night air attack

[CptGrayWolf]

Quick question,
I just got the mod that adds leigh lights to attacking bombers. But of all my time playing SHIII I don't remember ever being attacked at night.
Anybody ever seen bombers during night time?

[CCIP]

The chance of attacks at night is less than that during day throughout the war. However, they do attack! I've been attacked and sunk by bombers at night before.

[STEED]

Same here but just survived heading out on patrol I was attacked in the Bay of Biscay. That was one short patrol; I had to put back in port for repairs.

[Tikigod]

I remember reading it happends more often later in the war somewhere on the forums

[JonZ]

I had a night attack some weeks ago at Bergens port, just when I begin the mission over there. I took screenshots but I've lost them :-?

[DeepSix]

If you want to be attacked at night, get a IX and drive over to the American coast for Drumbeat. PBYs fly at night, even without mods installed. And I have seen B-24s flying "at night" (dusk/twilight) while on Drumbeat patrols as well.

[CptGrayWolf]

Ok this is great news!
That leigh lights mod is a must have then! Imagine having a bomber painting you on radar, and then turning on the spotlights on its bombing run! wow....

[DeepSix]

When they buzz me I don't usually stay surfaced long enough to enjoy the spotlights anyway. :-j

Love the sig, btw.

[CptGrayWolf]

When they buzz me I don't usually stay surfaced long enough to enjoy the spotlights anyway. :-j


Haha good point! I might just have to sacrifice a few boats at first for the show!

[CCIP]

Here's my official mod screenies for that :)

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3672/lights113am.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1046/lights77uu.jpg
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8523/lights100io.jpg
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4619/lights66lo.jpg

[CptGrayWolf]

:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

[DeepSix]

Yeah, cool shots!

"Spotlight!..... Flashlight!.... Red light!..... " ;)

[MarshalLaw]

Nice screen shots. :up: At least you can see them coming if you plan to shoot it out on the surface.

[Khayman]

I've been attacked at night, with no mods at all. I used to get "aircraft spotted!" and it was always too late to crash dive. Never got any warning from my radar detectors either. Thankfully I always managed to shoot them down and they never damaged me.

There's a thread where night attacks are mentioned, and how they are too frequent and too accurate - along with a fix (number 5)
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=43946&highlight=sensorpak

Perhaps you should increase the "Modifier on strike probability at night", though why you'd want to is beyond me :D