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Originally Posted by JapLance
 Excellent.
I'd like to ask if there is any extra mod that gives back the external cam for the detected ships. Using the free camera is a bit annoying when they're far from your boat. |
The external and Event cam are still in there, and enabled by default. Check the Options menu, Gameplay settings on both the main menu and in the Captain's Office when in port. SH4 does not reach out as far though as SH3 does with that camera, unless there is an 'event', such as a torpedo launch by an enemy destroyer. The game does not have an "Incoming torpedo!" warning, which is why we left the external camera active by default, and do not charge any percentage for its use. As with most mods and the stock game, the "<" and ">" keys are Previous and Next Unit respectively.
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Originally Posted by JapLance
Also, this weekend I played for a while, and got caught by a convoy escort just off Truk. I trusted the reports from the sonarman that it was 3 merchants+2 escorts, but it turned out (my bad for not making visual contact with all ships in the convoy.) 2 of the "merchants" were those old destroyer refit to act as fast transports, but fully equipped with hydrophones and sonar. When I was about to launch my torps on the only real merchant in the convoy I started to hear the pinging on my hull and I panicked and aborted. She didn't even attack me, but put the 2 real escorts on my trail...
It didn't end well. I could evade the first few attack runs, but they got me on the third or fourth  . |
Yes, the Kaya are set to UnitType=103 for a Troop Transport, but show as DE Kaya Class, so you would have the sonar man report them as "merchant" vessels, which is one of the shortcomings of the Silent Hunter series. While they do have their full suite of sensors and weapons still, they will try to evade your detected sub, instead of attacking, except in the case of "opportunity", ie: happen to be passing nearby anyway. However, the "communication" in the game does allow them to communicate with the regular escorts, and can therefore help triangulate your position...
- which allows the escorts more "efficiency" in prosecuting their attack.
