SH3/GWX2: Are the Allies really aided by radar?

MarkShot · 03-16-08, 01:10 PM

It's 1943 and I find that Allied radar is helping me more than hurting me. How so?

(1) The radar lets me know of their presence earlier than I might. Especially when I am surfaced. My detection range seems to exceed visual range. Only personally listening on sonar might be more sensitive and watching the TC clock for a pause or stutter.

(2) The radar provides me ranging and bearing information on the convoy. Thus, like passive sonar, Allied radar emissions allow me to generate an exact track on a convoy.

(3) An exact track facilitates a submerged attack ... which at that point the radar is no aid to the convoy.

(4) The radar provides for a detailed and early acounting of the number of escorts with a convoy.

So far for me, I think the Allied radar is doing more to help me than hurt me. Of course, I am probably benefitting from game play loopholes and exploits. This may not be historically accurate, but it seems that radar is like having a homing beacon personally placed on convoys for me.

Comments?

03-16-08, 01:10 PM	#1
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	SH3/GWX2: Are the Allies really aided by radar? It's 1943 and I find that Allied radar is helping me more than hurting me. How so? (1) The radar lets me know of their presence earlier than I might. Especially when I am surfaced. My detection range seems to exceed visual range. Only personally listening on sonar might be more sensitive and watching the TC clock for a pause or stutter. (2) The radar provides me ranging and bearing information on the convoy. Thus, like passive sonar, Allied radar emissions allow me to generate an exact track on a convoy. (3) An exact track facilitates a submerged attack ... which at that point the radar is no aid to the convoy. (4) The radar provides for a detailed and early acounting of the number of escorts with a convoy. So far for me, I think the Allied radar is doing more to help me than hurt me. Of course, I am probably benefitting from game play loopholes and exploits. This may not be historically accurate, but it seems that radar is like having a homing beacon personally placed on convoys for me. Comments? __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!