Exciting stuff - convoy and a German Battleship nearby

[Achtung Englander]

Hi

Its March 1941 and on the out skirts of Eire my radio man has picked up a convoy sailing North approx 40Km away.

Only 4km to my West are 2 German destroyers.

If I sail North and make visual contact with the convoy - radio Contact spotted - would the destroyers come over and help ???

[kiwi_2005]

Only if you make too much noise and they detect you? But its possible. I have taken on a loan merchant, no other ship in site so i thought, then after i sink the merchant, hello a destroyer turns up out of no-where! He was lurking just out of my visual space.

[kiwi_2005]

I just read your title. You say theres a German Battleship! Forget the convoy your be able to catch up with it later. Go get the battleship and ship the bast**d! :rock:

[kiwi_2005]

You say theres a German Battleship

Are you sure you were meant to say a BRITISH battleship?

[Von Scheerbach]

Kiwi: I think he means he's near a British convoy, but he also has 2 German destroyers nearby as well.

He's wondering if those destroyers will come over and help him attack the convoy if he closes and radios in a contact report.

But he does say "battleship" in the title.....

I personally have never had the situation happen....I have seen stukas attack a merchant I was closing in on, but I didn't radio in a contact report....

[Cdre Gibs]

In the SH3 Manual it states - "Send Contact Report : Sending contact reports will give precise enermy locations to BdU, this can result in Luftwaffe or Kriegsmarine attacks.

I have found that this translates to - IF a Friendly ship is in the SAME grid as you and you spot a convoy/TF and radio in a Contact Report - said ship will head on over to assist you. If you are with in Friendly Air Coverage - Expect the Luftwaffe to show up AFTER the party's over (well not always some times they get their on time, if you wait for them)

Does it work ? - YES!


PS: ummm btw Destroyers aint Battleships, there just Destroyers. You could have called them Warships at a pinch but that term is rather undiscriptive and is basicly a laymans term. ;)

[Achtung Englander]

sorry for my terminology - they were 2 German destroyers not battleships

I did send a contact report but the blighters never turned up even though I waited for them

it was quite exciting because only a day beforehand I came accross another German destroyer who was engaging RAF spitfires. I went over to help with my flak gun. We must have shot down over 10 aircraft though obviously he got the bulk

it was a nice change than doing a mission solo

[VegaBond]

In the SH3 Manual it states - "Send Contact Report : Sending contact reports will give precise enermy locations to BdU, this can result in Luftwaffe or Kriegsmarine attacks.

I have found that this translates to - IF a Friendly ship is in the SAME grid as you and you spot a convoy/TF and radio in a Contact Report - said ship will head on over to assist you. If you are with in Friendly Air Coverage - Expect the Luftwaffe to show up AFTER the party's over (well not always some times they get their on time, if you wait for them)

Does it work ? - YES!


PS: ummm btw Destroyers aint Battleships, there just Destroyers. You could have called them Warships at a pinch but that term is rather undiscriptive and is basicly a laymans term. ;)


I never get help from Luftwaffe when I send contacts in when Britsh warships are nearby...