Battle of Midway Questions

Shyzar · 06-03-07, 10:51 AM

I just refitted at Midway and got a message asking patrol craft to divert to the Midway Area. If I do divert,will I find anything? And if so, where would I find it off the coast of Midway (100nm, 50nm etc.)?Also, if tthere is something, what large warships would be there?

tater · 06-03-07, 10:56 AM

I dont remmeber how far NW the IJN force is in the campaign layers, honestly. There are forces out there. Oddly, only 3 CVs, not 4. The ships are packed together like sardines in a can (unhistorically, since the spacing between CVs the morning of June 4th was 8,000m), and there are not the right number of ships. The types are also wrong even though they have many of the correct ships in the roster to use, or better substitutions.

I'd have to look at the mission file, but they SHOULD be ~200nm NW of Midway.

Shyzar · 06-03-07, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

I dont remmeber how far NW the IJN force is in the campaign layers, honestly. There are forces out there. Oddly, only 3 CVs, not 4. The ships are packed together like sardines in a can (unhistorically, since the spacing between CVs the morning of June 4th was 8,000m), and there are not the right number of ships. The types are also wrong even though they have many of the correct ships in the roster to use, or better substitutions.

I'd have to look at the mission file, but they SHOULD be ~200nm NW of Midway.

In the game it's May 29. Should I just sit around 200nm NW of Midway until the attack or should I go farther out?

orangenee · 06-03-07, 11:16 AM

You may also find they appear on the wrong date as well, the real battle started on the 4th of June 1942, but in game it's been known to kick off maybe a day or so later than that.

tater · 06-03-07, 11:29 AM

If you don't want to take your chances like RL, you can always open the Battle of Midway.mis file with the campaign editor (SH4 folder/Data/Campaigns/Campaign/Battle_ofMidway.miss (or something close to that name)). Don;t save anything once opened, just quit when you are done looking at it. You will see the path they take on the map.

Shyzar · 06-03-07, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

If you don't want to take your chances like RL, you can always open the Battle of Midway.mis file with the campaign editor (SH4 folder/Data/Campaigns/Campaign/Battle_ofMidway.miss (or something close to that name)). Don;t save anything once opened, just quit when you are done looking at it. You will see the path they take on the map.

OK, thanks, will try later

Shyzar · 06-03-07, 12:24 PM

When I looked, It looked like a total mess. Waypoints everywhere. But I figured out that two of the best forces are passing aboout 565 KM NW of Midway.
For anyone who also wants this information. 566 km is about 305 nm.

the_belgian · 06-08-07, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shyzar

I just refitted at Midway and got a message asking patrol craft to divert to the Midway Area. If I do divert,will I find anything? And if so, where would I find it off the coast of Midway (100nm, 50nm etc.)?Also, if tthere is something, what large warships would be there?

I came in to refit at Midway some days after recieving a message about an attack on Midway was emenent.
Directly after refit,a mile or so from my sub,3 friendly airman where in the water so i went there and picked them up.So to answer you Q : I think yes!

06-03-07, 10:51 AM	#1
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Battle of Midway Questions I just refitted at Midway and got a message asking patrol craft to divert to the Midway Area. If I do divert,will I find anything? And if so, where would I find it off the coast of Midway (100nm, 50nm etc.)?Also, if tthere is something, what large warships would be there? __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

06-03-07, 12:24 PM	#7
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	When I looked, It looked like a total mess. Waypoints everywhere. But I figured out that two of the best forces are passing aboout 565 KM NW of Midway. For anyone who also wants this information. 566 km is about 305 nm. __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

06-03-07, 10:56 AM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I dont remmeber how far NW the IJN force is in the campaign layers, honestly. There are forces out there. Oddly, only 3 CVs, not 4. The ships are packed together like sardines in a can (unhistorically, since the spacing between CVs the morning of June 4th was 8,000m), and there are not the right number of ships. The types are also wrong even though they have many of the correct ships in the roster to use, or better substitutions. I'd have to look at the mission file, but they SHOULD be ~200nm NW of Midway.

06-03-07, 11:16 AM	#4
orangenee Engineer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You may also find they appear on the wrong date as well, the real battle started on the 4th of June 1942, but in game it's been known to kick off maybe a day or so later than that.

06-03-07, 11:29 AM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	If you don't want to take your chances like RL, you can always open the Battle of Midway.mis file with the campaign editor (SH4 folder/Data/Campaigns/Campaign/Battle_ofMidway.miss (or something close to that name)). Don;t save anything once opened, just quit when you are done looking at it. You will see the path they take on the map.