Battleship question

RadiationRob · 08-30-07, 09:21 PM

I have been on my career for about 20+ missions and have sunk 80k tons now and I have yet to encounter any battleships, I engage everything i find but its always old split frieghters and old composite frieghters and a Destroyer here and there but never once have i even seen a Battleship.. where do they hide?

odjig292 · 08-30-07, 09:36 PM

I can't speak for SH4 but I can still remember the day after weeks of patrols with SH1 when I finally found three carriers in the scope and managed to bag all three. SH4 is tougher but it's worth the wait. I just hope I can find the time to do it again. The thrill is worth it.

gg5056 · 08-30-07, 10:34 PM

Been playing SH4 for 5 months now. Look for Task Force, they have carriers, battleships, etc. Hard to attack in Daytime, better at nite. usally get sunk.
so always Save games.

johnhealon · 08-30-07, 10:35 PM

i found on task force one time south east of japan 1 yamato 3 kongos and 2 or 3 carriers

08-30-07, 11:53 PM

I found a task force the other day and took out 1 Taiho carrier, 3 Taiyo carriers and 2 heavy cruisers. This was November 43 in the southern Celebes Sea. The funny thing was I had not long ago called in a convoy and was told by Sub command to peel of and RTB at my discretion! I thought this was strange because I was on my way to patrol the south china seas and this was my first contact of that mission. I begrudgingly moved away from the convoy but was still headed north to my originla mission destination (I thought that sub command had got a bit confused and when they said RTB they really meant continue with mission). Anyway a few hours later i pick up a strong radar return, and sure enough Christmas came early for the USS Balao.

As a side not i am playing this first career at pretty easy settings, I then intend to load TM and go for all out 100% realism

RENEGADE-623 · 08-31-07, 12:28 AM

Im playing my first campaign on super easy as well. want to ease into harder levels slowly since im no expert at these games. I normally hunt task forces, that is i always go after the task force sightings to try to get me some good ships. so far i got lucky with yamato 4 or 5 times and quite a lot of carriers and other battleships. only then do i try to complete the patrol area missions.

WilhelmSchulz. · 08-31-07, 12:33 AM

Start a carear in the Aisatic Fleet in 41 and patrol the stright between Borneo and Celebs. Lost of TFs.

08-30-07, 09:21 PM	#1
RadiationRob Watch Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Battleship question I have been on my career for about 20+ missions and have sunk 80k tons now and I have yet to encounter any battleships, I engage everything i find but its always old split frieghters and old composite frieghters and a Destroyer here and there but never once have i even seen a Battleship.. where do they hide?

08-30-07, 09:36 PM	#2
odjig292 Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 55 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Winning the Pacific campaign I can't speak for SH4 but I can still remember the day after weeks of patrols with SH1 when I finally found three carriers in the scope and managed to bag all three. SH4 is tougher but it's worth the wait. I just hope I can find the time to do it again. The thrill is worth it.

08-30-07, 10:34 PM	#3
gg5056 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: fl Posts: 112 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Battleships Been playing SH4 for 5 months now. Look for Task Force, they have carriers, battleships, etc. Hard to attack in Daytime, better at nite. usally get sunk. so always Save games.

08-31-07, 12:28 AM	#6
RENEGADE-623 Sailor man Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 45 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Im playing my first campaign on super easy as well. want to ease into harder levels slowly since im no expert at these games. I normally hunt task forces, that is i always go after the task force sightings to try to get me some good ships. so far i got lucky with yamato 4 or 5 times and quite a lot of carriers and other battleships. only then do i try to complete the patrol area missions. __________________ IF YOU WANT TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, YOU HAVE TO PLAY HIS GAME Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66Ghz Quad PNY GeForce XLR8 8800 GTS / 640MB GDDR3 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCI Sound Card Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

08-31-07, 12:33 AM	#7
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Start a carear in the Aisatic Fleet in 41 and patrol the stright between Borneo and Celebs. Lost of TFs. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

08-30-07, 10:35 PM	#4
johnhealon Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sicily, not Italy Posts: 10 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	i found on task force one time south east of japan 1 yamato 3 kongos and 2 or 3 carriers

08-30-07, 11:53 PM	#5
simonb1612 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I found a task force the other day and took out 1 Taiho carrier, 3 Taiyo carriers and 2 heavy cruisers. This was November 43 in the southern Celebes Sea. The funny thing was I had not long ago called in a convoy and was told by Sub command to peel of and RTB at my discretion! I thought this was strange because I was on my way to patrol the south china seas and this was my first contact of that mission. I begrudgingly moved away from the convoy but was still headed north to my originla mission destination (I thought that sub command had got a bit confused and when they said RTB they really meant continue with mission). Anyway a few hours later i pick up a strong radar return, and sure enough Christmas came early for the USS Balao. As a side not i am playing this first career at pretty easy settings, I then intend to load TM and go for all out 100% realism