Insertion mission

muddysquid · 04-18-12, 02:55 AM

It seems the second campaign mission I was assigned is impossible. I'm supposed to insert a spy on the Japanese coast but getting to the insertion point is impossible. Is there a penalty for ignoring the mission and just patrolling?

donna52522 · 04-19-12, 09:08 AM

Not much, you don't have to do anything....When I played stock, the first thing I did on my Uncles advice was to go into the files and delete all the insertion and photo recon missions.

I kept some of the insertion ones, but none of the photo recon.

Diopos · 04-19-12, 11:06 AM

Hi muddysquid and congrats on your 1st long awaited post

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What exactly do you mean that "getting to the insertion point is impossible"?
Yes, you can still roam the Pacific and hunt. As long as you bring home some tonnage the penalty of not completing the initial mission will be minimal.

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muddysquid · 04-19-12, 11:45 AM

Well the approach is too shallow to go submerged, and the insertion point is right next to a shore battery.

Diopos · 04-19-12, 12:14 PM

Ahhh! Interesting!
Well you can go for option #2 (forget the mission and go sink some shiping).
I'd save and go for the insertion just to see if that battery is active

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Char · 04-19-12, 12:47 PM

yeah,those missions are just stupidly impossible at times.

Had one where I needed to insert an agent near Osaka,was going very smoothly,untill I realized the Insertion point was about 600 yards off the Port of a freaking Fuso.

now,you're thinking "oh just blow it up" and thats what I was going to do too! untill I realized if I did that,I'd have half the Patrols on me before I could get to some deep water.

Went for it anyways,went fine,till I forgot to see the shore battery that was just on the OTHER SIDE of the Fuso...

Sometimes,I think this game likes to screw with me...

Soviet Creeper · 04-19-12, 03:25 PM

I recommend, if your willing to get into mods a bit, pick up RSRDC, That will give you some better objectives, and better merchant / task force traffic.

This way those annoying "insert an agent in tokoy bay" stuff shall be gone

Char · 04-19-12, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Soviet Creeper

I recommend, if your willing to get into mods a bit, pick up RSRDC, That will give you some better objectives, and better merchant / task force traffic.

This way those annoying "insert an agent in tokoy bay" stuff shall be gone

agreed.Even if you don't like Mega Mods,or are stuck in 1.4, (like me) RSRDC makes the game's Career mode 100 times more playable.

TorpX · 04-19-12, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Char

yeah,those missions are just stupidly impossible at times.

Had one where I needed to insert an agent near Osaka,was going very smoothly,untill I realized the Insertion point was about 600 yards off the Port of a freaking Fuso.

I guess that's why they wanted to have an agent there.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE:

Navy Recon photos have been unable to obtain satisfactory intelligence about the ship. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to land an agent and determine whether the ship is the real Fuso with firing guns, armor and crew, or a clever oriental decoy, made of paper mache, designed to lure unsuspecting allied submarines into a fatal trap. As usual, should any of your IM crew be caught or killed, ComSubPac will disavow any knowlage of your actions.
Good luck Captain.

skipper alan · 04-21-12, 06:34 PM

newbe Skipper alan here, was just wondering how you deleted those insertion missions seeing as how they are driving me crazy. any details to pass along?

Hinrich Schwab · 04-21-12, 07:16 PM

Deleting the agent missions is unnecessary. The renown for completing them is minimal and there is no real penalty for either failure or refusal to comply. If you can get in and out, fine. If not, remember that your primary orders are to "...conduct unrestricted submarine warfare on Japan."

Either raid a poorly defended port or mug a convoy. The renown for sinkings more than make up for a nonsensical insertion mission.

WernherVonTrapp · 04-22-12, 12:01 AM

I concur with Hinrich Schwab. If you sink enough tonnage (especially some tankers), the brass will still pin a medal on you and offer you a new boat. Don't sweat the insertion missions.

Hinrich Schwab · 04-22-12, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

I concur with Hinrich Schwab. If you sink enough tonnage (especially some tankers), the brass will still pin a medal on you and offer you a new boat. Don't sweat the insertion missions.

As far as I am concerned, the only thing the "agent" is good for is relieving a watchstander.

Daniel Prates · 04-23-12, 02:08 PM

If you make an absolute point of delivering that agent, you can keep waiting there for bad weather. Some rain squalls are so dense that you can't see a target farther from 50 meters or so. That probably should hide you from the battery.

Rob Jacobsen · 07-11-22, 03:53 PM

I approached at night. I tried to pass the shore batteries with my decks awash, but I was detected and gunned. I slipped back down to PD and crept along in the shallows at 3 knots. The deeper water was tempting, but I figured my adversaries would expect that. So in I crept with about 17 feet below my keel. I reached the drop-off around 0300, surfaced, backed full, stopped, and set off the agent. Unfortunately, my crew must have forget to throw off the lines because the raft kept banging into the hull when I was backing slowly.

