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Originally Posted by jimbuna
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Originally Posted by Grayson02sept1980
haven'd had time to test the first version... so... dumb question.
Why means "revised"? exactly.....?
anyway I say thanks already... your improved ASW for the planes was cool... this promises even more  |
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Errrrr . . . what Jimbuna said.
It's revised because, after digging into the 'nuts and bolts' of the depth charges, and because of something Sailor Steve had mentioned regarding the original release, I wanted to adjust the depth charges to be more historical yet (as much of what transpires) workable within the framework of the game.
Although tis true that, historically-speaking, escorts did, time-to-time, damage themselves due to shallow-water depth charging, with the depth charge settings I was originally using it was almost a given that they'd do so using the new Mark 9 'fast-sink' depth charges. Plus, after running about 80 different test missions and analyzing the results, I'd wanted to have depth charges that: 1) if they exploded within 2-3 meters they'd substantially, critically damage the U-boat (especially the pressure hull) yet, 2) if they exploded 3-9 meters away they'd only do minor to superficial damage.
Hopefully these new settings will do just that. --fingers crossed--
I haven't been able to get a DD/DE/escort to suicide with these,
or blow their own racks off. Not even when running periscope depth at a dead stop and no manuevering. The warships often wind up with smoke-smeared behinds (--grins--) but they haven't blown themselves up.
With the depth charges, if you get depth charged at periscope depth, you will most likely get critically damaged. There just isn't enough time to evade. At depth, if you make even a small course change the depth charges (usually!) 'miss'. You'll still shake and rock from the near misses but not take damage.
Again, comments and critiques are appreciated!