Destroyers detection

[Fifi]

Hi,

Playing with OHII full, and latest IRAI, Scapa Flow mission is...wow...impressive!
Couldn't even approach closest enough in the bay by night to spot any big target, and was soon surrounded by 7 (!) war ships!
Fortunately, very lucky, i managed to escape hoping for a come back some time later on.

My question is:

- In SH5, does the destroyers have harder times to detect you in rough sea, like in SH4, rather than in calm sea?
Would i have a better chance if i wait for some bad weather?

[Trevally.]

Yes - weather, light, sea state, profile, noise, crew state and more will be taken into account:up:

[Fifi]

That's cool! :yeah:

For the second time, i had to abort my trying in Scapa Flow...:timeout:
Those damn destroyers are always where i don't want them!
This time 3 of them tried to localize me.
Fortunately, with RM&A, i gave points for better silent running to my mechanic.
That helps!...and at least managed to sink one destroyer while escaping.

This sim became quite hard with your nice mods:up:

[SixthFall]

That's cool! :yeah:

For the second time, i had to abort my trying in Scapa Flow...:timeout:
Those damn destroyers are always where i don't want them!
This time 3 of them tried to localize me.
Fortunately, with RM&A, i gave points for better silent running to my mechanic.
That helps!...and at least managed to sink one destroyer while escaping.

This sim became quite hard with your nice mods:up:
Yeah, scapa flow is a hard nut to crack. Try entering through the south channel, and hug the eastern shoreline of the channel. You can avoid more than one patrol by doing that.

[DJRenegade]

hmm, I am using Sobers Mod List (minus Real Nav) and when I went up to Scapa Flow there was 1 measly torpedo boat. I was highly disappointed. Anyone know why I encountered pretty much nothing?

[Fifi]

Well, with OHII full +mission fix, you should have plenty opponents!
Never saw that much destroyers and torpedo boats in such small area :yep:

[DJRenegade]

might try a reinstall then, I found the selection of ships on the first mission patrolling the eastern coast of the UK to be rubbish too. Must have sank around 35 fishing vessels before I got some juicy game, and even then it kinda sucked :(

[Fifi]

Yeah, + each harbor is pretty well defended!

I think i even hitted a mine once (sub half destroyed suddently - had to reload mission for my tests :nope:) never saw/knew what happened!
Are there mines in OHII full?

[volodya61]

Are there mines in OHII full?

:yep:

[GT182]

I believe so FiFi. I have run across them once, tho it was not at Scapa Flow. IIRC it was the port of Plymouth or Portsmouth while hunting for an aircraft carrier. I had found one in port and fired on it. One torpedo blew up before even getting close. I went to External view to see wat was going on and that's how I found the mine field. Unfortunately I did not get a screenshot.... I had forgotten to turn on my screen capture program. :oops:

[Fifi]

Ah...so i have to get the mines map for OHII ! :D

[volodya61]

Ah...so i have to get the mines map for OHII ! :D

It's decorative map.. just a beautiful picture.. :)
but we all have this map.. :O:

[Fifi]

So mines map is not very useful...? :help:

[volodya61]

So mines map is not very useful...?

:03: just download and see it by yourself - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=3476