Shoot & scoot recommendations?

MarkShot · 05-29-07, 12:45 PM

SH3 1.4b + GWX 1.03

In my other games like AOD and SHCE, I usually follow a policy of displacing as soon as I have launched my attack. The idea being is to get as far away from the spot as possible before the escorts will come looking for you when the explosion takes place.

Usually, I would go to flank, go deep, change course from the shooting LOB (often planning to exit out the back of the convoy), ... Generally, I find that flank gets me deep fast and gives me some separation from the search location for a 2-6 minutes before the escorts close the search location. Then, I go silent. If done right, I will gain enough separation that by the time the search starts, they are looking in the wrong spot. Usually, you can tell if you are sucessful by looking at the escort LOB on sonar. If they are all off to one side and appear to swing back and forth over say 10-40 degree arc (they are circling, but not around you), then you are sucessful. If on the other hand, they are circling around you, you screwed up.

So, my question is ... when doing this in SH3/GWX should I go to flank for the first few minutes after launching or will this make me too easy to hear? Should I instead clear datum running silent at 1KTS? (but then I will not displace very much) Or should pick some compromise in between?

Thanks.

05-29-07, 12:45 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Shoot & scoot recommendations? SH3 1.4b + GWX 1.03 In my other games like AOD and SHCE, I usually follow a policy of displacing as soon as I have launched my attack. The idea being is to get as far away from the spot as possible before the escorts will come looking for you when the explosion takes place. Usually, I would go to flank, go deep, change course from the shooting LOB (often planning to exit out the back of the convoy), ... Generally, I find that flank gets me deep fast and gives me some separation from the search location for a 2-6 minutes before the escorts close the search location. Then, I go silent. If done right, I will gain enough separation that by the time the search starts, they are looking in the wrong spot. Usually, you can tell if you are sucessful by looking at the escort LOB on sonar. If they are all off to one side and appear to swing back and forth over say 10-40 degree arc (they are circling, but not around you), then you are sucessful. If on the other hand, they are circling around you, you screwed up. So, my question is ... when doing this in SH3/GWX should I go to flank for the first few minutes after launching or will this make me too easy to hear? Should I instead clear datum running silent at 1KTS? (but then I will not displace very much) Or should pick some compromise in between? Thanks. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!