Just recieved this order .

[THE_MASK]

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3584/taskbx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[PepsiCan]

Okay, so you have the navigation part of this game down, but you seem to be a lousy shot? :D

I think they're announcing the start of the battle of the java sea my friend. The Japs are about to or have just invaded the Dutch East Indies, now known as Indonesia.

Nice order though! Good luck with it!

[switch.dota]

Sounds like an order received after reporting a Task Force. Never got it tho.

[THE_MASK]

Well the saga went like this . I recieved a sudden contact on my radar . I radioed in the convoy and then went to periscope depth . I managed to sink an escort . They were ahead of a group of what looked like troop transports . I counted at least six escorts . When i sank the escort all hell broke loose . They were p!ssed off . I decided to dive and go silent . After i get far enough away i surface and get the message about needing to inflict heavy losses . These japs are going way too fast and i try to flank them . Now i know that at flank speed without being at battlestations causes the men to become fatigued to the point where they cannot do anything and i get the cannot comply message(realistic maybe) . I have to stop and rearrange my tired men from duty(the men highlighted with the dark strip on the crew screen and replace them with less tired guys . By this time the task force is well and truly gone . Sober out...

[GTHammer]

I've had this one, and as switch said it popped up right after a rather juicy task force appeared close by(I tweaked my radio contacts so I'd only get those close enough for me to actually intercept, otherwise I might never have known where said TF was...) I turned and intercepted the task force, made my attacks and downed a heavy and light cruiser. After hiding a while I returned to the surface and made a status report and noted shortly afterward that my objected was listed as completed.

[SteamWake]

Ive seen this message as well.

The trick is that even if you sink ALL of the escorts you will not 'complete' the mission.

They want you to sink the merchants... :know:

On the matter of fatigue you can run at battle stations for quite some time before fatigue becomes a factor. Id say at least a day or so (24 hours). Plenty of time to re-intercept the convoy.

There will be time to rest when the work is done :D

[spock1898]

Be more aggressive!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Have not seen that one yet.

RDP

[FIREWALL]

Hey Sober

Add a burger and a coke for me to that large order you got. :D

BTW are you cooking up some future mods for us?

Good Hunting :arrgh!:

[crapgame]

I don't know if anyone has gotten this one, but I once got all the merchants in a convoy, I had spent all my torps, once the escorts were at long range I surfaced and did a sighting report. I got a message back from comsub saying escorts are a priority, sink the escorts. I know longer give contact reports.

[THE_MASK]

Hey Sober

BTW are you cooking up some future mods for us? :arrgh!:

If i can make a mod or two i will . The glutony of files compared to SH3 looks wonderful indeed .

[heartc]

Now i know that at flank speed without being at battlestations causes the men to become fatigued to the point where they cannot do anything and i get the cannot comply message.

Uhm, what?

From all I know they become fatiqued when at Battle Stations for a longer period of time, not by simply going flank speed. I could be wrong though.

[THE_MASK]

I was not at battlestations while trying to chase the convoy down at flank speed . So it seems that you can only run at flank for a certain time before your crew gets tired . Maybe the crew wont sleep while at flank which i think is another great addition if this is true .

[SteamWake]

I was not at battlestations while trying to chase the convoy down at flank speed . So it seems that you can only run at flank for a certain time before your crew gets tired . Maybe the crew wont sleep while at flank which i think is another great addition if this is true .

This must be a mod realated thing as I have run long periods of time at flank (a full 24 hours at least) with no issues.

[Bando]

I've had this once. Reported in a TF (small one, 3 DD, 2 Cruisers) and got the same order. Went out, sank 'm all. Mission remained uncompleted. I've learned my lesson. Never, ever will I report a TF, convoy or whatever. And I lived happily everafter.......

[Bando]

I was not at battlestations while trying to chase the convoy down at flank speed . So it seems that you can only run at flank for a certain time before your crew gets tired . Maybe the crew wont sleep while at flank which i think is another great addition if this is true .

Maybe this was after reloading a previously saved game. If you load a game (saved at sea) your crew fatigue numbers are scr*wed up big time