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Originally Posted by Armistead
Anyone explain how sun and moonlight work in the game? More moon than sun, just trying to figure out more dawn sightings. The other day all night at a distance, same distance with the sun peek and spotted. Yes, that is norm, just wondering how the ranges are set.
Doe's it really differ if it's a 1/2 moon over a full moon, ect.
It does seem like flares really work if they get near you. A DD was doing a zig search torwards me, going medium, but never saw me, about 5000 yards. He shot a flare that was really close to me, same distance, and wham started shooting, scoring hits. I hit flank as he gave chase, flare died, he stopped shooting and went back to a search pattern.
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Moonlight absolutely makes a difference in how they see you at night, so does light fog(you can get away with a lot actually if light fog is out at night)
The flares aka star shells do help them.I nearly crapped myself south of Truk one time, pulled off a great surface attack in 43 on a big convoy, was making a slow turn away after firing fish so could head away from convoy when torpedos hit, well the wakes were spotted befor ethey hit, they still hit and sank 3 ships, but an escort fired a star shell right over me, sudenly huge splashes all around, i went to flank speed and zigging, some close shells, as i got out from under the star shell, his fire was not so accurate.