Pathetic watchmen

[EnDSchultz]

I'm guessing it's just that I'm at the beginning of my career with inexperienced crew, but really, when I have the scout planes overhead telling me I should be right on TOP of a spotted ship, but my watchmen don't spot it, it's a bit frustrating.

I go to the map and time accelerate. I figure I'm right on the contact's course. At last, I hear "Ship spotted, bearing 000!" from the bridge, I head topside and grab my binoculars.

...The ship they've spotted is less than 4km away, coming right for us; A gigantic splotch even to the naked eye. I have to order the crash dive just to get to periscope depth before -they- spot -us- since we are at flanking speed heading straight for them. Granted, light was dim and the seas were heavy, but really, it was just pathetic.

I'm guessing this is why my first patrols tend to be quiet, even when I'm in hostile infested waters. Any tips on what to do about this? I'm using RFB 2.0.

[WernherVonTrapp]

You have scout planes giving you info on the enemy's position?:o I never had anything like that happen in RFB. Then again, I ran that mod alongside RSRDC. Either way, it's a bad idea to TC when you have any intel advising you that the enemy is in close proximity. Don'y forget, IJN sailors had been experiencing surface engagements for years while most of our own sailors were still in grammar/high school. It doesn't seem too unrealistic that they might spot you before you spot them.;)

[EnDSchultz]

Oh, sorry, I should have been more clear. I'm also running U-Boats expansion. Given that, perhaps this thread belongs in the U-Boat subforum...Though I figured it was general enough in principle that it could go in either location.

[WernherVonTrapp]

No biggie.:D When you said "I'm using RFB 2.0.", I thought you meant fleetboats. I wasn't aware that RFB affected U-Boats.:03: