Talk:Prototype Toukai/@comment-29605117-20171118000700/@comment-26082284-20171119135244

Well, most of the planes used for ASW were retro-fitted bombers or flying boats rather than dedicated purpose-built planes. But it doesn't mean they were any less effective. Allied planes (mostly Coastal Command) by the end of war sunk over 150 U-boats, and that's not counting those sunk in cooperation with surface ships or bombed while in ports/docks.

To attack subs they weren't flying that high, and they did descent (or even dived) in final phase of attack, attacking with cannons/rockets, dropping depth charges and even - later in war - torpedoes homing torpedoes.

If future events take us to Atlantic again, I expect we'll see more of those planes.