no fun

[StinkiePoep]

hi,

i do like submarine warfare alot in WO2, but i cant find having any fun in SH5, i cant find any convoys (probably i am doing something wrong).
i also use the tactic of diving and then listening to the phones, but i never hear something. sometimes i think i hear someting but i gues i just imagine it.

probably im just playing the game wrong so can anyone give me some tips :)

[SteamWake]

Patience you will find one soon enough. Then you will curse you do not have enough torpedoes :03:

[Scoochy]

What's WO2?

[tennozan]

I agree with SteamWake. They are there. Today I ran across what I thought to be a lone freighter, then contact with another one. I kid you not - there were 8 columns of 5 ships each. I got in the middle of them (not a single escort in sight) and cursed the luck of having only 8 eels left. Still managed to bag 7 including two juicy tankers. It was good clean destructive fun. I felt like a fox in the hen house with feathers flying everywhere.

[Onkel Neal]

hi,

i do like submarine warfare alot in WO2, but i cant find having any fun in SH5, i cant find any convoys (probably i am doing something wrong).
i also use the tactic of diving and then listening to the phones, but i never hear something. sometimes i think i hear someting but i gues i just imagine it.

probably im just playing the game wrong so can anyone give me some tips :)

Try playing with Realistic Sensors OFF. Helps a lot.

[loerelau]

What's WO2?

Dutch: Wereld Oorlog 2

worldwar 2.

[StinkiePoep]

ow ya sorry forgot that wo2 is not english :),

so its normal it takes a long time to find a enemy?

[Falkirion]

Its completely normal to have trouble finding contacts. Its a large ocean. But if you hang around the right grids, and you're vigilant with your hydrophone/visual checks you'll find some convoys.

[Paajtor]

Hi and welcome! :D

From what I understand, you need an overall introduction @ finding a target.
That is to say, once you found one, you're in for the real deal...but that's of a later concern. :P

I don't know if your game came with a nice map of the N-Atlanctic, so here (http://florinpoptean.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/sh3-map_1024.jpg) is the one from SH3.
You can see big shipping-lanes, where lot's of traffic can be expected.
Zoom-in on your map, and see to which individual harbors the large lines might split-up

You can choose the vital lines to the US and Russia (Moermansk), or go for the more coastal traffic - the English East-coast comes to mind.

Also, take note of the big circles on that map...those indicate air-cover at a certain stage of the war.
Once you're inside such circle (depends on which year you are playing), prepair to get sighted during the day.
So make your speedy progress during the night.

But don't forget to dive - go to let's say 25m - every now and then, run-silent, and listen to the hydrophone.
Warships have high rpm-sounds, merchants low.

Suppose you finally find a contact, don't fire untill you can see which flag the vessel is carrying!

Good hunting.

*edit - just found out, that reaper7 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163410) made a printable SH5-map....guess it's more relevant to SH5's "campaign".

[SteamWake]

*edit - just found out, that reaper7 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163410) made a printable SH5-map....guess it's more relevant to SH5's "campaign".

All over that... where did that come from??

[StinkiePoep]

ok, tx for the info :)

[Mud]

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