Bubblehead1980
05-24-17, 01:32 PM
TMO RSRD
100 realism. cams and contacts on for testing.
I added the convoy Tang attacked off Nagasaki on June 24 1944 to the campaign. This has been a struggle since pulling off realistic night surface attacks are difficult in this game. However, thanks to advice of sniper. I found a work around it seems.
Due to the way the sim handles local time, its not dark as should be at 2145 on June 24 when made cotact with convoy in Koshiki Straits, so I set he convoy to arrive little later so contact can be made at dusk as they exit they strait.
Convoy is 6 large ships with 16 escorts of various types.One or two have radar.Convoy zigs often and ventures into fairly shallow waters. I based this all on O Kane's book "Clear The Bridge!" as well as Tang's Third War Patrol report.
After an exhausting batle through the night(aAbout 4 hours in real time, used time compression sparingly), sunk a large freighter, a troopship, and a large tanker. While I managed to not get visually spotted all night, just located on their radar after attacking. After final attack, I was trapped inside the screen, in shallow waters with an hour and half or so before dawn. Repeated attempts to exit , I was stuck. Finally found an opening and made a dash for it.Adding to maters, seas went from calm to choppy, kicking up a bow wake, making it easier to see me. A Momi PB with radar detected me and closed in. Spotlight on me, firing automatic fire and it's deck gun, shells splashing. Prepared for this possibility , so had both 40 MM's manned. Used forward 40 MM and scored some good hits, setting the Momi on fire and disabling her. Now I had 6 escorts closing in, two closest were a subchaser and merchant gunboat. Showing them my stern I raced away at flank speed. but subchaser was not backing off and could make 19 knots, out speed in these seas. I had 4 Mark 18's in stern tubes. I fired one down the throat. It missed. Tried again, this time is hit(!) the Subchaser's bow was destroyed, it quickly sunk. The Merchant kept firing, shells splashing close at times but it could not match our speed and we disappeared. Changing course, headed for deep waters and cleared the area as dawn broke.
Think I'm going to make a couple changes and try it out. May release as a single mission if can get it to show up(can never get my single missions to show up)
Here are some images as I finally located my screenshots.
http://i.imgur.com/TxM8x2Q.png
http://i.imgur.com/CCdJD6A.png
http://i.imgur.com/unnzpaS.png
http://i.imgur.com/UmWJINF.png
http://i.imgur.com/q58s3h4.png
http://i.imgur.com/1uuT9UF.png
http://i.imgur.com/Lih2lGA.png
100 realism. cams and contacts on for testing.
I added the convoy Tang attacked off Nagasaki on June 24 1944 to the campaign. This has been a struggle since pulling off realistic night surface attacks are difficult in this game. However, thanks to advice of sniper. I found a work around it seems.
Due to the way the sim handles local time, its not dark as should be at 2145 on June 24 when made cotact with convoy in Koshiki Straits, so I set he convoy to arrive little later so contact can be made at dusk as they exit they strait.
Convoy is 6 large ships with 16 escorts of various types.One or two have radar.Convoy zigs often and ventures into fairly shallow waters. I based this all on O Kane's book "Clear The Bridge!" as well as Tang's Third War Patrol report.
After an exhausting batle through the night(aAbout 4 hours in real time, used time compression sparingly), sunk a large freighter, a troopship, and a large tanker. While I managed to not get visually spotted all night, just located on their radar after attacking. After final attack, I was trapped inside the screen, in shallow waters with an hour and half or so before dawn. Repeated attempts to exit , I was stuck. Finally found an opening and made a dash for it.Adding to maters, seas went from calm to choppy, kicking up a bow wake, making it easier to see me. A Momi PB with radar detected me and closed in. Spotlight on me, firing automatic fire and it's deck gun, shells splashing. Prepared for this possibility , so had both 40 MM's manned. Used forward 40 MM and scored some good hits, setting the Momi on fire and disabling her. Now I had 6 escorts closing in, two closest were a subchaser and merchant gunboat. Showing them my stern I raced away at flank speed. but subchaser was not backing off and could make 19 knots, out speed in these seas. I had 4 Mark 18's in stern tubes. I fired one down the throat. It missed. Tried again, this time is hit(!) the Subchaser's bow was destroyed, it quickly sunk. The Merchant kept firing, shells splashing close at times but it could not match our speed and we disappeared. Changing course, headed for deep waters and cleared the area as dawn broke.
Think I'm going to make a couple changes and try it out. May release as a single mission if can get it to show up(can never get my single missions to show up)
Here are some images as I finally located my screenshots.
http://i.imgur.com/TxM8x2Q.png
http://i.imgur.com/CCdJD6A.png
http://i.imgur.com/unnzpaS.png
http://i.imgur.com/UmWJINF.png
http://i.imgur.com/q58s3h4.png
http://i.imgur.com/1uuT9UF.png
http://i.imgur.com/Lih2lGA.png