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Bubblehead1980 · 02-07-10, 06:53 AM

I'ma SH 4 addict lol, just home around 0400 and had to finish up an attack I began before I went out, was driving me crazy.Ah well its sunday, I can sleep until little while before superbowl comes on.

Wolfe, I've had luck lately finding convoys in RSRD, in 1944 and escorts are tough usually so been having a blast.Twp patrols with a Gato began in 1944, was in Marianas and Palaus for 1st and 2nd patrols, about 45k tons down between the two of them, mostly from convoys.Escorts were pretty tough, fun stuff.

Mainly do not find convoys in early way, say May-August 42 but got lucky early.Using a Porpoise class out of Fremantle, patroling right outside Manila Bay.Sonar had a warship contact, turned into a 8 ship convoy escorted by a lone Mutsuki DD on July 2, 1942.Attacked, sank one and underwent a pretty good depth charging, ideal sonar conditions.Finally went to 275 feet and managed to lose him after 6 hours...thats where i saved before I went out.

Came home, loaded her back up....did an end around and attacked submerged just after dawn, one more down.DD wasnt as accurate this time but kept me down 5 hours.Surfaced, charged and saved game to pick up later.Bed time.

RSRD is fun now that Im finding convoys.Think the only think could do to make it more interesting is add single escorts to some of the lone merchants, read many times about large tankers or freighters having 1 or 2 escorts.Esp Japanese coast, have that little small subchaser as one escort, would not make singles, esp large important singles such easy targets.

02-07-10, 06:53 AM	#4
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,118 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	I'ma SH 4 addict lol, just home around 0400 and had to finish up an attack I began before I went out, was driving me crazy.Ah well its sunday, I can sleep until little while before superbowl comes on. Wolfe, I've had luck lately finding convoys in RSRD, in 1944 and escorts are tough usually so been having a blast.Twp patrols with a Gato began in 1944, was in Marianas and Palaus for 1st and 2nd patrols, about 45k tons down between the two of them, mostly from convoys.Escorts were pretty tough, fun stuff. Mainly do not find convoys in early way, say May-August 42 but got lucky early.Using a Porpoise class out of Fremantle, patroling right outside Manila Bay.Sonar had a warship contact, turned into a 8 ship convoy escorted by a lone Mutsuki DD on July 2, 1942.Attacked, sank one and underwent a pretty good depth charging, ideal sonar conditions.Finally went to 275 feet and managed to lose him after 6 hours...thats where i saved before I went out. Came home, loaded her back up....did an end around and attacked submerged just after dawn, one more down.DD wasnt as accurate this time but kept me down 5 hours.Surfaced, charged and saved game to pick up later.Bed time. RSRD is fun now that Im finding convoys.Think the only think could do to make it more interesting is add single escorts to some of the lone merchants, read many times about large tankers or freighters having 1 or 2 escorts.Esp Japanese coast, have that little small subchaser as one escort, would not make singles, esp large important singles such easy targets.