Told not to attack convoy??

Yorktown_Class · 04-25-08, 02:44 AM

I have been patrolling BE55,it is where I find the most tonnage to sink,so I usually pick this spot,but I surfaced to charge bats and got a message,to U67 convoy in BE55 is not to be attacked,we think it is a decoy convoy and could be a trap..Something along these lines.I am in U67 and BE55,is this just coincidence?
I rarelly see a convoy going through there,mostly single or two in a small convoy,mostly tankers and troop ships.
I found it interesting,it was like I was getting an order,it gave it a more realistic feel

mcf1 · 04-25-08, 04:44 AM

Radio messages are usually only to add some more realism in SH3.
You have any mods instaled?
Could be only only coincidence, 'cause once I got a message that my uboot was lost.

Captain Nemo · 04-25-08, 05:50 AM

Probably done for realism. Read recently that the Allies did in fact deploy decoy convoys in the Atlantic to entice u-boats to attack with the aim of trapping and sinking them.

Nemo

McHibbins · 04-25-08, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

Probably done for realism. Read recently that the Allies did in fact deploy decoy convoys in the Atlantic to entice u-boats to attack with the aim of trapping and sinking them.

Nemo

Jepp, that´s right ! Another trap like the Q-Ships in WW1.

msalama · 04-25-08, 11:35 AM

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Could be only only coincidence, 'cause once I got a message that my uboot was lost.

Yep, those things happen. During my last patrol I received a message from myself to myself telling me that I'm shadowing a convoy regardless of not having seen a single ship for ages

So yeah, those messages are for immersion and realism only...

Yorktown_Class · 04-25-08, 05:05 PM

Wow very cool,I thought the new GWX might have thrown a curve ball and didnt tell anyone:rotfl:
It was totally bone chilling,I thought BDU was actually giving me an order,had to look over my shoulder:rotfl:

thanks guys

Hartmann · 04-25-08, 05:47 PM

I usually ignore big targets in route to my patrol grid, except if the target is very valuable, like big ships or warships.

Yorktown_Class · 04-26-08, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Hartmann

I usually ignore big targets in route to my patrol grid, except if the target is very valuable, like big ships or warships.

Me too,id rather get to my destination,there is always loners out there waiting for a torpedo

04-25-08, 02:44 AM	#1
Yorktown_Class Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 263 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Told not to attack convoy?? I have been patrolling BE55,it is where I find the most tonnage to sink,so I usually pick this spot,but I surfaced to charge bats and got a message,to U67 convoy in BE55 is not to be attacked,we think it is a decoy convoy and could be a trap..Something along these lines.I am in U67 and BE55,is this just coincidence? I rarelly see a convoy going through there,mostly single or two in a small convoy,mostly tankers and troop ships. I found it interesting,it was like I was getting an order,it gave it a more realistic feel __________________ David

04-25-08, 05:50 AM	#3
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Probably done for realism. Read recently that the Allies did in fact deploy decoy convoys in the Atlantic to entice u-boats to attack with the aim of trapping and sinking them. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

04-25-08, 05:05 PM	#6
Yorktown_Class Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 263 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Wow very cool,I thought the new GWX might have thrown a curve ball and didnt tell anyone:rotfl: It was totally bone chilling,I thought BDU was actually giving me an order,had to look over my shoulder:rotfl: thanks guys __________________ David

04-25-08, 05:47 PM	#7
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	I usually ignore big targets in route to my patrol grid, except if the target is very valuable, like big ships or warships. __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

04-25-08, 04:44 AM	#2
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Radio messages are usually only to add some more realism in SH3. You have any mods instaled? Could be only only coincidence, 'cause once I got a message that my uboot was lost.