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Originally Posted by Stingray67
BUT! There have been several instances where an escort is going away after tiring of looking for me or pounding me with ashcans. They go hellbent for leather to join their convoy or resume their original course. If I leave it at that...no problem. He goes away and I am happy.
In those instances when I have, at this moment, gone to TC16 up to 64 the escort have doubled back, started accurate searches for me and sometimes attacked me. First time I think I was killed. :-(
All due respect to they way the coding works per your description. I don't see the explanation for what I have experienced. I guess it could be some random search pattern paying off for him, but this is way too much repetition for me to think it is serendipity.
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No problem.
I too have experienced this.
Did you remain at the same speed and silent running after you thought the DD was gone? Or did you increase speed and start reloading and then go to TC? I've done this.
Where there any crippled ships nearby? If so, their sensors are still active and WILL call the DD/Escort back. I've done this too.
Depending on which version of the game you are using, Stock or Modded, Escorts & DD's can and are scripted to conduct random sensor sweeps whilst protecting convoys. Sometimes these sweeps will almost take them out of visual range of the convoy they are protecting. Now, IIRC, in GWX these random sensor sweeps automatically put the vessel on high alert and therefore all sensors within it's arsenal are active, so it's entirely possible that a retreating DD will double back after picking up contact with you again.
I honestly think that if you recreated the exact circumstances again and provided you stayed at 1kt Silent running and tried at 1xTC, escaping without being detected, and then tried again at 64xTC the outcome would be the same.