Attack on Pearl harbour?? Do you think it will be possible for us to prevent it??

[JU_88]

The devs have hinted that you may be able to start the SHIV campaign prior to Pearl harbour, so this depends how they handle the attack on Pearl..
If they just spawn a bunch of IJN planes in the area to trash the place, then ok nothing the player can do....

But- if they actually have the carriers approach the area and launch/spwan the attacking planes from them, the player maybe able to (with unrealistic knowledge for the time) intercept and sink the CVs, preventing the attack pearl altogther (or cripple it badly) :hmm: I know its gamey but its still its fun right?

Depends how realisticly the devs script it in, but first thing Im gonna do when get SHIV is hunt for those carriers, even if i dont stop Pearl form happening, i might get me some nice (if slightly dishonest) tonnage to start my career. Oh and I would hope command will reward me with somthing better than- "keep up the good work!"

[Drebbel]

I don't thiunk they will go for alternate history strory lines.

I also think there is no need within the community for that

[DanCanovas]

no there is no chance of averting pearl habour.

[JU_88]

Its a dynamic campaign, this would have no repercusions on the story, (so yes- no alternate story line)
But we can start patrolling before pearl harobor takes place, pearl was attacked by carrier launched planes,
SO in theory so long as the carriers are physically where they should be - (and not some kind of invisible entity) we can attack them, but i doubt this will have an effect on ta scripted pearl harbour attack.

I should have been more clear, I ment prevent the attack in the campaign so that physically less planes can take part in the attack, the story would be uneffected of course. Much like the way you can sink the task force that sinks the Bismark in SH3, if youre in the right place at the right time. but the Bismark is still destroyed regardless in the storyline.

Still, im sure we will be able to attack the taskforce and sink some CVs, though it probably wount effect pearl, this would be too much work for the devs.

[HunterICX]

in Theory, they didnt know where the Cariers where going and where they would strike on. They noticed it after the first bomb striked an Ship of Pearl harbour. So no...I think the Campaign will start about a couple of hours before the IJN planes will strike. so you cant do nothing against it. the devs probally wont allow you to spot the cariers at all. its too late

[Torplexed]

Given the speed of the Japanese task force if you start at Pearl Harbour you don't have a prayer of catching up with them before they begin their departure from the area. The Japanese launch point was 230 miles north of Oahu. The average ships speed in the task force was 30 knots, a mathematical impossibility to catch up with.

Most US subs in the area probably would have had more to fear from trigger-happy friendly forces that day even if they had been able to pursue the Japanese.