Is it normal not to see ONE destroyer after two patrols?

Quagmire · 10-26-07, 02:58 PM

Hey folks,

The last to patrols I wreaked havoc off the coasts of Hokkaido and Honshu. However it have to admit that it wasnt very exciting. It was one lone merchant after another like lambs to the slaughter. Not a destoryer in sight let alone a convoy.

So, is this historical? I am using the latest TM which I assume includes Taters latest campaign layers. These guys did great work by the way. The merchants actually zig-zag before they are spotted. But without without any Jap resistance at all it has become a rote practice of plot and sink. Dare I say my favorite sim is getting (gasp) BORING.

I am reading WAHOO by Dick O'Kane and to my surprise he even describes the Japanese waters as a bit of a merchant shooting gallery. At least he could cut the boredom with a Cribbage game with Mush Morton! (Now that would be a mod!) :rotfl: [REL] Cribbage with Mush 1.0!

Anyway, I digress. O'Kane does recall much more Jap resistance than I am seeing. Most notably he says that the merchants would hug the coast in shallow waters since such depths are very unsafe for subs. However all the merchants I encounter are out in the deep blue.

Anyone else experiencing Merchant Melancholy?
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10-26-07, 02:58 PM	#1
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Is it normal not to see ONE destroyer after two patrols? Hey folks, The last to patrols I wreaked havoc off the coasts of Hokkaido and Honshu. However it have to admit that it wasnt very exciting. It was one lone merchant after another like lambs to the slaughter. Not a destoryer in sight let alone a convoy. So, is this historical? I am using the latest TM which I assume includes Taters latest campaign layers. These guys did great work by the way. The merchants actually zig-zag before they are spotted. But without without any Jap resistance at all it has become a rote practice of plot and sink. Dare I say my favorite sim is getting (gasp) BORING. I am reading WAHOO by Dick O'Kane and to my surprise he even describes the Japanese waters as a bit of a merchant shooting gallery. At least he could cut the boredom with a Cribbage game with Mush Morton! (Now that would be a mod!) :rotfl: [REL] Cribbage with Mush 1.0! Anyway, I digress. O'Kane does recall much more Jap resistance than I am seeing. Most notably he says that the merchants would hug the coast in shallow waters since such depths are very unsafe for subs. However all the merchants I encounter are out in the deep blue. Anyone else experiencing Merchant Melancholy? . __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned...