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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
negatory.
the convoy i attacked contained approx 6-8 troop ships and was led by three CA Takeo cruisers. there were DD/DE's attending but the cruisers were leading, which seems very odd.
they were heading approx 310 at medium speed.
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Gotcha! Part of the problem with 'regular' groups is the way the DD do their knuckles, where they will "circle" the group every few "small knuckle" turns in front or beside the group, like they "heard something" and are checking it out. This behavior can be seen if you are leaving Manila December 9, 1941, and catch-up with the two small merchants escorted by a Clemson out by Corregidor Island, where the Clemson will seemingly try to ram the player's sub if you get too close... Part of the game. That leaves the two small merchants temporarily un-escorted.
However, in this case, the three leading DD of the group were within 700 meters of the Takao trio leading the group. The Takao are for shore bombardment along the Malayan peninsula when their group's transports "land" their charges later in their journey. The Takao were also too close to each other for correct IJN funtionality. Therefore, the CA were put a pinch further in front of transports, spreading the CA wider also. The trio of DD out front were pushed a bit further out, into a wider stance also, and the two along the side were widened and moved further back for better coverage of the group, so there will still be the usual escort behavior, but most of the escort grouping should now stay in-place better... hopefully. Several other groups were found to be a bit shy on proper coverage, and their groupings widened and lengthened. Slight delay now in getting a little package out to you for "topping" the v1.2 mod, but it won't be long.
