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Old 04-26-07, 10:06 AM   #346
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Originally Posted by The General
1) The early war A.I. doesn't seem to be that great at spotting the old periscope. In reality, on a calm day, 12 odd foot of shiny Periscope sticking up should be spottable from a distance. The Jap crews must sleep during the day! The same at night, the guys on the searchlights should lock onto you and focus on that position...
The game uses AI with variable experience levels. Rookies simply aren't going to see a periscope even at close range. That's as true in real life as it is in the game.
Indeed, at night how would the crews know where to point the searchlights to illuminate your scope for that matter??
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