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Originally Posted by vindex
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Originally Posted by mcoca
After a really good patrol I have half a dozen "Medals of Valor" to hand out to the crew.
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It's so strange how people report widely varying experiences with the game. On one patrol I sank about 130k, which in historic terms puts it in the all-time record book. The point is, I got one Medal of Honor (Medal of Valor equivalent with "real medals" mod) for myself, plus one Silver Star and three Bronze Stars to hand out to the crew. Since I sank two battleships and a carrier, all in all I thought this was a pretty reasonable outcome (compare to the Medal of Honor stories above, and it just about fits). The problem, as far as I can tell, isn't the medals but the tonnage you can sink, especially if you're not using the "tougher" mods or you're taking advantage of the fact that the ports are under-defended. |
Actually, I'm using my hand-made modifications that 1) reduce ship density by a lot and 2) add escorts to roughly 60% of single merchants. Even with that, yes, there are too many targets, and my patrol tonnages are quite high. Plus, I suspect unspent renown may have some effect. I'm not really using lots of renown from a patrol to the next, and have aroun 8k "in the bank".
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What in the world did you do to get 1/2-dozen Medals of Honor to hand out to the crew? What was your tonnage score like??
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I was in the right place at the right time: Palawan Passage, October 22nd-23rd 1944, just as Kurita's Center Force passed through on its way to Leyte Gulf
I sank the Yamato and a Heavy cruiser. Then I got a couple of merchants with the remaining torps, for a total of 4 ships and ~90k tons.
Hey, no-one can say that's because there are too many targets. Of all the Yamatos people sink, mine might be the only historically correct one
