Weird Plane Behaviour

bigboywooly · 05-08-06, 05:47 PM

On a patrol at the moment in a 1XB in Jan 40

Had a message on the radio warning of slowish task force returning after the Graf Spee with the damaged Exeter ,well so much ASW in channel had to stay down till battery nearly down. No asw on scope so blow tanks only to find a couple of Swordfish ready to dive so thought would tough it out on surface and manned flak gun. Well first 2 were quite easy as they dived in then WO is shouting aircraft spotted every 2 secs and they were everywhere. But they only came in 2 at a time which wasnt to much trouble and not to close together either.Well in the end I shot down 32 Swordfish!!!! must say cant believe they just kept throwing themselves at me. Next start game will post pics of patrol log and will have to wait till i dock to see what damage they did as took a few hits inc one plane straight on the forward deck crew - oops . Last patrol i dont think I saw a plane at all now see 32 Swordfish all in a row

Strange

Ducimus · 05-08-06, 06:07 PM

Aircraft in the stock game are an utter joke. They're more or less wet paper bags with wings that coudln't hit the broad side of a barn from 10 feet away.
On top of that being hit by one, isnt nowhere near as painful as it should be.

I'd recommend installing the "improved airpower" mod if theres one still floating around. Harbor traffic 1.47 comes with it in its own compressed file.

On the other hand, aircraft can be an excellent comedy relif on an otherwise boring patrol.

bigboywooly · 05-09-06, 09:54 AM

I would install other stuff but playing in the wolfpack campaign at the moment so can only use stock units. Was cool to watch though all those flames in the sea just thought it odd that was all

Myxale · 05-09-06, 11:34 AM

Well kudos to you Wooly!
But for me they're a nightmare. Can't tell you how much trouble they mean! :hmm:
I can't dive fast enough when my WO spots one!

Ducimus · 05-09-06, 03:15 PM

If you really wanna have some fun with em, go out in biscay bay with an IX boat with an IX/3 conning tower, or a VII boat the uflak tower in 43 or 44. In either case make sure you have the 3.7 MM double twin.

It's like a game unto itself.

bigboywooly · 05-09-06, 04:54 PM

i did once try that flakwagon that was knocking around on here for a while but i found the more guns i put on the more planes attacked me lol that was in 43 never finished a patrol in that - sunk from air every time.

DeepSix · 05-09-06, 09:29 PM

Yeah, for me the "sweet spot" is having one M42 heavy and the two twin light flaks. I found that the U-flak tower seemed to be more trouble than it's worth, although there's nothing to top it for airplane swatting.

andy_311 · 05-10-06, 05:45 AM

those planes are a pain from mid 43 onwards I get the feeling they know exactly where you are in my last career which ended abruptly by planes June 44 encountered a large convoy got in the middle of and started fireing away,the escorts doing a frantic search for me called in the RAF and they where dropping the cargo's everywhere and eventually nailed me.

05-08-06, 05:47 PM	#1
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Weird Plane Behaviour On a patrol at the moment in a 1XB in Jan 40 Had a message on the radio warning of slowish task force returning after the Graf Spee with the damaged Exeter ,well so much ASW in channel had to stay down till battery nearly down. No asw on scope so blow tanks only to find a couple of Swordfish ready to dive so thought would tough it out on surface and manned flak gun. Well first 2 were quite easy as they dived in then WO is shouting aircraft spotted every 2 secs and they were everywhere. But they only came in 2 at a time which wasnt to much trouble and not to close together either.Well in the end I shot down 32 Swordfish!!!! must say cant believe they just kept throwing themselves at me. Next start game will post pics of patrol log and will have to wait till i dock to see what damage they did as took a few hits inc one plane straight on the forward deck crew - oops . Last patrol i dont think I saw a plane at all now see 32 Swordfish all in a row Strange

05-09-06, 09:54 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	airmod I would install other stuff but playing in the wolfpack campaign at the moment so can only use stock units. Was cool to watch though all those flames in the sea just thought it odd that was all

05-09-06, 11:34 AM	#4
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Well kudos to you Wooly! But for me they're a nightmare. Can't tell you how much trouble they mean! :hmm: I can't dive fast enough when my WO spots one! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

05-09-06, 04:54 PM	#6
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	planes i did once try that flakwagon that was knocking around on here for a while but i found the more guns i put on the more planes attacked me lol that was in 43 never finished a patrol in that - sunk from air every time.

05-09-06, 09:29 PM	#7
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yeah, for me the "sweet spot" is having one M42 heavy and the two twin light flaks. I found that the U-flak tower seemed to be more trouble than it's worth, although there's nothing to top it for airplane swatting. __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

05-08-06, 06:07 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Aircraft in the stock game are an utter joke. They're more or less wet paper bags with wings that coudln't hit the broad side of a barn from 10 feet away. On top of that being hit by one, isnt nowhere near as painful as it should be. I'd recommend installing the "improved airpower" mod if theres one still floating around. Harbor traffic 1.47 comes with it in its own compressed file. On the other hand, aircraft can be an excellent comedy relif on an otherwise boring patrol.

05-09-06, 03:15 PM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	If you really wanna have some fun with em, go out in biscay bay with an IX boat with an IX/3 conning tower, or a VII boat the uflak tower in 43 or 44. In either case make sure you have the 3.7 MM double twin. It's like a game unto itself.

05-10-06, 05:45 AM	#8
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	those planes are a pain from mid 43 onwards I get the feeling they know exactly where you are in my last career which ended abruptly by planes June 44 encountered a large convoy got in the middle of and started fireing away,the escorts doing a frantic search for me called in the RAF and they where dropping the cargo's everywhere and eventually nailed me.