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Armistead · 10-14-10, 02:37 AM

That's some amazing work. No, I wouldn't expect it to put you in every battle, invasion force, ect, be totally unrealistic. It doe's put you in a few possible area's, but I've noticed many times the patrol ends long before the enemy may arrive. Of course speed could matter. Take the patrol zone for the San Bern Philippine invasion force, if you leave Manila and run standard to the zone, the patrol will end several days before the invasion force arrives. Most will miss it, because the star grays out and they move on. I missed this many times being sent to this patrol zone, until I got historical maps showing when the force arrived.

Same thing happened with my attack on the Yamato. Sent to a patrol zone SSE of the Bungo, went standard to get there. Patrol ended, asked for another one, almost beside it, same area, again patrol ended. Got another, this one was further, but still in the shipping lane path from the bungo to Truk, but I moved right outside the Bungo. The Y came along and after a 3 day chase, guess where it passed, my first patrol zone. If I would stayed there 7 more days, I would've also found it.

Here is what people need to consider when they reach the patrol zone, I think more so with RSRD, don't leave when the star grays out, hang around for several more days, you might be surprised what comes along. I think the main reason people don't find ships with RSRD patrol zones is they simply leave too early.....that's all.

10-14-10, 02:37 AM	#12
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	That's some amazing work. No, I wouldn't expect it to put you in every battle, invasion force, ect, be totally unrealistic. It doe's put you in a few possible area's, but I've noticed many times the patrol ends long before the enemy may arrive. Of course speed could matter. Take the patrol zone for the San Bern Philippine invasion force, if you leave Manila and run standard to the zone, the patrol will end several days before the invasion force arrives. Most will miss it, because the star grays out and they move on. I missed this many times being sent to this patrol zone, until I got historical maps showing when the force arrived. Same thing happened with my attack on the Yamato. Sent to a patrol zone SSE of the Bungo, went standard to get there. Patrol ended, asked for another one, almost beside it, same area, again patrol ended. Got another, this one was further, but still in the shipping lane path from the bungo to Truk, but I moved right outside the Bungo. The Y came along and after a 3 day chase, guess where it passed, my first patrol zone. If I would stayed there 7 more days, I would've also found it. Here is what people need to consider when they reach the patrol zone, I think more so with RSRD, don't leave when the star grays out, hang around for several more days, you might be surprised what comes along. I think the main reason people don't find ships with RSRD patrol zones is they simply leave too early.....that's all.