Requesting Resupply

TheBeast · 04-09-11, 06:27 AM

Campaign: Operation Drumbeat - Mission: U-BOAT BLITZ

Patrol Objectives: Completed
Mission Objectives: Completed

Message Received: From Bdu - Good work X No new objectives at this time X Patrol another area of your choice or return to base X

I am now low on Torpedo's - 2 Forward, 1 Aft. I request another resupply and I am denied. I set course for home base. Two days later, I encounter a German "Dithmarschen Supply Ship". Again, I tell radio operator to request resupply. Again, Bdu refuses my request and the Supply Ship is only 500 meters from my Starboard side. I have no option to Refit my boat.

This is very frustrating, very sad and not very immersive.

If I encounter a Resupply Ship anywhere while at sea. I would expect I should be able to Refit my boat in some fashion or another.

Previous SH releases allowed this. It is strange that SH5 does not.

Is this a game Bug?
Is it a known issue?
Can this be fixed?

P.S. After having a very fine dinner onboard the supply vessel, I killed it's Capitan for withholding vital war supplies and sank his ship with Deck Gun because the crew also refused to open cargo holds.

Looks like I am forced to RTB having no other prospects to follow.

My second mission requires I sink 300,000 tons. That may be several RTB trips.

Zedi · 04-09-11, 07:01 AM

Wish we could find a fix. In Open Horizons I also meet several times the milkcow but no options to refit.. very frustrating.

But being denied on resupply I think is not really a bug. Germans had big problems with the resupply as the milkcows and the supply ships were the most hunted ships at sea. I was reading about Drumbeat where Donitz decided to send the IX type subs to US just because they were more fitted for long travel and the resupply for these boats already was a major pita.

ETsd4 · 04-09-11, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zedi

But being denied on resupply I think is not really a bug.

i am of the same mind.

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289 were killed while serving on the Milk Cows out of an estimated
complement of 530-576 men. 
According to my sources the 10 'Milk Cows'  only went on 35 patrols 
(3,5 per boat), 3 of them were sunk on their  maiden patrol and 
two had only been on patrols for roughly half a month  when 
they were sunk.

citation: http://www.uboat.net/types/milkcows.htm
There you can also find all the patrol areas and patrol-dates of the ten milk-cows.

Silent Gator · 04-09-11, 02:32 PM

Even if it's not entirely realistic I still wish the resupply option would work once in a while, only because it would be really cool to rendezvous with supply ships in the middle of the ocean.

Zedi · 04-09-11, 02:50 PM

Its working, but not all the time nor campaign. Here is my rendezvous with the supply ship in south Atlantic in the Distant Waters campaign.

CaptainMattJ. · 04-09-11, 02:52 PM

Resupply is predetermined, when you select your mission objective, you usually get the patrol objective OF resupply. Thats what happened for me at least...

Silent Gator · 04-09-11, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

Resupply is predetermined, when you select your mission objective, you usually get the patrol objective OF resupply. Thats what happened for me at least...

Aha! I usually don't formally accept missions because you can complete them without doing that, but I will now.

After looking at Zedi's pics below I really want to try that out.

04-09-11, 06:27 AM	#1
TheBeast The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 1,533 Downloads: 886 Uploads: 23	Requesting Resupply Campaign: Operation Drumbeat - Mission: U-BOAT BLITZ Patrol Objectives: Completed Mission Objectives: Completed Message Received: From Bdu - Good work X No new objectives at this time X Patrol another area of your choice or return to base X I am now low on Torpedo's - 2 Forward, 1 Aft. I request another resupply and I am denied. I set course for home base. Two days later, I encounter a German "Dithmarschen Supply Ship". Again, I tell radio operator to request resupply. Again, Bdu refuses my request and the Supply Ship is only 500 meters from my Starboard side. I have no option to Refit my boat. This is very frustrating, very sad and not very immersive. If I encounter a Resupply Ship anywhere while at sea. I would expect I should be able to Refit my boat in some fashion or another. Previous SH releases allowed this. It is strange that SH5 does not. Is this a game Bug? Is it a known issue? Can this be fixed? P.S. After having a very fine dinner onboard the supply vessel, I killed it's Capitan for withholding vital war supplies and sank his ship with Deck Gun because the crew also refused to open cargo holds. Looks like I am forced to RTB having no other prospects to follow. My second mission requires I sink 300,000 tons. That may be several RTB trips. __________________ Fear me! I am, TheBeastBelow SHIV-MediaFire \| SHV-MediaFire

04-09-11, 02:52 PM	#6
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Resupply is predetermined, when you select your mission objective, you usually get the patrol objective OF resupply. Thats what happened for me at least... __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

04-09-11, 07:01 AM	#2
Zedi Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,845 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 2	Wish we could find a fix. In Open Horizons I also meet several times the milkcow but no options to refit.. very frustrating. But being denied on resupply I think is not really a bug. Germans had big problems with the resupply as the milkcows and the supply ships were the most hunted ships at sea. I was reading about Drumbeat where Donitz decided to send the IX type subs to US just because they were more fitted for long travel and the resupply for these boats already was a major pita.

04-09-11, 02:32 PM	#4
Silent Gator Watch Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Even if it's not entirely realistic I still wish the resupply option would work once in a while, only because it would be really cool to rendezvous with supply ships in the middle of the ocean.

04-09-11, 02:50 PM	#5
Zedi Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,845 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 2	Its working, but not all the time nor campaign. Here is my rendezvous with the supply ship in south Atlantic in the Distant Waters campaign.