Medal of Honor on every patrol?

[dmlavan]

I've just finished my 3rd patrol (SH4 v1.4, TM 1.7.2 w/ RSRD) and have been awarded a Medal of Honor on each patrol. On average, have sunk 8 ships for >25k tons per patrol.
Previous threads indicated that, while this type of success was extremely rare in real life, the award threshold in the game was a "stock" problem. Is anyone aware of any way (mods, etc) to adjust this?

[Ducimus]

stock

[dmlavan]

Ducimus - thanks. Not the answer I was hoping for, but the one I expected. BTW, great work on TM - I'm enjoying it greatly!

[maerean_m]

If the conditions are the same after each mission, you'll get the same medal(s).

So, ask for more objectives and increase the realism level. You'll see that if you sink >25kt on 100% realism, you'll really be asking for the Medal of Honor. :arrgh!:

[crazyman2008]

as a newbie I don't know how you ask for more objectives, so... How do you ask for more objectives? ;)

[Rockin Robbins]

When you complete one objective, make sure you radio in (assuming you have enough torpedoes to complete another mission). You will then be assigned another mission.

[crazyman2008]

so i have to go up and wait or do I have to switch on the radio?
Btw, I can sent a contact report and a status report, but what does it do? When I want to sent a contact report, i don't see anything happen and if I sent a statusreport, i have no idea why i should do that...

[Bale]

@ crazyman2008

if your marker for your current mission (on the map) turns grey, you have completed it. then send a status report and receive a new mission (if you have enough topedos and fuel onboard ... the area is important too. if you got no new mission then drive to some other areas, like Luzon, Celebes Sea and so on. sometimes you receive a mission there)

send a contact report if you have sighted a cony or battle group. then you get orders how to engange the target (sink freighters, sink escorts ...)

[John Channing]

so i have to go up and wait or do I have to switch on the radio?
Btw, I can sent a contact report and a status report, but what does it do? When I want to sent a contact report, i don't see anything happen and if I sent a statusreport, i have no idea why i should do that...

Contact reports only work when you are on the surface and have at least 3 targets in sight.

Status reports, as Bale said, should be sent once you have completed your current objective.

JCC

[jdkbph]

Awarding of the MoH should either be taken out of the game completely or the threshold pushed so high it would take a major sinking followed by a heroic death to get it.

IMHO

The MoH was not awarded simply for good or even exceptional performance as it is in the game.

JD

[hyperion2206]

Awarding of the MoH should either be taken out of the game completely or the threshold pushed so high it would take a major sinking followed by a heroic death to get it.

IMHO

The MoH was not awarded simply for good or even exceptional performance as it is in the game.

JD

I completely agree! In fact the only medal you ought to get for good performance should be the Navy Cross.

[-Pv-]

Perhaps he should play at a higher level. I'm doing pretty good on my missions and I haven't had one yet.
-Pv-

[hmatthias]

I ignore the medals as a "gamey" aspect of the stock SH4. With the new layers in RSRD, mid to late war tonnage is easy to come by. I just got one, and encountered no enemy destroyers. Seemed a bit silly, but I just ignored it and went on to the next mission.

[clayp]

I've just finished my 3rd patrol (SH4 v1.4, TM 1.7.2 w/ RSRD) and have been awarded a Medal of Honor on each patrol. On average, have sunk 8 ships for >25k tons per patrol.
Previous threads indicated that, while this type of success was extremely rare in real life, the award threshold in the game was a "stock" problem. Is anyone aware of any way (mods, etc) to adjust this?

Good job....I dont know how you guys do it!!!!...Every time I go out on carrer mode I never see any ships and I never get attacked even tho rideing on the surface for day at a time..To me is very boreing..I have TM,RSRD and ROW..:damn:

[dmlavan]

ClayP - I've been sailing out of Freemantle early in the war (started the career in May 42). Most of my action has been in and around Indonesia to the NE of the Lombok strait. There have been times I've passed targets up for a lack of torpedoes... At least in May 42 - Sep 42 there doesn't seem to be any shortage of Marus sailing alone and unescorted. Lots of Japanese air patrols (all A6M's) but no escorts.

[clayp]

ClayP - I've been sailing out of Freemantle early in the war (started the career in May 42). Most of my action has been in and around Indonesia to the NE of the Lombok strait. There have been times I've passed targets up for a lack of torpedoes... At least in May 42 - Sep 42 there doesn't seem to be any shortage of Marus sailing alone and unescorted. Lots of Japanese air patrols (all A6M's) but no escorts.

HMMM I always start at Pearl in 41,thought you had to start at the beginning..Surley there must be jap ships all over in 1941...Like I said I wish I could figure it out cause the game is extremely boring for me....:damn:

[crazyman2008]

@bale and John Channing: Thanks, finally I know what to do with those reports ;)

@clayp: go to another region (ask to be transfered..). maybe than you will get more interesting missions and you wouldn't find it boring. :D

[clayp]

@bale and John Channing: Thanks, finally I know what to do with those reports ;)

@clayp: go to another region (ask to be transfered..). maybe than you will get more interesting missions and you wouldn't find it boring. :D

How do you do that.....:oops:

[Powerthighs]

Click on the phone on the desk in your office in port.

[-Pv-]

Either that or patrol closer to historical convoy routes. I sink between 10-20 ships every patrol.
-Pv-

[clayp]

Click on the phone on the desk in your office in port.

I'm already out on Patrol....


Either that or patrol closer to historical convoy routes. I sink between 10-20 ships every patrol.
-Pv-


Cant find the routes,just the ones on the paper map and I dont think they are very correct....

[Powerthighs]

That's a good question, where exactly do you find historical convoy routes? I've read lots of books with historical anecdotes, etc., but nothing with that type of reference info (or maps).

[LukeFF]

For those that are interested, here are the historical circumstances surrounding those commanders that received the MoH during the war:

http://www.valoratsea.com/MoH.htm

In short:

John Phillip Cromwell: remained on board his submarine as it sank to its depth, rather than risk being captured and tortured by the Japanese and revealing military secrets.

Samuel David Dealey: sank five destroyers in one engagement.
Eugene Bennett Fluckey: sank several targets in shallow and heavily escorted waters while on a war patrol that lasted nearly 2 months.
Howard Walter Gilmore: gave the famous order "Take her down" after being mortally wounded in a gunfight with an enemy gunboat, thus allowing the submarine to escape and make it back to port.
Richard Hetherington O'Kane: sank several ships from two heavily escorted convoys while under a barrage of enemy gunfire while on the surface over the course of two days - not to mention the sub barely managed to avoid being rammed by a freighter.
Lawson Peterson Ramage: similar conditions to O'Kane.
George Levick Street III: sort of like both 5 and 6.

[Elder-Pirate]

That's a good question, where exactly do you find historical convoy routes? I've read lots of books with historical anecdotes, etc., but nothing with that type of reference info (or maps).


The "Solid Black" lines ( Japanese traffic lanes ) on the map that comes with your SH4 seem to be pretty accurate game wise. I've laid in wait many of times and pounced like a cat. :arrgh!:

[dmlavan]

I guess my sinking 7 unescorted Marus for 35k tons total doesn't compare to any of the real 6 MoH receipients on the list.