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silent killer · 12-18-07, 08:59 PM

can anyone tell me why when we get radio messages that a task force is at such and such a place that is almost 8oo or 900 miles away,you give your position back as out of range or by the time you get there the force is no longer there

AVGWarhawk · 12-18-07, 09:14 PM

Poor planning by subcom I guess. Try Run Silent Run Deep mod. Flash operational news is a bit better than stock

-Pv- · 12-18-07, 09:38 PM

All forces are on the move. The flash transmissions do not take into account your position, but are instead intended to give a sense there is a big war out there and you are just a part of it. Also, it gives you a feel for areas in the theater were traffic is more dense. You can use this information to position yourself in a likely hot spot when you are free to hunt for targets in that area.

The intel isn't a directive to attack everything on the map. All detected forces are moving and were "spotted" at that position, then contact was lost (that's why they fade over time.) Sometimes you will get an update if that contact is spotted again later.

You are only supposed to focus on your current mission. All other contacts are targets of opportunity should you happen to be close enough to them to manouver into position to attack without jepordising your current mission.

In other words, don't chase everything you see.
-Pv-

silent killer · 12-19-07, 07:42 AM

thanks for the reply AVGwarhawk and PV,under stand now.

Peto · 12-19-07, 08:22 AM

What you need to understand is that there are other subs out there. With the particular message you mentioned, it was intended for Peto. And let me tell you, that message opened up a serious can of whoop-butt

! The Peto raised scope in the middle of that same mentioned task force, panicked and did a Death Blossom. While the rudder was cranked over and going flank, Peto spit out torpedoes fore and aft at 8 second intervals. Naturally, nine of them missed

. I'm not sure who was in command

, but the patrol was logged and titled by ComSubPac as "Panicky Peto's Pooch Punter". Not one of somebody's better efforts, I assure you.

So: The next time you get a radio report of a distant Task Force, you need pay no heed. Just smile, relax and know that, "Peto's got that one".

12-18-07, 08:59 PM	#1
silent killer Soundman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingston Ontario Posts: 141 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	messages can anyone tell me why when we get radio messages that a task force is at such and such a place that is almost 8oo or 900 miles away,you give your position back as out of range or by the time you get there the force is no longer there

12-18-07, 09:14 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Poor planning by subcom I guess. Try Run Silent Run Deep mod. Flash operational news is a bit better than stock __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-19-07, 07:42 AM	#4
silent killer Soundman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingston Ontario Posts: 141 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	messages thanks for the reply AVGwarhawk and PV,under stand now.

12-19-07, 08:22 AM	#5
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	What you need to understand is that there are other subs out there. With the particular message you mentioned, it was intended for Peto. And let me tell you, that message opened up a serious can of whoop-butt ! The Peto raised scope in the middle of that same mentioned task force, panicked and did a Death Blossom. While the rudder was cranked over and going flank, Peto spit out torpedoes fore and aft at 8 second intervals. Naturally, nine of them missed . I'm not sure who was in command , but the patrol was logged and titled by ComSubPac as "Panicky Peto's Pooch Punter". Not one of somebody's better efforts, I assure you. So: The next time you get a radio report of a distant Task Force, you need pay no heed. Just smile, relax and know that, "Peto's got that one". __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.

12-18-07, 09:38 PM	#3
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	All forces are on the move. The flash transmissions do not take into account your position, but are instead intended to give a sense there is a big war out there and you are just a part of it. Also, it gives you a feel for areas in the theater were traffic is more dense. You can use this information to position yourself in a likely hot spot when you are free to hunt for targets in that area. The intel isn't a directive to attack everything on the map. All detected forces are moving and were "spotted" at that position, then contact was lost (that's why they fade over time.) Sometimes you will get an update if that contact is spotted again later. You are only supposed to focus on your current mission. All other contacts are targets of opportunity should you happen to be close enough to them to manouver into position to attack without jepordising your current mission. In other words, don't chase everything you see. -Pv-