Should I have taken the shot?
 

Hi all,

2nd patrol (early September, '39) and I come across a task force comprising of 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers and a pair of destroyers on both ends.

I am in a perfect firing position, but don't launch any torps.

Why? Because I like to play as realistically as possible, and I had just received a radio message a few hours earlier stating that attacking Allied naval warships is discouraged in order to spare Great Britain any embarassment in these early stages of the war while talks are still in progress.

Now my question is this: 1) Should I have just ignored said radio message and taken out one of these capital ships?

and 2) Would there have been any kind of penalty for doing so right after receiving that radio message?


I think I made the right choice as far as realism goes, but it sure hurt watching those big targets cruise through my sights! :nope:

Dale

sink em all! The messages are only added for immersion purposes, I myself have disabled all but the important messages because they irritate me.

As I'm sure many others will say; be more aggressive!

Good call on the realism. There would have been no penalty in game, but it's going to make it taste sweet when BdU gives the all clear to attack warships and you find yourself upon a BB. :salute:

It sure will be sweet...if I only get another sure thing like this again!! :DL

Dale

"BE MORE AGRESSIVE!"

"SINK THEM ALL!" - Awesome Guy.

You passed up BB's and cruisers? Oh man...good on you, I'd never have been able to let that slide by.

You might want to consider booking in with a psychiatrist on returning to port :o

:har:

Well, actually I was asleep in my berth and the XO felt it was in the best interest not to take the shot!....yeah...that's it! :yeah:

Well you'll certainly learn very quickly to make every shot count when you find yourself on the eastern front next month :O:

Could be worse, he could be posted to Norway.....

1 No...

2 No...

it all depends though.. if this was your first opportunity to watch a BB go down to the bottom because you put the torpedoes in the right place, you should've done it.

but if you've had that satisfaction before, then I'd have done what you did... although it's a nailbiting decision not to push that firing button when you have a perfect solution....

A German captain should/will be strong enough to hold back his urges! If you are ordered to do so (being realistic) do it, if not, then don't! Simple as that!

But if you had a reason to sink those ships, perhaps if they "fired upon" you while you did not fire a single shot, call that retaliation :arrgh!:

a simple 3 letter answer Y E S,realism aside had Bdu given the order on taking out RN vessels I figure the KM wouldve had more chance on the high seas....SINK EM ALL:arrgh!:

Came on guys...everybody in here had is moments! :D