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Originally Posted by commandosolo2009
Hey guys I wonder what your technique is for shadowing a 60K Gross Registered Tonne heavily defended convoy? And is it correct to shadow them so that when looking at the periscope at night the moonlight would be behind them and not behind me? Or is it the other way around? 
Thanks in advance
CS2K9 |
During clear night, with moon you can definitely be 2000m away, I think when I ran tests I were detected at 1800m. I tried moon behind, moon in front and half and half, made no difference, detection occurred at 1800m.
The angle in which they see you at makes a difference, if they see your front or rear (which leaves a smaller siluett) compared to seeing you from directly broadside that changes detection range by 500m.
Fog and wind settings will also affect detection ranges but I have no numbers for those.
There is many people sharing their whishes of how they want the game to be instead of actually sharing the current versions mechanics. Most likely people makes a incorrect assumption that the game is a perfect simulation of reality and thus shares how it would logically would work IRL instead of actually testing the game mechanics and its limitations, Make sure to test all claims people make about the game so you do not fall for unintended missinformation.
Test even my claims.
More myths being spread is that decks awash have an effect on detection... it does not in wolfpack nor does your OP or AP being fully extended. I ran tests on this and I also tested if there was difference between warship detection range and merchant. there was none, nor will it matter if you are behind them or in front. OP and AP will tho have an effect on detection when submerged.
The amount of warships will not change their detection range so no matter if you stalking a convoy with 1 warship or 9 each individual ship will have the same detection range. Of course with less amount of warships there will be gaps in their screen allowing you to get closer to merchants than if there was a warship between you and it.
Make sure to test these statements to verify the integrity of my claims.
I hope this answers your questions.
Happy stalking