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Anthony W.
05-08-11, 02:17 PM
It is November 22 of 42' and I have been on patrol for the last 2 weeks near Bouganville. I haven't seen a single ship.

I headed to Truk and sank a ship, but since I wasn't near my objective marker on the map, it didn't count

Any suggestions?
StarTrekMike
05-08-11, 02:49 PM
Sometimes you just don't get lucky on a patrol, I have had some dry patrols myself but I always go into the next one with high hopes and frequently find my own ways to make trouble for the Imperial navy.

Raiding ports is never a bad idea, tonnage is tonnage after all.


Mike
WernherVonTrapp
05-08-11, 03:31 PM
...I headed to Truk and sank a ship, but since I wasn't near my objective marker on the map, it didn't count

Any suggestions?I don't understand. What type of objective marker was it, and what was your objective?
Anthony W.
05-08-11, 04:24 PM
I don't understand. What type of objective marker was it, and what was your objective?

Perform anti shipping ops
Hylander_1314
05-08-11, 05:08 PM
Where abouts are you in relation to Bouganville?
Anthony W.
05-08-11, 05:17 PM
Where abouts are you in relation to Bouganville?

Between there and Guadalcanal
Hylander_1314
05-08-11, 05:37 PM
You should be getting some Tokyo Express action in that vacinity. That's odd that it's boring in that area.

Tokyo Express action is a lot of fun! 5 to 7 DDs, at high speed, firing torps at 2 or 3 DDs, and the rest come after you. It's not boring then for sure!
Anthony W.
05-08-11, 06:15 PM
You should be getting some Tokyo Express action in that vacinity. That's odd that it's boring in that area.

Tokyo Express action is a lot of fun! 5 to 7 DDs, at high speed, firing torps at 2 or 3 DDs, and the rest come after you. It's not boring then for sure!

I wonder why all I've gotten are air contacts then...
Armistead
05-08-11, 06:40 PM
If you're playing stock, lil Solomon's action compared to history. If playing RSRD, you can virtually walk on ships Nov. 42..Several large surface battles between the fleets near Savo around Nov 12-18th. Also a few large convoys. All the bigger battles are well done with RSRD, battle of Santa Cruz, Eastern Solomons, Savo Island, GC, etc....

I think stock has one battle.
Anthony W.
05-08-11, 07:24 PM
If you're playing stock, lil Solomon's action compared to history. If playing RSRD, you can virtually walk on ships Nov. 42..Several large surface battles between the fleets near Savo around Nov 12-18th. Also a few large convoys. All the bigger battles are well done with RSRD, battle of Santa Cruz, Eastern Solomons, Savo Island, GC, etc....

I think stock has one battle.

This is odd because I am running RSRD_TMO
Daniel Prates
05-09-11, 10:12 AM
The straight between New Ireland and Rabaul should be crowdy, if you don't mind the planes. And as far as i know, this kind of mission objective does not prevent you to sink ships anywhere in the map.

Rabaul is a military base, there should be some nice targets there, maybe even battleships or fleet carriers. If you woke up this morning feeling like Gunther Prien, try a raid there! Should be close to impossible though, the harbor is inside a tight bay and escorts should be everywhere.