How Air Strike works ...and a news!

Sag75 · 08-03-09, 02:15 AM

Hi folks,

I made a test to see how air strike works. I created a little scenario with merchant convoy (8 ships) 150km West from Brest. I put around Brest four bombers and fighters air bases.

7.00am: upon my watches saw ships, I sent the radio message. I remind you the call is good ending when you can see your message sent in the radio log. Otherwise, you can't have air cover.

7.32am: radar warning receiver adviced me radar signals... RAF incoming!

7.47am: Lufthwaffe attacks convoy!

8.30am: an other Lufthwaffe raid!

After 9.00: all quiet....

At 9:36 my sonarman advices me WARSHIPS incoming!

But..

I didn't put any warships in the scenario! At free camera sight I saw this:

german warships!

s-boat, DD, DD, DD, s-boat.

So... it seems when the air cover request is accepted.. BdU sends also warships!!

this is pretty new for me..

BulSoldier · 08-03-09, 02:31 AM

Ive never thought that there is such thing as navar reinforcements.It seems pretty cool tough i guess it will have rather limited use in the campaning.

It will be quite nice to call few destroyers to draw the attention from a convoy escorts around western approaches

Sag75 · 08-03-09, 02:38 AM

Hi, why limited in campaign? There is no reason for that. The only limitation is you need to have at least 3 enemy ships in sight to send the message properly, and to be in the air base range (i.e. within 800km from Brest).

Anyway, those ships didn't engaged the convoy because their route was too much East.. and the convoy almost destroyed by aircraft!

Betonov · 08-03-09, 09:15 AM

Nice screen the first one, with the stuka, with your permission I will use it as the desktop background

Sag75 · 08-03-09, 01:02 PM

..yes you can do it,

But any else comment? it's an amazing finding! It was assumed the radio message would call only aircraft.. but it's not so correct! we can also have ships incoming...

thus the next question is: may we have also u-boot wolfpacks??

Leg · 08-03-09, 01:09 PM

sometimes after you send the radio message, after some hours, a uboat might come and follow the convoy, or even attack with the deckgun.

08-03-09, 02:15 AM	#1
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	How Air Strike works ...and a news! Hi folks, I made a test to see how air strike works. I created a little scenario with merchant convoy (8 ships) 150km West from Brest. I put around Brest four bombers and fighters air bases. 7.00am: upon my watches saw ships, I sent the radio message. I remind you the call is good ending when you can see your message sent in the radio log. Otherwise, you can't have air cover. 7.32am: radar warning receiver adviced me radar signals... RAF incoming! 7.47am: Lufthwaffe attacks convoy! 8.30am: an other Lufthwaffe raid! After 9.00: all quiet.... At 9:36 my sonarman advices me WARSHIPS incoming! But.. I didn't put any warships in the scenario! At free camera sight I saw this: german warships! s-boat, DD, DD, DD, s-boat. So... it seems when the air cover request is accepted.. BdU sends also warships!! this is pretty new for me.. __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

08-03-09, 02:31 AM	#2
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Ive never thought that there is such thing as navar reinforcements.It seems pretty cool tough i guess it will have rather limited use in the campaning. It will be quite nice to call few destroyers to draw the attention from a convoy escorts around western approaches __________________ By the hour !

08-03-09, 02:38 AM	#3
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Hi, why limited in campaign? There is no reason for that. The only limitation is you need to have at least 3 enemy ships in sight to send the message properly, and to be in the air base range (i.e. within 800km from Brest). Anyway, those ships didn't engaged the convoy because their route was too much East.. and the convoy almost destroyed by aircraft! __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

08-03-09, 01:02 PM	#5
Sag75 XO Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 424 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	..yes you can do it, But any else comment? it's an amazing finding! It was assumed the radio message would call only aircraft.. but it's not so correct! we can also have ships incoming... thus the next question is: may we have also u-boot wolfpacks?? __________________ Betasom - XI Gruppo Sommergibili Atlantici http://www.betasom.it/forum/index.php

08-03-09, 09:15 AM	#4
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Nice screen the first one, with the stuka, with your permission I will use it as the desktop background

08-03-09, 01:09 PM	#6
Leg Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 140 Downloads: 237 Uploads: 0	sometimes after you send the radio message, after some hours, a uboat might come and follow the convoy, or even attack with the deckgun.