Laws of War and other novice questions

Kavok · 09-21-09, 03:43 PM

Good evening all, it's a pleasure to be here.

I recently picked up a copy of SHIII and started playing - though I did occasionally sit in with my former housemate during a few sorties of his earlier in the year. I'm in the middle of a campaign in vanilla SHIII, which I started in a Type II in 1939 and now up to a Type VIIC, moved from Wilhelmshaven to Brest. It's currently July 1941 and I'm a Senior Lieutenant. My last patrol was fairly typical: 1xT2, 2xC3 and 3xC2, which is roughly my average.

I did have a couple of starter questions for the group so I hope you won't mind my plunging right in.

- Relative silence at various engine speeds is the first one. Just how much louder am I at silent running going ahead slow than I am all stop? It seems a lot quieter to me - so I generally only get underway once the pinging starts.

- I've a bit of beef with the neutrality rules. Now please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm certain that neutral ships under escort by warships of one belligerent are fair game for other belligerents. I attacked a convoy in April and a loose torpedo slipped past the target and ploughed into an American T3; costing me a huge amount of renown. Firstly - am I right - and secondly is there anything I can do about it in game?

- I took down a Passenger Liner (ohhhhh yes!) and a troop 'sport in a big, heavily escorted convoy about one gird box due west of the centre of Ireland last time out; how common are troop convoys in this area?

- I'm on about 5500 renown and eyeing both my next promotion and a nice big Type IXC. If I transfer (maybe to 10th flotilla - they have the boats I'm looking for), does it cost me any renown? Secondly, I presume I'll have to give up my Type VIIC but is it possible I'll get "stuck" with insufficient renown to upgrade my boat but no boat for myself? Or do I 'take my VIIC with me' to the new flotilla?

More questions to follow as I discover them...!

(I should also say I've downloaded a copy of the latest GWX, although I'm "training" on vanilla until I get killed [or BdU find someone better] on my current career, then I'll push on up.)

Ta, KvK

09-21-09, 03:43 PM	#1
Kavok Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: K'Tithrak Mang Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Laws of War and other novice questions Good evening all, it's a pleasure to be here. I recently picked up a copy of SHIII and started playing - though I did occasionally sit in with my former housemate during a few sorties of his earlier in the year. I'm in the middle of a campaign in vanilla SHIII, which I started in a Type II in 1939 and now up to a Type VIIC, moved from Wilhelmshaven to Brest. It's currently July 1941 and I'm a Senior Lieutenant. My last patrol was fairly typical: 1xT2, 2xC3 and 3xC2, which is roughly my average. I did have a couple of starter questions for the group so I hope you won't mind my plunging right in. - Relative silence at various engine speeds is the first one. Just how much louder am I at silent running going ahead slow than I am all stop? It seems a lot quieter to me - so I generally only get underway once the pinging starts. - I've a bit of beef with the neutrality rules. Now please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm certain that neutral ships under escort by warships of one belligerent are fair game for other belligerents. I attacked a convoy in April and a loose torpedo slipped past the target and ploughed into an American T3; costing me a huge amount of renown. Firstly - am I right - and secondly is there anything I can do about it in game? - I took down a Passenger Liner (ohhhhh yes!) and a troop 'sport in a big, heavily escorted convoy about one gird box due west of the centre of Ireland last time out; how common are troop convoys in this area? - I'm on about 5500 renown and eyeing both my next promotion and a nice big Type IXC. If I transfer (maybe to 10th flotilla - they have the boats I'm looking for), does it cost me any renown? Secondly, I presume I'll have to give up my Type VIIC but is it possible I'll get "stuck" with insufficient renown to upgrade my boat but no boat for myself? Or do I 'take my VIIC with me' to the new flotilla? More questions to follow as I discover them...! (I should also say I've downloaded a copy of the latest GWX, although I'm "training" on vanilla until I get killed [or BdU find someone better] on my current career, then I'll push on up.) Ta, KvK __________________ "Hostile elements will be deleted!"