increase their experience. I think just generally being on patrol will increase experience, at least a bit.

No easy way to tell in game when experience has increased (that I know of), but Tracker is very good.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: JoV
I think just generally being on patrol will increase experience, at least a bit.

Correct, being at sea will eventually elevate xp up to 45. Live action is needed after that

[Anachro]

Does this include night xp? Main focus for a lot of inexperienced Allies ships with poor night experience.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: JoV
I think just generally being on patrol will increase experience, at least a bit.

Correct, being at sea will eventually elevate xp up to 45. Live action is needed after that

The top level of experience attainable without combat varies with smaller vessels. Some, like AMc 's, top out at 25. Some top out at 35 (SCs?) PT boats top out at 50. US DDs (I think) top out at 65 but those of other nations are lower (55-60 IIRC).

[Kull]

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Does this include night xp? Main focus for a lot of inexperienced Allies ships with poor night experience.

There seems to be an algorithm which ensures that normal ops grant daylight experience faster than night. It's easy to see with certain ship types. Those which cap at 25-45 typically reach the max on the daylight end fairly quickly, after which the night experience eventually catches up. That's with ships that don't see any action - ASW events can alter the progression.

DD & higher have far more combat events so it's hard to know where the gains are coming from, but most of them have higher day-to-night ratings.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Kull

ORIGINAL: Anachro

Does this include night xp? Main focus for a lot of inexperienced Allies ships with poor night experience.

There seems to be an algorithm which ensures that normal ops grant daylight experience faster than night. It's easy to see with certain ship types. Those which cap at 25-45 typically reach the max on the daylight end fairly quickly, after which the night experience eventually catches up. That's with ships that don't see any action - ASW events can alter the progression.

DD & higher have far more combat events so it's hard to know where the gains are coming from, but most of them have higher day-to-night ratings.

In addition to battle, it seems from what I have seen that coping with damage from any source increases crew experience. Of course if you fail to cope, ...

[Yaab]

Just wanted to say, that last year I lost a Bolo on ASW Mission at 2000 feet. The aircraft was lost to flak fire from a Japanese sub off Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Hawaii Islands: volcanoes + flak = hotter than Hell.