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Peto · 12-31-07, 08:57 AM

Subchasers and Minesweepers Oh My! I'll take on a destroyer any day of the week over those guys!

I was testing a scripted layer of a campaign I'm working on last night and had something new happen. The mission was interdicting the Lingayen Gulf Invasion Force--Dec 21 of 41. So far there are about 60 ships involved in 5 groups. Normally (lately) I don't attack--just test different aspects of campaign function and layers--but when I saw these guys coming I couldn't resist. Snuck through a double layered escort screen and into the main body of transports and cargos. Fired all 4 tubes from my trusty S-41 and was rewarded with 1 hit for 1 dud

. And then a serious pounding after they found me.

About 2 hours later.... I had worked free of a SC and Minesweeper. About that time, a smaller auxillery group of the Invasion Force headed into the Gulf. And they were pinging from wayyyyyy out there. Apparently, they were alerted/knew I was somewhere in the area, and went active sonar when they got close to the area of action. Long story short--Picked up agin by 2 escorts 2.5 HOURS AFTER I'd last been contacted!

A little side-effect of scripting multi-layered Convoy/TForces I'd never had happen before... I plan to play with the idea more and try to incorporate it into more aspects as I go forward with my wip campaign "Hunters & Hunted". Well over 150 hours into it so far. Almost done with the campaign through 43. 44 is going to be interesting, especially after June.

Cheers!

12-31-07, 08:57 AM	#125
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Subchasers and Minesweepers Oh My! I'll take on a destroyer any day of the week over those guys! I was testing a scripted layer of a campaign I'm working on last night and had something new happen. The mission was interdicting the Lingayen Gulf Invasion Force--Dec 21 of 41. So far there are about 60 ships involved in 5 groups. Normally (lately) I don't attack--just test different aspects of campaign function and layers--but when I saw these guys coming I couldn't resist. Snuck through a double layered escort screen and into the main body of transports and cargos. Fired all 4 tubes from my trusty S-41 and was rewarded with 1 hit for 1 dud . And then a serious pounding after they found me. About 2 hours later.... I had worked free of a SC and Minesweeper. About that time, a smaller auxillery group of the Invasion Force headed into the Gulf. And they were pinging from wayyyyyy out there. Apparently, they were alerted/knew I was somewhere in the area, and went active sonar when they got close to the area of action. Long story short--Picked up agin by 2 escorts 2.5 HOURS AFTER I'd last been contacted! A little side-effect of scripting multi-layered Convoy/TForces I'd never had happen before... I plan to play with the idea more and try to incorporate it into more aspects as I go forward with my wip campaign "Hunters & Hunted". Well over 150 hours into it so far. Almost done with the campaign through 43. 44 is going to be interesting, especially after June. Cheers! __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.