SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - GWX AI or the "Spiral of death" experience

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Originally Posted by gasparweb

Due my particpation in this thread, i must admit that this is a very predecible discussion.

In my opinion, oRGY (who seems to abandon this thread) dont show a lack of respect, but this never was the objective of the thread.

Cleaning up the mess they are two considerations:

1) The *English* Channel is almost a worst-case scenario: shalow, very patroled and narrow.
2) The AI of DD (and other warships) in the early days (1939 to Feb 1940) is maybe a little too precise. However this is not a downside of GWX, since it has a superb pdf Manual with a own definition of REALISM.

To GWX users:
¿Have you escape DD's (2~5) attacks in shallow waters in GOOD weather? (even at night) .Is a simple cuestion, i just wont know yours experiencies.
Which Grids near England are most "traveled by merchants" in 1939? the East Side? Experiencies are welcome.

I repeat my regards to ALL the sailors.

To answer the questions:

1) In my SH3 experience for long years, I travelled in the English channel a lot, especially with the type VIIB and VIIC.
it got my killed quit a bit times.
In GWX I travelled the Channel once , because of the shortage of Diesel when trying to get back from Bay of Biscay to Wilhemshaven I was forced to enter the channel and test my luck. this was mid 1940.

It went like a knife throught Butter till I came close to Calais. there the trouble began,
when I closed in their I went submerged. I was going 4 knts to get myself moving quiker. but that helped the Patrol vessel nearby to detect me and alarm the others about 5 others came to hunt me. and the worse part yet...I was manouvring through a bloody minefield and they where up me , trying to detect me and dropped Depth charges everywhere. for one moment I thought I wouldnt make it...I dove as deep (+- 30 meters was my max) as posible never accelerated my TC further then 4X

And finally I saw on the navmap that the DDs where going circels behind me about a 100 meters away and it turned dark so I creeped away and surfaced near Holland.

2)
maybe they detect you as it seems they are too precise but in fact..their Accuracy of dropping their Depth charges is way off the charts. Many times in my experience in GWX they dropped their load to far away ahead of me or behind me. later on in war that will improve. then the basic way to survive is by changing ur depths regularly and change you course from time to time. and try to keep the DD Bearing 0 or 180 of ur submarine so that gives you the lowest profile to their asdics.

I hope this helps a bit

Saludos HunterICX