Can anyone help? (1st patrol mission - hunt for the wounded bear)

DM6 · 06-21-07, 07:33 AM

So, I have just started playing SH4 (the first time to play the series) and I am having a bit of a problem to find the 'Shokaku' carrier even though I have spent days travelling between the two places - Rabaul and Celebes sea. My job is to locate it and then sink it. Can anyone suggest to me some methods to speed things up. I wonder will the mission end if the carrier reaches the final destination.

Anyway, thanks a lot!

Squid95 · 06-21-07, 02:13 PM

I have done this one a few times and on full realism its tough to sink that carrier. But she is actually easy to find once you know where to look. The course she follows can vary slightly from mission to mission, but she will always round that peninsula on the southern island of the Phillipines bordering the north of the Celebes sea. Her course will take her into the Sulu sea then into the Java Straight.

I usually head north at flank speed, diving alot during the day to avoid aircraft. Head into the Celebes and setup an ambush point on the western tip of the peninsula of the southern most island of the Philipines (the large one bordering the north Celebes).

During the day stay submerged when you are at your ambush point and use the hydros and just wait. She will be along soon. She moves at 16 knots with 3 escorts. Even with 4 well placed hits she may not go down, but if she slows you can wait and finish her off later.

Hope I did nt give away too much. Good luck you re gonna need it.

Soundman · 06-21-07, 02:44 PM

I'm surprised you got that as your first mission, I've been on many patrols and never been issued a mission that challenging or fun. Good luck with it, and welcome to SH4!

FAdmiral · 06-21-07, 02:59 PM

"Hunt for Wounded Bear" is a single patrol. It is not part of a full campaign....

JIM

tater · 06-21-07, 03:54 PM

Don't look where she should be, either. They ignored the real route taken (odd, since she was just missed by several US subs as I recall). TI'm not talking about a trivial difference, the real CV went via Truk, then north.

tater

Weather-guesser · 06-21-07, 04:09 PM

Sounds like a cool mission, wish I would get it. What year does this mission happen in?

06-21-07, 07:33 AM	#1
DM6 Nub Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can anyone help? (1st patrol mission - hunt for the wounded bear) So, I have just started playing SH4 (the first time to play the series) and I am having a bit of a problem to find the 'Shokaku' carrier even though I have spent days travelling between the two places - Rabaul and Celebes sea. My job is to locate it and then sink it. Can anyone suggest to me some methods to speed things up. I wonder will the mission end if the carrier reaches the final destination. Anyway, thanks a lot!

06-21-07, 02:59 PM	#4
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	"Hunt for Wounded Bear" is a single patrol. It is not part of a full campaign.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

06-21-07, 04:09 PM	#6
Weather-guesser Lieutenant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Albany, New York USA Posts: 260 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a cool mission, wish I would get it. What year does this mission happen in? __________________ NAVY! It's not just a job. It's a Buck Seventy-Five an hour!

06-21-07, 02:13 PM	#2
Squid95 Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	I have done this one a few times and on full realism its tough to sink that carrier. But she is actually easy to find once you know where to look. The course she follows can vary slightly from mission to mission, but she will always round that peninsula on the southern island of the Phillipines bordering the north of the Celebes sea. Her course will take her into the Sulu sea then into the Java Straight. I usually head north at flank speed, diving alot during the day to avoid aircraft. Head into the Celebes and setup an ambush point on the western tip of the peninsula of the southern most island of the Philipines (the large one bordering the north Celebes). During the day stay submerged when you are at your ambush point and use the hydros and just wait. She will be along soon. She moves at 16 knots with 3 escorts. Even with 4 well placed hits she may not go down, but if she slows you can wait and finish her off later. Hope I did nt give away too much. Good luck you re gonna need it.

06-21-07, 02:44 PM	#3
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I'm surprised you got that as your first mission, I've been on many patrols and never been issued a mission that challenging or fun. Good luck with it, and welcome to SH4!

06-21-07, 03:54 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Don't look where she should be, either. They ignored the real route taken (odd, since she was just missed by several US subs as I recall). TI'm not talking about a trivial difference, the real CV went via Truk, then north. tater