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CaptBones · 04-27-17, 11:29 AM

If I read it correctly, the OP states your patrols were in two different areas.

As bstanko6 noted, the air patrol/airstrike coverage is based on different zones throughout the game "map". These are established by specific aircraft ranges from individual air bases around the game world.

In the game, you can find the active air bases on the chart (only landlubbers use maps!), each symbol shows up with the location of the base and identification of the aircraft operating from that base. IIRC the existence of land air bases is controlled by the Campaign_LND.mis file in the data/Campaigns/Campaign folder; CAM ships and aircraft carriers are created in the SCR and RND files. In order to simulate increased air coverage, more air bases (and CAM ships and aircraft carriers) are activated as the war progresses.

Good hunting!

You'll find the settings for patrol/strike coverage in the data/Cfg folder, the file is AirStrike.cfg. The very first entry is Maximum Aircraft Range, which sets the boundary of the zone of air coverage for each active air base.

I felt that a single set of controlling parameters in the AirStrike.cfg file was producing an "unrealistic" representation of the number and efficiency of Allied air patrols and strikes, especially during the first year or two of the war. So, I made four copies of that file, revised the values to be more representative of ASW air patrols in 1939, 1941, 1943, and 1945 and put those files into appropriate Date folders in SH3 Commander. Seems to work better; I've only gotten through 1939 - 1942 thus far with those changes, will have to see what happens in 1943.

allievo is also correct; radar detection, as well as visual and active sonar detection, is primarily governed by the surface area of the target (your boat) as seen from the searching platform. You can find those values in the data\Cfg\sim.cfg files; [Visual], [Radar] and [Sonar] Enemy surface factor. You can tweak those values (and others in that .cfg file) and put your modified sim.cfg files into the Date folders in SH3 Commander to represent improvements in Allied ASW capabilities as the war progresses.

04-27-17, 11:29 AM	#6
CaptBones The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rockton, IL Posts: 281 Downloads: 208 Uploads: 0	If I read it correctly, the OP states your patrols were in two different areas. As bstanko6 noted, the air patrol/airstrike coverage is based on different zones throughout the game "map". These are established by specific aircraft ranges from individual air bases around the game world. In the game, you can find the active air bases on the chart (only landlubbers use maps!), each symbol shows up with the location of the base and identification of the aircraft operating from that base. IIRC the existence of land air bases is controlled by the Campaign_LND.mis file in the data/Campaigns/Campaign folder; CAM ships and aircraft carriers are created in the SCR and RND files. In order to simulate increased air coverage, more air bases (and CAM ships and aircraft carriers) are activated as the war progresses. Good hunting! You'll find the settings for patrol/strike coverage in the data/Cfg folder, the file is AirStrike.cfg. The very first entry is Maximum Aircraft Range, which sets the boundary of the zone of air coverage for each active air base. I felt that a single set of controlling parameters in the AirStrike.cfg file was producing an "unrealistic" representation of the number and efficiency of Allied air patrols and strikes, especially during the first year or two of the war. So, I made four copies of that file, revised the values to be more representative of ASW air patrols in 1939, 1941, 1943, and 1945 and put those files into appropriate Date folders in SH3 Commander. Seems to work better; I've only gotten through 1939 - 1942 thus far with those changes, will have to see what happens in 1943. allievo is also correct; radar detection, as well as visual and active sonar detection, is primarily governed by the surface area of the target (your boat) as seen from the searching platform. You can find those values in the data\Cfg\sim.cfg files; [Visual], [Radar] and [Sonar] Enemy surface factor. You can tweak those values (and others in that .cfg file) and put your modified sim.cfg files into the Date folders in SH3 Commander to represent improvements in Allied ASW capabilities as the war progresses.