Furthermore, equipping Salmon with Submarine Steering Gears Modification 3 brings the shift time down to a very quick 3.3 seconds. Captains can improve rudder shift to 5.5 seconds by equipping Submarine Steering Gears Modification 2. She also has a good rudder shift time of 6.9 seconds which aids in maneuvering to avoid incoming fire.

Although her submerged speed is a low 16 knots, captains who determine enemies are approaching can successfully egress to a more favorable position before surfacing and repositioning at her higher surface speed. The ship’s high surface speed of 33 knots supports ease of repositioning and also escaping from contested positions. When deciding to enter a capture point or in setting up ambushes, captains should have an escape route in mind should the ship come under attack. Salmon’s lack of armor protection, zero AA defenses and low health pool of 17,800 requires captains to pay close attention to enemy ships and aircraft positioning. This can be advantageous to the submarine task of putting ordinance on target without the tell-tale sonar noise giving away her position. Normal torpedoes do not need sonar to acquire the target. Players can engage targets from distance using homing torpedoes and the ship’s sonar or close the distance and engage with normal torpedoes. These two armaments support captains with different play styles and tactics. She adds a short-range normal torpedo armament to her arsenal along with long-range homing torpedoes. The Tier VIII Salmon’s good concealment and high surface speed allows her to quickly move about the battle space, spotting enemies and setting up ambushes with her torpedo armaments.

World of warships submarine stats