Has anyone been attacked by aircraft yet ?

Biscuit · 03-05-10, 08:13 AM

I am in year 1939 and have 138,000 tons of enemy shipping to my credit . And have been depth charged by destroyers.
But to date have not been strafed or bombed I see aircraft but they do not attack is this normal?

Before this my game of choice was SH3 with Grey Wolves and aircraft are deadly. Were stock SH3 aircraft this passive ? Its been so long since i have played a un modded version i have forgotten.

And have any of you been attacked from the air in SH5?

Arclight · 03-05-10, 08:17 AM

Nope, no bogeys. Thank god for cloud-cover, I guess.

ReFaN · 03-05-10, 08:17 AM

a Hurricane came and peppered me a bit, didnt take any damage tho.

most of the time they just fly past me.

kylania · 03-05-10, 09:41 AM

In four patrols I've seen probably a dozen pairs of planes fly right past me or even directly over me as I putter away from a sinking merchant. Not a single airplane attack.

SteamWake · 03-05-10, 10:30 AM

I have not as yet been attacked by an aircraft, then again I havent made it past my first patrol.

I did see last night aircraft which appeared to be approaching me so I told the WO to man the AA gun. He dutifully shouted out "Man the flak gun" and nodded. Of course absolutly nothing happened. The planes flew right over me and kept on going

sergei · 03-05-10, 10:42 AM

I have been strafed, rather ineffectually, a few times.
Only by planes that happened to be heading straight towards me. Otherwise they don't seem to notice I am even there.

GoldenRivet · 03-05-10, 10:44 AM

my crew and I are growing right fond of the RAF air shows and their sporty low passes.

I have been overflown by at least 50 airplanes over the course of two missions... i swear one of them was navigating by means of repeatedly tapping a long black cane along the surface of the ocean.

Darkreaver1980 · 03-05-10, 10:55 AM

people, these airplanes are unarmed hurricane fighters. Later on you will see armed planes which attack your sub.

The unarmed ones will report your position

Hartmann · 03-05-10, 12:57 PM

The main losses by airplanes were in late years 1943-1945 but dev team ripped off this part of the campaign.

Also a real air cover can ruin the experience for new players, but it´s not a problem with broken scripts and bugs

shawnyp420 · 03-05-10, 02:09 PM

I've been overflown by pairs of what look like fighters, but never attacked. Someone mentioned them radioing in your position, but I've yet to see DDs vector in on my position.

malkuth74 · 03-05-10, 03:23 PM

I have never been attacked. But I have seen many planes. Usually I can hear them but cannot find them.. I can see them on the map display sometimes there is a pair of them, sometimes only one. I usually go to periscope depth anyway.

Last night though a plane flew over me, way outside range of bristish airfields I was like WTF? This time I found it though. I zoomed in on it and it was a Bi Plane! It looked like one of those biplanes that are launched from a Cruiser or battleship... But I think it must of been from a carrier in the area.

Kinda neat... By the way I tried to find my boat from his view and could not find me. I did order dive to periscope depth though, so I probly was under water too much at that point.

sergbuto · 03-05-10, 03:37 PM

I do not have the game but my guess is that the reasons for non-attacking aircrafts are the same as in SH3 and SH4 and were as well carried by devs to SH5. Those are fairly easy to correct as I have introduced/done for SH3 with dummy bombs and angle of fire for guns on aircrafts.

Schunken · 03-05-10, 03:40 PM

I also never was able to spot one....but always there was low 3d-clouds and bad weather....

...maybe they stay over the clouds because not want ride the turbulences...

Andreas

malkuth74 · 03-05-10, 06:14 PM

I have seen them at night too.. Which in 39 is a no no.

Capt.Warner · 03-05-10, 07:26 PM

I have seen 2 planes so far.Neither even tried to attack me.

