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I'm goin' down · 12-22-11, 02:45 PM

Sailing into and out of Tokyo Bay is tricky. There are shore batteries on both banks of the inlet. Two or three on the N/E side and one or two on S/E side. You must be surfaced some of the time, or the battery will drain. On the surface or at decks awash, the shore batteries will eventually locate your boat. If you are decks awash and at a depth where the batteries are charging, you can usually submerge without being hit once the shore batteries open fire. I sail on the surface with TC set at no greater than 4 as long as I can, and then move to decks awash. When shells start splashing around the boat from shore batteries, I go to periscope depth. If they hit my boat, I turn around, run away, and live to fight another day. If I run at periscope depth to avoid the shore batteries ultimately I am forced to the surface due the drained battery, and the shore batteries, if you are in still in range, will have a field day.

I do not think the game has a way for the crew to spot the shore batteries. Once a shore battery opens fire, however, you know its position for furture patrols, as its postion does not change.

12-22-11, 02:45 PM	#3543
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	shore batteries Sailing into and out of Tokyo Bay is tricky. There are shore batteries on both banks of the inlet. Two or three on the N/E side and one or two on S/E side. You must be surfaced some of the time, or the battery will drain. On the surface or at decks awash, the shore batteries will eventually locate your boat. If you are decks awash and at a depth where the batteries are charging, you can usually submerge without being hit once the shore batteries open fire. I sail on the surface with TC set at no greater than 4 as long as I can, and then move to decks awash. When shells start splashing around the boat from shore batteries, I go to periscope depth. If they hit my boat, I turn around, run away, and live to fight another day. If I run at periscope depth to avoid the shore batteries ultimately I am forced to the surface due the drained battery, and the shore batteries, if you are in still in range, will have a field day. I do not think the game has a way for the crew to spot the shore batteries. Once a shore battery opens fire, however, you know its position for furture patrols, as its postion does not change.