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Originally Posted by Mister_Spok
Greetings!
I have a question about just how accurate RSRDC recreates TF's and Strike groups of Jap forces?
Because I'm now on my second patrol on good ol' sugar boat, and I know that Jap Strike force, that kicked the hell out of ABDA fleet at Sourabaja doorstep, was spotted Feb 27 1942 about 30 miles southeast of Bawean island.
So I waited there for them to show up, patrolled all the way west through Java sea to intercept them. On Feb 27 I patrolled 30 miles southeast of Bawean, and started to move north, slowly. About 3:00 AM Feb 28, during routine dive and sonar check I heard multiple screws, long distance.
So, I presume, that I heard THE TF I searched for, but it was late for day and about 25-30 miles north off the expected position.
P.S. Sorry for my english ^)
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Navigation may have been off or it could have been randomized, lurker did a pretty awesome job on historical task forces and ship movements.They usually show up at or around the time they are supposed to, rarely are they off. Some minor errors I have had to adjust.For example, the flight of Bettys that attacked the Guadalcanal invasion force on the afternoon of August 7, 1942, they fly from Rabaul but their altitude of 500 meters was too law for them to fly over Savo Island, a whole flight of 22 Bettys hit the island one after another lol.So I had to go back via notepad, change the altitude and the coordinates of the waypoint in addition to making it 27 Betty bombers as per history.
My only criticism of RSRD is lack of traffic in some areas that had traffic and saw acton with convoys, namely the Yellow Sea and Gulf of Siam(Thailand) or the swarm of singles still traveling around in later war, as the Japanese eventually learned their lessons and rarely did even the small ships not have some type of escort.Bungo Suido and Kii Suido also lack the large number of convoys coming and going they had. Also, it is not easy to edit and make changes to.I have had some success but it is time consuming but other than that, amazing piece of work that I can not enjoy the sim without.