Those stupid Americans...

IRONxMortlock · 01-03-07, 04:45 AM

He he, just joking but I from my rather unscientific and limited experience with GWX so far, it seems American escorts are not anywhere near as competent as their British counterparts.

It's February 1942. Previously I have been dealing with British escorts and they've been making my escapes from convoy attacks very difficult, time consuming and, frankly, hair raising affairs. I've just made my first run across the Atlantic. I came across a juicy convoy of American and Panamanian tankers with a single escort and a another destroyer roaming near by. I unloaded all tubes and got 5 hits.

Time to get out of dodge; straight down to the bottom (110m, British ASW efforts have been hammering me good at 200m+!) and prepare for the inevitable barrage of DCs. Ok, here come the two destroyers, this isn't going to be good....

What the? They passed within a few hundred yards of me and then started searching. I kept my stern pointed towards them and slowly moved away, never to be detected! These guys just continued to circle and never got close to me.

So my question; has GWX modelled American ASW inexperience (at this point in the war) into the game or did I just get lucky?

EDIT - OMG what is with this Village People avatar I just got!!!

I don't know what an "A-Ganger" is but it sounds and looks a little too Blue Oyster Bar for my liking.

Shore patrol was much nicer.

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azn_132 · 01-03-07, 04:53 AM

I think GWX modeled the stupidness of US ASWs then later on....

Sea Wolf · 01-03-07, 06:36 AM

You may have been lucky, or maybe it was doughnut time :rotfl:

Letum · 01-03-07, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Wolf

You may have been lucky, or maybe it was doughnut time :rotfl:

In American waters my German crew time "sausage time" to coincide with "doughnut time" to avoid surprise attack.
In English waters "sausage time" coincides with "tea time" of course.

*edit* If you see any homo-eroticism there you only have your self to blame or thank.

IRONxMortlock · 01-03-07, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Letum

*edit* If you see any homo-eroticism there you only have your self to blame or thank.

:rotfl:
True, but there's something about a bloke with no shirt and a sailor hat that makes one wonder where this website is coming from.

Now tell me there's no resemblance to my avatar and the young fella on the left!

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longdog499 · 01-03-07, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by IRONxMortlock

He he, just joking but I from my rather unscientific and limited experience with GWX so far, it seems American escorts are not anywhere near as competent as their British counterparts.

Yeah.The realism in GWX is just amazing!:rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 01-03-07, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by longdog499

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Originally Posted by IRONxMortlock

He he, just joking but I from my rather unscientific and limited experience with GWX so far, it seems American escorts are not anywhere near as competent as their British counterparts.

Yeah.The realism in GWX is just amazing!:rotfl:

If that is the case, then kudos to GWX because the US where Johnny come lately on U-boat warfare. The British were on to it since WW1. The US was laging behind but once awoken it did not take long to learn and develop good practice for sinking U-boats. So another 3 gold stars for GWX

Morts · 01-03-07, 09:11 AM

jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

AVGWarhawk · 01-03-07, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Morts

jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

They were made to be challenging, not down right Gods of Destruction. I believe GWX has a darn good handle on it. If the DD were too good, who would want to play? I believe it is as balanced as it can get.

Morts · 01-03-07, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Morts

jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

They were made to be challenging, not down right Gods of Destruction. I believe GWX has a darn good handle on it. If the DD were too good, who would want to play? I believe it is as balanced as it can get.

i know, im just saying that they arent hard not even in 45

*edit* WOW WHATS WRONG WITH MY PICTURE

AVGWarhawk · 01-03-07, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Morts

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Morts

jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

They were made to be challenging, not down right Gods of Destruction. I believe GWX has a darn good handle on it. If the DD were too good, who would want to play? I believe it is as balanced as it can get.

i know, im just saying that they arent hard not even in 45

*edit* WOW WHATS WRONG WITH MY PICTURE

LOL this comes after Navy Dude....don't get me started on that fruit

. OK, cool, so you think they are challenging and can be beat if you play your cards right? That is infact true. I do not do things I used too do. It is all the more challenging!

Morts · 01-03-07, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Morts

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Originally Posted by Morts

jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

They were made to be challenging, not down right Gods of Destruction. I believe GWX has a darn good handle on it. If the DD were too good, who would want to play? I believe it is as balanced as it can get.

i know, im just saying that they arent hard not even in 45

*edit* WOW WHATS WRONG WITH MY PICTURE

LOL this comes after Navy Dude....don't get me started on that fruit

. OK, cool, so you think they are challenging and can be beat if you play your cards right? That is infact true. I do not do things I used too do. It is all the more challenging!

i dont do things im used to do either
i just make more and more tactics for evading
some of them works and i get back alive
some of them dont work and i sleep with the fishes

AVGWarhawk · 01-03-07, 09:50 AM

Nothing like the fish nibbling at your bones

.... it kind of tickles:rotfl::rotfl:

Morts · 01-03-07, 09:51 AM

sounds like a modifyed quote from M*A*S*H:rotfl:

"the koreans where so close that we could feel them breathing down our neck, it was scary but it kinda tickled"

Jimbuna · 01-03-07, 10:08 AM

The AI in the game is as good as your gonna get up to the present time

Hell!!!!...at least we got AI which is more than can be said for some games

IMO the dev team of GWX have got the sensors pretty much on the money

NOW GO AN SINK EM ALL

01-03-07, 04:45 AM	#1
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Those stupid Americans... He he, just joking but I from my rather unscientific and limited experience with GWX so far, it seems American escorts are not anywhere near as competent as their British counterparts. It's February 1942. Previously I have been dealing with British escorts and they've been making my escapes from convoy attacks very difficult, time consuming and, frankly, hair raising affairs. I've just made my first run across the Atlantic. I came across a juicy convoy of American and Panamanian tankers with a single escort and a another destroyer roaming near by. I unloaded all tubes and got 5 hits. Time to get out of dodge; straight down to the bottom (110m, British ASW efforts have been hammering me good at 200m+!) and prepare for the inevitable barrage of DCs. Ok, here come the two destroyers, this isn't going to be good.... What the? They passed within a few hundred yards of me and then started searching. I kept my stern pointed towards them and slowly moved away, never to be detected! These guys just continued to circle and never got close to me. So my question; has GWX modelled American ASW inexperience (at this point in the war) into the game or did I just get lucky? EDIT - OMG what is with this Village People avatar I just got!!! I don't know what an "A-Ganger" is but it sounds and looks a little too Blue Oyster Bar for my liking. Shore patrol was much nicer. ________ Web Shows Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:26 PM.

01-03-07, 09:50 AM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Nothing like the fish nibbling at your bones.... it kind of tickles:rotfl::rotfl: __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-03-07, 10:08 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The AI in the game is as good as your gonna get up to the present time Hell!!!!...at least we got AI which is more than can be said for some games IMO the dev team of GWX have got the sensors pretty much on the money NOW GO AN SINK EM ALL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-03-07, 04:53 AM	#2
azn_132 Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 950 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think GWX modeled the stupidness of US ASWs then later on....

01-03-07, 06:36 AM	#3
Sea Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 79 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You may have been lucky, or maybe it was doughnut time :rotfl:

01-03-07, 09:11 AM	#8
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	jesus christ, the DD's arent hard

01-03-07, 09:51 AM	#14
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	sounds like a modifyed quote from MAS*H:rotfl: "the koreans where so close that we could feel them breathing down our neck, it was scary but it kinda tickled"