Evading escorts

Bilge_Rat · 04-01-07, 08:49 AM

I dont want this to turn into another sh4 bash, since after having spent a few days with this sim, I think SH4 with a little bit of TLC and polishing could be a great sim and a significant improvement over SH3.

Right now, I am more interested in sinking ships. One problem I have is avoiding detection by the escorts which seem to pick me up at longer ranges than in SH3. Has anyone figured out at what range escorts pick you up? visually and on sonar.

I have found that, as in RL, you can use thermal layers to avoid detection.

For example, in the "Philippines Sea" quick mission, I dove down under the thermal layer, all ahead 1/3, passed under the escort screen, came up to PD between the escorts and the main body, pumped 6 fish in a 28,000 ton carrier, dove down under the thermal layer again and sneaked away, without being detected or attacked. Of course, I used auto TDC and cheated a bit with external view, but it matches quite well with RL attacks in WW2.

04-01-07, 08:49 AM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Evading escorts I dont want this to turn into another sh4 bash, since after having spent a few days with this sim, I think SH4 with a little bit of TLC and polishing could be a great sim and a significant improvement over SH3. Right now, I am more interested in sinking ships. One problem I have is avoiding detection by the escorts which seem to pick me up at longer ranges than in SH3. Has anyone figured out at what range escorts pick you up? visually and on sonar. I have found that, as in RL, you can use thermal layers to avoid detection. For example, in the "Philippines Sea" quick mission, I dove down under the thermal layer, all ahead 1/3, passed under the escort screen, came up to PD between the escorts and the main body, pumped 6 fish in a 28,000 ton carrier, dove down under the thermal layer again and sneaked away, without being detected or attacked. Of course, I used auto TDC and cheated a bit with external view, but it matches quite well with RL attacks in WW2.