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Armistead · 03-03-09, 07:03 PM

I found the Guam Jap TF. Play without contacts, did have the freecam on this one patrol, but no next buttons. I sunk one carrier and had another listing. I don't know how many ships but it was huge with at least 4 Carriers.

After 10 dd's left me, I tracked it staying in radar range, couldn't do an end around, but thought I might catch it coming back. I had to play in almost real time, never could use TC above 8.

I guess they finally sent every plane the carriers had against me. I came up to periscope depth and bam bam bam..Used the cam to take a look and one group of four after the other attacked...the first one at least 24 planes dropped bombs. Then it was a train from the carriers to my sub of planes coming and going. This went on for hours. I finally got close enough to see the smoke and cut radar off, though I only made a few sweeps before and it stopped for awhile, but then out of nowhere here come the planes.

I finally had to come up. I was scared to lose contact, because having done this before the TF seems to vanish. My best gunners shot down 5 planes, got some minor damage...lost a gunner and went back down. Planes swarmed. Not sure how real it is to have over 100 planes attack you, but it was that many.

Finally after two days and around 20hrs real play in this battle, I just saved it.

Would like to know if the TF "despawns" for the lack of words if you lose all contact. This has happened before. I did do a save point and had them north and let the last ship just get out of radar range and could never find them again.

Went back to save point, hit flank as the same and they showed up in a few minutes.

03-03-09, 07:03 PM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I found the Guam Jap TF. Play without contacts, did have the freecam on this one patrol, but no next buttons. I sunk one carrier and had another listing. I don't know how many ships but it was huge with at least 4 Carriers. After 10 dd's left me, I tracked it staying in radar range, couldn't do an end around, but thought I might catch it coming back. I had to play in almost real time, never could use TC above 8. I guess they finally sent every plane the carriers had against me. I came up to periscope depth and bam bam bam..Used the cam to take a look and one group of four after the other attacked...the first one at least 24 planes dropped bombs. Then it was a train from the carriers to my sub of planes coming and going. This went on for hours. I finally got close enough to see the smoke and cut radar off, though I only made a few sweeps before and it stopped for awhile, but then out of nowhere here come the planes. I finally had to come up. I was scared to lose contact, because having done this before the TF seems to vanish. My best gunners shot down 5 planes, got some minor damage...lost a gunner and went back down. Planes swarmed. Not sure how real it is to have over 100 planes attack you, but it was that many. Finally after two days and around 20hrs real play in this battle, I just saved it. Would like to know if the TF "despawns" for the lack of words if you lose all contact. This has happened before. I did do a save point and had them north and let the last ship just get out of radar range and could never find them again. Went back to save point, hit flank as the same and they showed up in a few minutes.