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Originally Posted by bruschi sauro
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Originally Posted by scg737
Been playing SH4 ~22 hrs and just had a comment...
May 1942...I was patroling in the Java Sea in the USS Shark(horribly shallow) and ran across a convoy in box formation...2 large tankers leading the "box" and 3 destroyers on escort duty. The destroyers were arranged ahead, port, & starboard of the box at ~1500 yd seperation each.
To make a long story short, one taker took 3 torps to starboard and the other tanker, 2. Neither one was sinking and I was out of torps.
Escort problem 1: All the time I was pumping torps into these tankers, all the escorts did was shine their spotlights across the water in my direction.
Aggrivated, and wanting to test the SH4 AI somewhat, I decided to surface in between the 2 tankers and open up with the deck gun. Not being entirely reckless, I knew that each tanker would shield the sub from the destroyers to port & starboard...but the one ahead of the convoy would have a clear shot at me.
Once I hit the surface and fired the 1st shot, shotlights and starshells exploded all around. 7 shots later the first tanker was down and not a single shot had been fired at my sub. The destroyer forward, had come around and was making flank speed at me...range ~1,200 yds. I fired 9 shells into the 2nd tanker and she exploded. About this time the destroyer had closed to ~800 yards and it's first shot landed hopelessly beyond the sub. I ordered flank speed, full right rudder, and crashed dive to 120ft. Once on the bottom, I went to silent running and crept away from the clueless destroyers.
Escort Problem 2: I don't want to jump on the "Well SHIII w/ GWX did it this way and SH4 sucks...." bandwagon, becuase I like SH4 alot. That being said, if I had tried to do the antics above in real life or in SHIII I'm 95% certain I would be dead, dead, dead, dead...
Anyone else notice these passive escorts?
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I have attacked a convoy...
I have torpedoed one maru... 
I have heavy damaged from deep charge... 
I must surfaced in THE MIDDLE OF CONVOY IN DAYLIGHT....
and ...  surprise the escort ignore me.....:rotfl: |
OK, deceided to make a mission to test this on my SH4 game.
April 15, 1942-Midnight, no wind & calm sea, clear night.
4 Merchants in box formation with 4 small DD escorts (2 on vet &
2 on compt.) Approached from south at 90 degrees, 5 min, later
DDs opened up and 2 rushed over blasting away. Was hit several times
before crash dived to 200 ft.,under TL with silent running. My damage to
2 bulkheads & batteries was repaired very quick with no dam cont team
engaged. A third DD came over to join the other 2, the last stayed with
convoy. They all DCed the sea numerous times but not on me....
2nd try: Moved my sub into the center of the convoy submerged.
Mission starts, I surface. DDs speed up to get clear shots at me. I start
getting hit as soon as they do. Blasted out of the water in less than 8 minutes.
Conclusion: My SH4 game is working great, what's wrong with yours?
JIM