about decoys

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-14-07, 04:17 AM

at which point were they used? used them a coupla times when i first started the war, but then read here they weren't in use so i havn't since them, but i definitely coulda used them just now

. i'm up to early 44

switch.dota · 08-14-07, 04:19 AM

I never used them, particularly becauseI don't know HOW to use them and after reading here they were not historically accurate, I decided not to bother.

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-14-07, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by switch.dota

I never used them, particularly becauseI don't know HOW to use them and after reading here they were not historically accurate, I decided not to bother.

yeah, that's why i didn't use them after a coupla times, but i think they were in use later in the war

AkbarGulag · 08-14-07, 04:40 AM

I do not know when they were used strategically in RL, but best protocol is to deploy one just before you tack... throttle up and gain some speed, as, most likely, you are deploying because you have been detected anyway, then deploy a decoy, alter course and cut engines, changing depth is also advisable at this point. Enemy sonar will (possibly) notice the decoy rather than your sub. Run silent, run deep.

The decoys will last a number of minutes. At least, they did in SH3. Don't bother with them in SH4 myself, after all, they were a german counter-measure.

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-14-07, 04:43 AM

:hmm: , maybe the decoys in SH4 were meant to be like shooting junk out a torpedo tube?

AkbarGulag · 08-14-07, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt. Shark Bait

:hmm: , maybe the decoys in SH4 were meant to be like shooting junk out a torpedo tube?

Haha, I imagine its a leftover from SH3. I guess the developers didn't see the point in leaving something that was already created out.

M. Sarsfield · 08-14-07, 07:40 AM

I think in the original SH you could jettison debris one time per engagement and it was a crap shoot whether they would take the bait or not, depending on how well they had you locked on - especially if three DD's were circling overhead.

08-14-07, 04:17 AM	#1
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	about decoys at which point were they used? used them a coupla times when i first started the war, but then read here they weren't in use so i havn't since them, but i definitely coulda used them just now . i'm up to early 44 __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

08-14-07, 04:40 AM	#4
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	I do not know when they were used strategically in RL, but best protocol is to deploy one just before you tack... throttle up and gain some speed, as, most likely, you are deploying because you have been detected anyway, then deploy a decoy, alter course and cut engines, changing depth is also advisable at this point. Enemy sonar will (possibly) notice the decoy rather than your sub. Run silent, run deep. The decoys will last a number of minutes. At least, they did in SH3. Don't bother with them in SH4 myself, after all, they were a german counter-measure. __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

08-14-07, 04:43 AM	#5
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	:hmm: , maybe the decoys in SH4 were meant to be like shooting junk out a torpedo tube? __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

08-14-07, 07:40 AM	#7
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think in the original SH you could jettison debris one time per engagement and it was a crap shoot whether they would take the bait or not, depending on how well they had you locked on - especially if three DD's were circling overhead. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

08-14-07, 04:19 AM	#2
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I never used them, particularly becauseI don't know HOW to use them and after reading here they were not historically accurate, I decided not to bother.