Where to patrol to complete Mission

Spuky05 · 01-04-21, 02:20 PM

Hey Guys,
I'm playing the campaign mission "North Western Aproaches" and my current mission is to " Engage any enemy task force in your patrol area" and I have a crossed red circle on the map, does this mean I have to patrol at the circle or should I just patrol at the general area, because its really far north beyond the shipping lines and I want to catch the big fish so I would personally patrol more south but do i have to patrol there to complete the mission and if so at what radius?

Greetings Spuky05

kapuhy · 01-05-21, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuky05

Hey Guys,
I'm playing the campaign mission "North Western Aproaches" and my current mission is to " Engage any enemy task force in your patrol area" and I have a crossed red circle on the map, does this mean I have to patrol at the circle or should I just patrol at the general area, because its really far north beyond the shipping lines and I want to catch the big fish so I would personally patrol more south but do i have to patrol there to complete the mission and if so at what radius?

Greetings Spuky05

Are you playing unmodded game or TWoS? For the latter, objectives are more of a guidelines than actual rules and what really counts is sinking enemy ships wherever and whenever you spot them:

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...postcount=3816

Spuky05 · 01-06-21, 09:34 AM

thanks, I'm playing with Twos and it seems like the secondary misson type but I think i can patrol just in the general area as my understanding

Cybermat47 · 01-06-21, 10:49 AM

I generally just put a 150km diameter around the red X and patrol in that area.

Where are you meant to be patrolling? The area between Iceland and Scotland has a decent amount of lone merchants (which are much more exciting to see than a convoy IMO), so you shouldn’t get bored if you’re up that far north.

Mad Mardigan · 01-06-21, 07:41 PM

Ahoy...

My understanding of them, is.. unlike SH4's mission area designation... you're not tied down to a set area defined by a circle & having to stay inside it, to complete the mission objective...

Which, I have to say is nice. It harkens back to SH3 where you get told ok, patrol say... AM18, you go there & patrol in that zone area... any portion of it, not just 1 particular portion of it... & after some time, you're done.

As I say, this is My understanding on it... I go to the general area & start roaming around & hit anything that crosses my path, making sure of course, that what I attack, ISN'T considered 'neutral'...

Hope this helps...

M. M.

d@rk51d3 · 01-06-21, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kapuhy

For the latter, objectives are more of a guidelines than actual rules and what really counts is sinking enemy ships wherever and whenever you spot them:

Good to know. That was the impression I got, when playing TWOS too.

Spuky05 · 01-07-21, 03:10 AM

Thank you all!! I think understand it now 👍👍

01-04-21, 02:20 PM	#1
Spuky05 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 35 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Where to patrol to complete Mission Hey Guys, I'm playing the campaign mission "North Western Aproaches" and my current mission is to " Engage any enemy task force in your patrol area" and I have a crossed red circle on the map, does this mean I have to patrol at the circle or should I just patrol at the general area, because its really far north beyond the shipping lines and I want to catch the big fish so I would personally patrol more south but do i have to patrol there to complete the mission and if so at what radius? Greetings Spuky05

01-06-21, 10:49 AM	#4
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	I generally just put a 150km diameter around the red X and patrol in that area. Where are you meant to be patrolling? The area between Iceland and Scotland has a decent amount of lone merchants (which are much more exciting to see than a convoy IMO), so you shouldn’t get bored if you’re up that far north. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

01-06-21, 07:41 PM	#5
Mad Mardigan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 2,327 Downloads: 491 Uploads: 0	Re: SH5+TWoS missions... Ahoy... My understanding of them, is.. unlike SH4's mission area designation... you're not tied down to a set area defined by a circle & having to stay inside it, to complete the mission objective... Which, I have to say is nice. It harkens back to SH3 where you get told ok, patrol say... AM18, you go there & patrol in that zone area... any portion of it, not just 1 particular portion of it... & after some time, you're done. As I say, this is My understanding on it... I go to the general area & start roaming around & hit anything that crosses my path, making sure of course, that what I attack, ISN'T considered 'neutral'... Hope this helps... M. M. __________________

01-06-21, 09:34 AM	#3
Spuky05 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 35 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	thanks, I'm playing with Twos and it seems like the secondary misson type but I think i can patrol just in the general area as my understanding

01-07-21, 03:10 AM	#7
Spuky05 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 35 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Thank you all!! I think understand it now 👍👍