I soon moved ahead at 1 knot, turning to port to reverse course, and he paddled away. Insertion completed. I'm now hugging the coast again in the shallows to get the hell out of Dodge.

I am down to 3 fish, having sunk 29605 tons on the way here (nighttime convoy attack was a major payday), so I'm heading back to Brisbane for fresh fish and a few drops of Nelson's blood for my crew. There's a fat convoy close by to starboard, but I'm in no position to escape if I launch my remaining torps.

04-18-12, 02:55 AM	#1
muddysquid Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Insertion mission It seems the second campaign mission I was assigned is impossible. I'm supposed to insert a spy on the Japanese coast but getting to the insertion point is impossible. Is there a penalty for ignoring the mission and just patrolling?

04-19-12, 11:06 AM	#3
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Hi muddysquid and congrats on your 1st long awaited post . What exactly do you mean that "getting to the insertion point is impossible"? Yes, you can still roam the Pacific and hunt. As long as you bring home some tonnage the penalty of not completing the initial mission will be minimal. . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

04-19-12, 12:14 PM	#5
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Ahhh! Interesting! Well you can go for option #2 (forget the mission and go sink some shiping). I'd save and go for the insertion just to see if that battery is active . . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

04-19-12, 03:25 PM	#7
Soviet Creeper Planesman Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: In the corner of shame Posts: 187 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	I recommend, if your willing to get into mods a bit, pick up RSRDC, That will give you some better objectives, and better merchant / task force traffic. This way those annoying "insert an agent in tokoy bay" stuff shall be gone __________________ I used to be a huge submarine guy but now I'm a huge submarine girl ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

04-21-12, 06:34 PM	#10
skipper alan Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	tough going newbe Skipper alan here, was just wondering how you deleted those insertion missions seeing as how they are driving me crazy. any details to pass along?

04-19-12, 09:08 AM	#2
donna52522 Lady Mariner Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 544 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Not much, you don't have to do anything....When I played stock, the first thing I did on my Uncles advice was to go into the files and delete all the insertion and photo recon missions. I kept some of the insertion ones, but none of the photo recon. __________________

04-19-12, 11:45 AM	#4
muddysquid Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well the approach is too shallow to go submerged, and the insertion point is right next to a shore battery.

04-19-12, 12:47 PM	#6
Char Medic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Albany,NY Posts: 160 Downloads: 199 Uploads: 0	yeah,those missions are just stupidly impossible at times. Had one where I needed to insert an agent near Osaka,was going very smoothly,untill I realized the Insertion point was about 600 yards off the Port of a freaking Fuso. now,you're thinking "oh just blow it up" and thats what I was going to do too! untill I realized if I did that,I'd have half the Patrols on me before I could get to some deep water. Went for it anyways,went fine,till I forgot to see the shore battery that was just on the OTHER SIDE of the Fuso... Sometimes,I think this game likes to screw with me...

04-21-12, 07:16 PM	#11
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Deleting the agent missions is unnecessary. The renown for completing them is minimal and there is no real penalty for either failure or refusal to comply. If you can get in and out, fine. If not, remember that your primary orders are to "...conduct unrestricted submarine warfare on Japan." Either raid a poorly defended port or mug a convoy. The renown for sinkings more than make up for a nonsensical insertion mission.

04-22-12, 12:01 AM	#12
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I concur with Hinrich Schwab. If you sink enough tonnage (especially some tankers), the brass will still pin a medal on you and offer you a new boat. Don't sweat the insertion missions. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

04-23-12, 02:08 PM	#14
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	If you make an absolute point of delivering that agent, you can keep waiting there for bad weather. Some rain squalls are so dense that you can't see a target farther from 50 meters or so. That probably should hide you from the battery.

07-11-22, 03:53 PM	#15
Rob Jacobsen Mate Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Irvington, NY, USA Posts: 54 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Tough but possible I approached at night. I tried to pass the shore batteries with my decks awash, but I was detected and gunned. I slipped back down to PD and crept along in the shallows at 3 knots. The deeper water was tempting, but I figured my adversaries would expect that. So in I crept with about 17 feet below my keel. I reached the drop-off around 0300, surfaced, backed full, stopped, and set off the agent. Unfortunately, my crew must have forget to throw off the lines because the raft kept banging into the hull when I was backing slowly. I soon moved ahead at 1 knot, turning to port to reverse course, and he paddled away. Insertion completed. I'm now hugging the coast again in the shallows to get the hell out of Dodge. I am down to 3 fish, having sunk 29605 tons on the way here (nighttime convoy attack was a major payday), so I'm heading back to Brisbane for fresh fish and a few drops of Nelson's blood for my crew. There's a fat convoy close by to starboard, but I'm in no position to escape if I launch my remaining torps.