So, in SH4 who has witnessed or participated in a historic battle?

letterboy1 · 10-22-07, 08:52 PM

You know how it is, you get that FAX traffic and it says that enemy forces are expected at Midway any time. You're either all the way at Honshu and too far to make it . . . or you are actually at Midway and are waiting and waiting for the sh!t to hit the fan but nothing happens. Or maybe it's happening just outside of Midway but the entire Navy forgot to send a contact report with the approximate location of the battle. Same with the other historic events that you read about in the FAX traffic reports.

Then again, I've missed quite a few other obvious points about SH4 so maybe somebody can tell my what I'm doing wrong. How can I get in the middle of one of these whopper battles? Is it even possible? Or are these battle myths like the moon landings?

joea · 10-23-07, 04:08 AM

If you're playing stock know the stock campaign is s**@ and most of those battles are not modelled properly or at all....gotta wait for the modders to build real campaigns like they did with SH3. The "Run Silent Run Deep" mod looks promising.

MONOLITH · 10-23-07, 09:13 AM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123467

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ReallyDedPoet · 10-23-07, 09:24 AM

Also, tater has done some good stuff with his mod

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=116283

RDP

rrmelend · 10-23-07, 05:00 PM

I was leaving Pearl on June 2, 1942 and decided to head NW of Midway and look for the IJN carriers since I knew their approx. location in real life. Well midday on the 4th I spot friendly ships and sure enough it is a US task force built around a carrier. I note their heading, make some adjustments and then speed up time to allow them to pass when all of a sudden I get all of the collision sounds and the game gives me the death screen. When it zoomed out I saw that I had collided with the carrier. I guess I am lucky that I died because I have no idea what they would have done with me back at Pearl after that. I lost my boat, lost my crew and ripped a hole into a Yorktown class carrier during a major battle. I'm sure once news of this spread throughout Japan I would be given a medal.

letterboy1 · 10-23-07, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rrmelend

I was leaving Pearl on June 2, 1942 and decided to head NW of Midway and look for the IJN carriers since I knew their approx. location in real life. Well midday on the 4th I spot friendly ships and sure enough it is a US task force built around a carrier. I note their heading, make some adjustments and then speed up time to allow them to pass when all of a sudden I get all of the collision sounds and the game gives me the death screen. When it zoomed out I saw that I had collided with the carrier. I guess I am lucky that I died because I have no idea what they would have done with me back at Pearl after that. I lost my boat, lost my crew and ripped a hole into a Yorktown class carrier during a major battle. I'm sure once news of this spread throughout Japan I would be given a medal.

Heh heh, I hope I don't experience Midway like that!

TheSatyr · 10-24-07, 10:51 PM

I've been involved in a few hysterical battles,but no historical ones.:rotfl:

tater · 10-24-07, 10:56 PM

Many of the more important surface engagements are impossible since there are no ship-launched torpedoes.

The IJN without the type 93 torpedo is hard to grasp.

tater

10-22-07, 08:52 PM	#1
letterboy1 Captain Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Columbus, GA, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	So, in SH4 who has witnessed or participated in a historic battle? You know how it is, you get that FAX traffic and it says that enemy forces are expected at Midway any time. You're either all the way at Honshu and too far to make it . . . or you are actually at Midway and are waiting and waiting for the sh!t to hit the fan but nothing happens. Or maybe it's happening just outside of Midway but the entire Navy forgot to send a contact report with the approximate location of the battle. Same with the other historic events that you read about in the FAX traffic reports. Then again, I've missed quite a few other obvious points about SH4 so maybe somebody can tell my what I'm doing wrong. How can I get in the middle of one of these whopper battles? Is it even possible? Or are these battle myths like the moon landings? __________________ Asus P8 Z68 Deluxe MoBo Intel Core i7 @ 4.4 GHz 16 GB RAM EVGA GTX Titan Black 1.5 T-byte HDD Antec 1 KW True Power Quattro PS

10-23-07, 09:13 AM	#3
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123467 . __________________

10-23-07, 09:24 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Also, tater has done some good stuff with his mod http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=116283 RDP __________________ Back in the Day

10-23-07, 04:08 AM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	If you're playing stock know the stock campaign is s**@ and most of those battles are not modelled properly or at all....gotta wait for the modders to build real campaigns like they did with SH3. The "Run Silent Run Deep" mod looks promising.

10-23-07, 05:00 PM	#5
rrmelend Medic Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 162 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I was leaving Pearl on June 2, 1942 and decided to head NW of Midway and look for the IJN carriers since I knew their approx. location in real life. Well midday on the 4th I spot friendly ships and sure enough it is a US task force built around a carrier. I note their heading, make some adjustments and then speed up time to allow them to pass when all of a sudden I get all of the collision sounds and the game gives me the death screen. When it zoomed out I saw that I had collided with the carrier. I guess I am lucky that I died because I have no idea what they would have done with me back at Pearl after that. I lost my boat, lost my crew and ripped a hole into a Yorktown class carrier during a major battle. I'm sure once news of this spread throughout Japan I would be given a medal.

10-24-07, 10:51 PM	#7
TheSatyr Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 545 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been involved in a few hysterical battles,but no historical ones.:rotfl:

10-24-07, 10:56 PM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Many of the more important surface engagements are impossible since there are no ship-launched torpedoes. The IJN without the type 93 torpedo is hard to grasp. tater