They flew right past me as well.If he did not see me,I have no clue what he was doing

03-05-10, 08:13 AM	#1
Biscuit Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 7 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Has anyone been attacked by aircraft yet ? I am in year 1939 and have 138,000 tons of enemy shipping to my credit . And have been depth charged by destroyers. But to date have not been strafed or bombed I see aircraft but they do not attack is this normal? Before this my game of choice was SH3 with Grey Wolves and aircraft are deadly. Were stock SH3 aircraft this passive ? Its been so long since i have played a un modded version i have forgotten. And have any of you been attacked from the air in SH5?

03-05-10, 08:17 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Nope, no bogeys. Thank god for cloud-cover, I guess. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-05-10, 08:17 AM	#3
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	a Hurricane came and peppered me a bit, didnt take any damage tho. most of the time they just fly past me. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

03-05-10, 09:41 AM	#4
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	In four patrols I've seen probably a dozen pairs of planes fly right past me or even directly over me as I putter away from a sinking merchant. Not a single airplane attack. __________________

03-05-10, 10:30 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have not as yet been attacked by an aircraft, then again I havent made it past my first patrol. I did see last night aircraft which appeared to be approaching me so I told the WO to man the AA gun. He dutifully shouted out "Man the flak gun" and nodded. Of course absolutly nothing happened. The planes flew right over me and kept on going __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-05-10, 10:42 AM	#6
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	I have been strafed, rather ineffectually, a few times. Only by planes that happened to be heading straight towards me. Otherwise they don't seem to notice I am even there.

03-05-10, 10:44 AM	#7
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	my crew and I are growing right fond of the RAF air shows and their sporty low passes. I have been overflown by at least 50 airplanes over the course of two missions... i swear one of them was navigating by means of repeatedly tapping a long black cane along the surface of the ocean. __________________

03-05-10, 10:55 AM	#8
Darkreaver1980 Loader Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 83 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	people, these airplanes are unarmed hurricane fighters. Later on you will see armed planes which attack your sub. The unarmed ones will report your position __________________ SH 5 mods: Critical hits for torpedos Critical hits for deckgun

03-05-10, 12:57 PM	#9
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	The main losses by airplanes were in late years 1943-1945 but dev team ripped off this part of the campaign. Also a real air cover can ruin the experience for new players, but it´s not a problem with broken scripts and bugs __________________ 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

03-05-10, 02:09 PM	#10
shawnyp420 A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 78 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I've been overflown by pairs of what look like fighters, but never attacked. Someone mentioned them radioing in your position, but I've yet to see DDs vector in on my position.

03-05-10, 03:23 PM	#11
malkuth74 Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 377 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I have never been attacked. But I have seen many planes. Usually I can hear them but cannot find them.. I can see them on the map display sometimes there is a pair of them, sometimes only one. I usually go to periscope depth anyway. Last night though a plane flew over me, way outside range of bristish airfields I was like WTF? This time I found it though. I zoomed in on it and it was a Bi Plane! It looked like one of those biplanes that are launched from a Cruiser or battleship... But I think it must of been from a carrier in the area. Kinda neat... By the way I tried to find my boat from his view and could not find me. I did order dive to periscope depth though, so I probly was under water too much at that point. __________________

03-05-10, 03:37 PM	#12
sergbuto Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,331 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I do not have the game but my guess is that the reasons for non-attacking aircrafts are the same as in SH3 and SH4 and were as well carried by devs to SH5. Those are fairly easy to correct as I have introduced/done for SH3 with dummy bombs and angle of fire for guns on aircrafts. __________________ Serg's SH4 and SH3 pages

03-05-10, 03:40 PM	#13
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I also never was able to spot one....but always there was low 3d-clouds and bad weather.... ...maybe they stay over the clouds because not want ride the turbulences... Andreas

03-05-10, 06:14 PM	#14
malkuth74 Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 377 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I have seen them at night too.. Which in 39 is a no no. __________________

03-05-10, 07:26 PM	#15
Capt.Warner Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 262 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I have seen 2 planes so far.Neither even tried to attack me.They flew right past me as well.If he did not see me,I have no clue what he was doing __________________