3 Questions (GWX)

[robj250]

I just finished my 2nd patrol (Dec 28 1939). How long do I have to patrol out of Kiel before I can transfer to St. Nazaire?

How many patrols do I have to do before I can increase my AA to two?

When using SH3, I installed the mod HI to get high external. In GWX I cannot get a High external. What do I have to do? (so I can see the aircraft dropping DCs near my sub - can't do it in GWX, but I could do it in SH3)

Rob

[melnibonian]

Hello Rob

I think you get transfered in French bases after the fall of France (June 1940), but I don't remember the exact dates. In any case between June and August 1940 all French bases become operational.

I'm affraid I can't quite understand the AA question. If you mean to get the double AA machine gun I think you can do it at any time. If you're talking about getting a second flak position in your boat it depends on the type of U-Boat you're using. I would suggest you check the ? (question mark-help) icon in the U-Boat update screen to see when the different updates become availiable.

I've never used the HI mod, but if you give me a bit more info about it I might have a look and come up with a suggestion.

[Brag]

Yup. Jul-Aug for the French ports. If you are on patrol, you will get a message: Change your base to __________.

As to external views press F12. It works fine on GWX.



:/\\x:

[robj250]

Hello Rob

I think you get transfered in French bases after the fall of France (June 1940), but I don't remember the exact dates. In any case between June and August 1940 all French bases become operational.

I'm affraid I can't quite understand the AA question. If you mean to get the double AA machine gun I think you can do it at any time. If you're talking about getting a second flak position in your boat it depends on the type of U-Boat you're using. I would suggest you check the ? (question mark-help) icon in the U-Boat update screen to see when the different updates become availiable.

I've never used the HI mod, but if you give me a bit more info about it I might have a look and come up with a suggestion.

Okay re transfer date; will wait and see.

I have a VIIB and I'm looking to add the second flak position. Okay, will check the ?

Hmmm, I looked at the mods I added to SH3, but can't find the HI mod. Maybe there wasn't one, but Stabiz told me how to do it, perhaps I can get him to answer this one.

Thanks, Rob

[Brag]

So far, I found the flack (AA) totally useless. :hulk:

The only defense is to dive quickly, IMHO. :/\\x:

[Morts]

yea, fighting planes is like painting a "BOMB ME" sign on the uboat while sending your location every hour to the british command center

:rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

yea, fighting planes is like painting a "BOMB ME" sign on the uboat while sending your location every hour to the british command center

:rotfl:
Of all the things I've heard about GWX, this is one of my favorites. It was only a few months ago that people were always saying things like "Yeah, I shot down 15 Sunderlands before they finally got me", and I was always pulling my hair out and replying "No, it wasn't really like that! Planes should be dangerous!"

[Morts]

yea, fighting planes is like painting a "BOMB ME" sign on the uboat while sending your location every hour to the british command center

:rotfl:
Of all the things I've heard about GWX, this is one of my favorites. It was only a few months ago that people were always saying things like "Yeah, I shot down 15 Sunderlands before they finally got me", and I was always pulling my hair out and replying "No, it wasn't really like that! Planes should be dangerous!"

yea planes arent in there for you to shoot at (unless you're a gung ho type). they are there to make you get the H away from the shipping or kill you

fact: dont bother attacking planes, crashdive when you spot them (unless they are firendly)

[Iron Budokan]

I'm scared of planes. :o

[robj250]

In SH3 it was easy to take out 6 planes with two AA cause I've done it. Don't know why they made it so difficult in GWX.

[stabiz]

They made the planes dangerous because they really were. I dont know the percentage, but I reckon AT LEAST 50% of sunk uboats met a plane before resting with the fishes. Just lost my boat to a Sunderland. Damnit! I was doing everything right! (Apart from the crash dive thingy :damn:)


Rob about the hi-mod. I`ve never used it, I think you asked me about this a long time ago, when I was using GW1.1a and you were using vanilla. In GW1.1a and GWX you can go higher than stock with the external cam, and thats all I did. Sorry, mate, cant help you with that one.

[robj250]

But the HI mode worked in SH3, I coud get high, look at my movie Planes Planes

[robj250]

But the HI mode worked in SH3, I coud get high, look at my movie Planes Planes

Enemy ABove
Lots of Planes

[Corrupt_File]

They made the planes dangerous because they really were.

They didn't make planes more dangerous, they made it so my AA crew couldn't hit sh*t. :damn:

[johan_d]

They made the planes dangerous because they really were.
They didn't make planes more dangerous, they made it so my AA crew couldn't hit sh*t. :damn:

Yeah, anyone have a fix for that????:damn:

[bigboywooly]

They made the planes dangerous because they really were.
They didn't make planes more dangerous, they made it so my AA crew couldn't hit sh*t. :damn:

Yeah, anyone have a fix for that????:damn:

Your AA crew can take down aircraft
But aircraft ARE deadly and are depicted as so

264 uboats sunk by ships
250 uboats sunk by aircraft
37 uboats sunk by a combination of ships and aircraft

http://uboat.net/fates/losses/cause.htm



123 aircraft shot down by 97 individual U-boats for the loss of 31 U-boats either sunk during the attack or due to being located by other forces shortly afterwards and sunk.

http://uboat.net/history/aircraft_losses.htm

:nope: Its not an arcade game anymore

[Morts]

:nope: Its not an arcade game anymore

true:up:

[Mush Martin]

So far, I found the flack (AA) totally useless. :hulk:

The only defense is to dive quickly, IMHO. :/\\x:

A solution for this is coming soon
MM

[melnibonian]

They didn't make planes more dangerous, they made it so my AA crew couldn't hit sh*t. :damn:

Yeah, anyone have a fix for that????:damn:
Dive fast once you see them comming;) :D :D

[Morts]

A solution for this is coming soon
MM

there is already a solution....its called CRASH DIVE

[melnibonian]

there is already a solution....its called CRASH DIVE
True:yep: :up: