I can't find any Carriers

[Shyzar]

I've raided most major Japanese ports, patroled everywhere, but I just can't seem to find one. I almost did the other day, but I got unlucky and just missed her. I was attacked by her aircraft and my TC was choppy. Where can I find them?

[mookiemookie]

I've raided most major Japanese ports, patroled everywhere, but I just can't seem to find one. I almost did the other day, but I got unlucky and just missed her. I was attacked by her aircraft and my TC was choppy. Where can I find them?

Task forces! :yep:

[Shyzar]

Task forces! :yep:

Yes, but where are the task forces with carriers in them?

[mookiemookie]

Task forces! :yep:
Yes, but where are the task forces with carriers in them?
I don't know if there's a definate answer to this....I've been waiting for the 1.3 patch to pick up the game again, but from what I remember, task forces that I've run into usually have at least a cruiser in them. I'm not sure where a guaranteed aircraft carrier contact would be found, but I can tell you for sure that they'll be travelling in a task force. Prosecute every feasible task force contact you get, and you'll come upon one.

[Shyzar]

Does anyone know if the map at the bottom of this link shows where all jap task forces goes?
http://www.subsowespac.org/subron-14/subron-14.shtml

[mfddan]

I think it's just luck of the draw. I would think if you found them all the time then the joy of sinking one wouldn't be as great.

[Steel_Tomb]

Carriers tend to be a pretty rare find from my experiances. All the years I've been playing SHIII I've only ever come across one carrier, which was in '45 surrounded by DD's, which gave me a bruising before I could send her to the bottom.

Nothing better than sending a big important ship to the bottom though, hope you find one soon.

[AVGWarhawk]

Sail and they will come. I have found task forces in the Luzon and Celebes Sea. Thay had several carriers within the force. They are out there and you will find one.

[badb0y]

Just head for "task force" when spotted on the map. (Diamond indication rather than usual square that convoys or ships are represented by).

I've only been playing this game a week or so and already found a huge task force - carriers, cruisers, etc.

got right ni the middle of it but weather was so bad couldn't get a solution off :(

[GTHammer]

I've never seen a carrier either....seen an Ise, two Fuso's, and two Kongo's though...sooo much more fun than sinking merchants...

[GnarPow]

Sail and they will come. I have found task forces in the Luzon and Celebes Sea. Thay had several carriers within the force. They are out there and you will find one.

I have found some juicy TFs in that area as well... Once I had 3 carriers in a row and on every one I fired 4 torpedoes and only 1 exploded... lol... 12 torps and 3 blew up on target with maybe 3 missing... so I had 3 carriers with a huge list but nothing sunk, lol so frustrating



Personally I usually head for the FAST task forces and either end up with 4 dds and a European liner or a ENORMOUS task force of 25+ ships when I go for those. Its mostly just luck being in the right place because thse TFs are pulling like 26knots or something like that

[Marko_Ramius]

Hi,

I found one TF in the Celebes Sea, 1941. They travelled from NE to SW. I could sunk one of the three carriers. It was fantastic moment :up: even if i could sunk more ...

They was crusing only at 11 Knots, which has surprising me ..

[Shyzar]

I think I might get my first carrier. I'm waiting for June 4, 1942 (It's May 29 in my game) and then I shall sink the Jap carriers at the battle of Midway.

[Deep6]

I found a Task Force containing 2 Carriers heading south when I was just east of Japan. :D

I was out of torpedoes.:cry: (this board really needs a crying smiley :p)

[popeye]

i intercepted a task force containing 6 carriers. 2 big fleet ones, and 4 escort. i hit them all, but 2 escorts limped away. i also bagged a heavy cruiser that day.

it was my second patrol out of pearl, in a tambor class sub.

the total tonnage that patrol was 130,000 tons, quite impressive.

[McBeck]

Yup...task forces are the way to go!

[Pevs86]

Bigger Diamonds = Bigger Task force.

Only the serious ones carry Carriers, especially Fleet Carriers.

I too had the 6 in 1 TF - 2 Fleets and 4 Escorts... sunk nothing as I was hit by the leading DD and had a helluva a time running away :lol:

Anyway, when you find one it'll all be worth it :D

[d@rk51d3]

Kobe usually has a fine arsenal floating about in harbour, and I usually find a massive TF on the way back out to deeper water. Sunk so many carriers and Yamato's, I've lost count.:shifty:

[Kieme]

Hello!

I've just played a mission which required to patrol the Luzon Strait in 1941.
I came across a task force and tried to close in. It was composed by 2 fleet carriers and 4 escort carriers, 2 heavy cruisers and some 6 DDs. along with a large tanker and some 2 medium merchants.
I attacked with 3 torps a fleet carrier and with 1 torp an escort carrier.
After more than an hour these 2 were still alive along with a single DD searching for me.
I kept close and sent one more torp to the escort carrier, and it sunk in few mins, then 2 more torps on the fleet carrier, it sunk immediately.

Well, this is it. I spent all my remaining torps.

I could send one to the DD which staied for many minutes near the escort carrier while it was sinking. Would have been an easy target.

[popeye]

that sounds like the exact same one i saw.

[SteamWake]

I played dozens of "patrols" before I blundered into large task force which had carriers in it.

I fired off 4 torpedoes at it.. .all hits.

She proudly steamed on at full speed.

I noticed the escorts with these tf's act very different from other convoys. They are more aggressive and accurate but much more likely to break off and rejoin the convoy.

[tater]

Stock convoy escort AI is set to novice with a few to "poor."

Oddly, the same DDs decide to lay off the sake when on fleet duty, and are set to "veteran" or "elite."

Odd that the CV sailed off, I usually sink them with 1 shot. they always roll over.

[JALU3]

Remember, historically, carriers are pretty rare indead . . . and as the war progresses become even fewer in number . . . but as for targetting, for the most part, treat them as Cruisers . . . as all but a few were built on cruiser hulls.

[John Channing]

On my first patrol in the Celeb Sea in good old S-37 I came across a TF with 3 Carriers. I put two Mk 10's into a Fleet Carrier and then got out of Dodge for a while (just to let things cool down a bit... the Op-For seemed a little upset).

Having marked the last position of my victim I came back an hour or so later an found him with a 20 degree list to port and dead in the water. I put myself in a perfect firing position and let him have one more MK10. Then I sat back and watched him sloooooowly roll over on his side and slip below the waves.

It was a thing of beauty to watch.

JCC

[Argus00]

In my previous career, I came across a task force with carriers instead of BBs. Sadly, out of torps. Reported them, though! Other than that, the only carriers I came accross were in the bay off of Osaka and Hiroshima. In my second career, I'm in february '43 and haven't encountered one carrier yet.

[tycho102]

I've raided most major Japanese ports, patroled everywhere, but I just can't seem to find one. I almost did the other day, but I got unlucky and just missed her. I was attacked by her aircraft and my TC was choppy. Where can I find them?

I think it's Kobe harbour I've been into about 5 times, but there's always been at least one, even in mid 1942. I'll take a look at the in-game map and figure out exactly which harbour hits the jackpot.

[howler93]

I found 2 carriers docked at Rabaul I believe it was. Not as exciting as finding them sailing in a convoy, but believe me- I enjoyed sinking them both :yep:

Good luck to you, and good hunting :arrgh!:

Howler