TM1.6 and finding things to sink

[mortis1967]

started a new career and and headed upto my mission in Luzon straight , and came across a task force. Made a mess of the force and headed back for a rearm encounterd another task force on the way home, avoided it and made it safe back to port.

that i think took me upto dec 11. Since then and its now jan 20th i havent encounted a single target. Ive been traveling the shipping lanes as pictured on the map and setting search patterns along those routes but havnt seen or heard a thing apart from planes, and radio traffic about islands being taken over.

so the question is . Is this how its supposed to be? am i missing something , are the shipping lanes on the map correct or is it just not worth bothering with them.

how regular should i be getting targets. and any tips on finding targets.(not really interested in sailing into enemy harbours to shoot sitting ducks)

any help or adivce in this area of the game would be most gratefull

[cali03boss]

Did you make birth at port or did you just refit?

There was another thread here talking about how if you just refit constantly eventually the convoys stop appearing...this is to stop people from doing this action specifically.

[John Channing]

Try this...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...17&postcount=3

JCC

[tater]

You modded or stock?

tater

[mortis1967]

modded with tm1.6

didnt dock was just a refit/rearm

just some other info ,asiatic fleet 1941

[tater]

Duh, I forgot the thread title, lol.

Early war the contact reports are VERY thin. It gets better starting in March.

The shipping routes are NOT what's on the map anymore.

Major routes were:

Empire<-->Singapore, but only after the fall of Singapore (unlike the stock game where jap shipping is coming from ports owned by the allies).

Empire<-->Palau. Traffic right from the start. (branches east and south date dependant)

Empire<-->Truk. Traffic from the start (branches east and south date dependant)

Empire<-->China(and other mainland in their control). From the start.

Empire coastal traffic.

All the routes are a little towards land from the map you have (in both directions) since ships would frequently be in and out of multiple ports.

tater

[Rockin Robbins]

Notice:

You have been reported by tater's modified campaign layer for cheating, to wit: illegally returning to port for a refit, attempting against Admiral Lockwood's orders, and contrary to reality, to pile on illegitimate tonage during the present patrol. Do you not want the collect the upgraded equipment, crew medals and promotions and perhaps a shiny new submarine you would get from not cheating? Hmmmmmmm? This behavior is most puzzling. So long as you fulfil your goals properly, there is no danger of premature retirement. Now you are in trouble with the Admiral. We will be waiting outside his door when you emerge from his office. Pardon us if we laugh a little. You should not be looking forward to this meeting.

[mortis1967]

so its bad form to rearm / refit for more fish.
your saying i should dock after running out of fish?

id only been out of port for like 5-6 days , on route to my mission, didnt even get to the mission, because i came across a taskforce. Im sure the admiral would of loved my explanation of why i continued on my mission with no fish


so is there an updated map anywhere to download /print out

[Snuffy]

Ummm you don't have to sink everything you come across.

I just ran my first mission with TM 1.6 and made it from Pearl to Honshu and then the China Sea and back to Pearl and only fired two torpedos. The sinking mechanics are great! I sat there idle for the better part of an hour waiting for the ship to finally give it up and sink.

Most of the time was spent motoring from point A to point B in open ocean, then evading aircraft once I got near enough to their bases.

All in all! I apprecaite all the work done by those whose work was incorporated into TM!

This was by far one of my better missions even though I only sunk one ship.

[Rockin Robbins]

Originally Posted by mortis1967

so its bad form to rearm / refit for more fish.
your saying i should dock after running out of fish?

id only been out of port for like 5-6 days , on route to my mission, didnt even get to the mission, because i came across a taskforce. Im sure the admiral would of loved my explanation of why i continued on my mission with no fish


so is there an updated map anywhere to download /print out

Put yourself in the Admiral's place. A new captain has gone out of port, but instead of getting to his mission, 2 days out of port he encountered a Jap battle fleet and sank a couple of lousy battleships. The captain returned with a cool 40,000 tons and 2 BB's swimming with the fishies. What can you say to him? You idiot, you didn't take pictures of x harbor? You came back with your secret agent? You didn't sink a couple of merchies for 10,000 tons? No, you must smile, hand the guy his medal of honor, promotions for his crew, bronze stars and silver stars all around. Now you can chew him out if you wish.

But I think you will bite your tongue, smile, tell him he's a good dog and send somebody else out to do what he was supposed to do.

Success is the ultimate answer for under-achievement.