Harbour raiding and the Yamamoto

[MKalafatas]

Harbor-raiding is exciting and challenging. I enjoyed it until someone here pointed out that it just wasn't done. It was more difficult in the war than it is in the game, even though it's definitely not "easy" in the game. So, I avoid it now in the interest of "immersion", and stick to more realistic missions.

[Hylander_1314]

Originally Posted by MKalafatas

Harbor-raiding is exciting and challenging. I enjoyed it until someone here pointed out that it just wasn't done. It was more difficult in the war than it is in the game, even though it's definitely not "easy" in the game. So, I avoid it now in the interest of "immersion", and stick to more realistic missions.

That too. And with using TMO, the last harbor raid I did, I got stuck in the anti-sub net at Rabaul, and couldn't get out of it. The dds heard me going full reverse, and soon my Gato boat was part of the harbor floor, with everything wrecked. Really could have used an Abandon Ship order that time!

So since then, I don't mess with harbors, and pay close attention to IJN minefields! I think it was around Tokyo, off the coast, I got too close in, and looked through the periscope as it was coming up, and what was off the port bow? A darn submerged magnetic mine! Glad i was wearin' my brown trousers!

We barely sqeaked outta there. mines above, on the level, and below. Talk about a nail biter getting through that maze.

[donna52522]

Harbor raiding can become boring and old news after you hit the same harbor over and over, but for a new player it can be very entertaining, and that's what sims/games are meant to be.

I respect the choice of people who like to immerse themselves into sim/games, but for me it's about entertainment not a lifestyle. I don't always play historically because history is history, I may have tried to raid a harbor if I was in WWII and had the means to do so.

I don't see SH4 as reliving history, and I don't want to sail it just as it was in history because obviously that's already been done, but more as changing it in a way that I could, although the SH4 doesn't allow you to really change anything.

[Hylander_1314]

Originally Posted by donna52522

Harbor raiding can become boring and old news after you hit the same harbor over and over, but for a new player it can be very entertaining, and that's what sims/games are meant to be.

I respect the choice of people who like to immerse themselves into sim/games, but for me it's about entertainment not a lifestyle. I don't always play historically because history is history, I may have tried to raid a harbor if I was in WWII and had the means to do so.

I don't see SH4 as reliving history, and I don't want to sail it just as it was in history because obviously that's already been done, but more as changing it in a way that I could, although the SH4 doesn't allow you to really change anything.

Absolutely! With using some of the supermods though, harbor raiding can be downright dangerous, and sometimes suicidal because of the tweaked AI, surface ships and planes.

I don't follow it 100% either, since I wasn't there to know what it was like in reality. It just depends on what version you play, and difficulty settings. With RFB, TMO, and FOTRS, I am bit apprehensive to venture into landlocked ports where getting in and out of them quickly is near next to impossible.

[Daniel Prates]

I like harbour raiding. There is a challenge there, different from open seas combat.

[donna52522]

I like raiding Sasebo, unfortunately I only find a few merchants in there each time. It should have more Naval units for the harbor it was/is.

Playing TMO2.5/RSRDC.....90% (I'll always have the free cam) and using map contacts.

[Soviet Creeper]

*Was raiding Truk during August to bag that Yamato*

*Becomes day as I start shooting my Mark 10s (derp)*

*planes relentlessly bomb my S 18 until its nothing but a pulp*


That was quite fun. And no, the yamato did not react to 4 Mark 10s whatsoever. Lol.