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Originally Posted by HMCS (Post 1230579)

If you run RSRD, you will eventually figure it out.

Bungo Suido is a target-rich area through much of the war. Lots of roving ASW patrols, though.

I have racked up some pretty impressive kills in the following areas:

NW of Truk: late '42, '43 and early '44
E. China Sea: 42, 43 and '44
Luzon Straits 42, 43 and '44
Makassar Straits '43 and '44
That stretch of water between Mindanao and Peleliu is crawling with tankers in '43 and early-mid '44.

The SoJ isn't too bad, as long as you can penetrate La Perouse Str. Lots of stuff heading toward that stretch of water from the W.

Try heading for the SLOT during the Guadalcanal campaign and try your hand at picking off the Jap. tincans wizzing by. VERY challenging, but fun. I find killing DD's to be almost as thrilling as killing big capital ships (almost) 'cause it can be so damned difficult. Personally, I think the renown points for DD's should be double what it is currently.

I've been on a couple of patrols in the SLOT (using the accursed S-18, I'm seriously thinking of starting over), and have had zero luck getting any tincans. These things whiz by at around 30 knots (!), the 'slowest' I've ever seen is 15, and the S-18, at flank speed, can do 10, and that's surfaced. Unless you're very lucky and they walk right into you, my experience has been (a) sight DDs, (b) wave haplessly at them as I have no prayer of intercepting them.:damn:

any tips?

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Originally Posted by HMCS (Post 1230579)

The SoJ isn't too bad, as long as you can penetrate La Perouse Str.

La Perouse is so full that you can be choosy about what you kill. If you get a contact with a 2500 ton ship, just let her slip by and the next one might be a tanker. I was only lucky enough to pull 1 patrol in those waters, but what a patrol it was!

That's were I am right now, Nov. 43.
Just got there through the strait and am working my way south west down the Home Islands. We'll see how it works out.

Magic

I went through there without a contact, busted 3 freighters in Sea of Japan then was recalled by HQ back through the straights to patrol east side of Honshu down to Tokyo Bay. Used all but 3 of my fish coming back through the straights.

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Originally Posted by badger_ken (Post 1231599)

The Tokyo Express (RSRD) is a freak show. You have to pretty much guess where they are going to be, guesstimate their course, and plop down somewhere perpendicular, or on, say a 45 deg. to where you think that their probable course is. Keep your TC low so you have time to react, and give them at least a 20 deg. lead angle before you shoot because they are going between 30 and 35 kts. Try to get close (under 2000 yds), but keep in mind that if the weather is calm their chance of killing you is good to excellent.

I have had some luck in the choke point in between Tulagi and Savo Island. Try that; less margin for error.