Has the AI been tweaked much in this modification?
I'm asking as I'm running into some difficulty attacking an American task force in my Type IX. It's a while since I played SH3 (with GWX) but I don't remember having this much difficulty approaching a convoy. I think I need a little help...
Maybe I'm underestimating the AI sonar operators, but they seem to spot me from far too far out. I'm trying to approach a convoy of battleships, but I can't seem to get into position for a shot before being spotted. The convoy is being led by a destoyer and screened on the flanks a few km out by a couple more, with another (I think) at the back.
I placed myself in the convoy's path then dived to periscope depth when they were about 10km away. I set myself up so that I was 1500m left of the lead destroyer's path, and well out of range of the destroyers screening the convoy. Then, when the lead destroyer was still over 3500m away, it started flashing its lights and the whole convoy began evasive manoeuvres! The lead destroyer (and its friends) headed straight for me - then it was watery death.
My intention was to try and move around their field of detection, but I don't think I know what that is now!
I'm trying to remember the range of the sonars in SH3 GWX; I think it was a 1500m - 2000m crescent around the front and sides of the ship - isn't this still the same? These guys on SH4 with RFB seem to be detecting me from very far out.
Can anyone help, or at least just provide me with the rough detection ranges of American destroyers mid to late war?