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Originally Posted by ColonelSandersLite
God yes. There's more choke points around that are the same too. Just because of the way the terrain is down in that area, you're going to have to pass through at least one of them to get to the patrol zone. Good luck with still having ammo by the time you're through there...
The terrain is actually what I like about playing the asiatic fleet tbh. It's much more varied than just the big open ocean you deal with coming out of pearl. There's islands all over the place you have to worry about, shallow areas (the java sea for example), lots of enemy airbases, and choke points you have to clear to go anywhere. Depending on where you are, there can be some pretty significant tactical ramifications of the terrain. Something I would really like to see is a couple of destroyers stationed at some of those narrow passages to attempt to stop me from getting through. Would be great fun.
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Same here, I don't like that vast expanse from Pearl to Luzon, there's just too much goodness around Java and Celebs, you're right. I seem to catch minelayers and assorted cruisers lurking around southern Celebs area sometimes too...
That one choke point is crazy though, that's my 'go to' area if I'm having a slow patrol. I was watching a merchant through the scope once, when WAY off on the horizon I saw another one taking the same track...
I think six is the most I've got in that area in a short amount of time...
And yea, it's not uncommon to be almost or half out out of torpedoes before even reaching the patrol area.