aircraft spotted, who cares

Laffertytig · 12-07-07, 03:17 PM

ok, just finished my 2nd patrol using RFB and RSRD and am wonderin my aircraft seem to useless. the zero's usually buzz me allowin me to shoot them down very easily or as happened last patrol, twin engined aircraft actually passed within 200 metres on a clear day and never even changed course. at 1st i thought maybe they were friendly, but surely not in the S china sea in june 42.

lovin everything else in the game but aircraft just seem very lame. were jap planes in ww2 so poor at attackin/spottin subs?

manucapo · 12-07-07, 03:34 PM

i find my aircraft to be very annoying because

80 percent of the time they drop the bombs 50 miles
but if you let your guard down too much
a direct hit and your dead
and if you dont save (like me) it can get very annoying
so it kinda forces you to go down everytime
and as far as i know in real life subs sank all the time when aircraft where inbound
and only used the gun in extreme cases

so if you want to take the gamble go ahead
it depends on how you like to play

tater · 12-07-07, 03:41 PM

I always pull the plug when aircraft are spotted, that's what RL subs did.

-Pv- · 12-07-07, 05:04 PM

As tater implied. WWII was the 1st war were air power began to be the deciding factory in warfare. Aircraft were the biggest threat. Not changed that much today. Aircraft are still the biggest threat for modern subs.
-Pv-

AVGWarhawk · 12-07-07, 05:41 PM

The kill ratio for the aircraft was not that great. Not to mention they were detected in most cases for the sub to dive. At any rate, the aircraft can be crafty. Sure, hang out on the surface and hope they do not strike home! I prefer to dive.

Ducimus · 12-07-07, 05:42 PM

I don't just dive, i crash dive.

12-07-07, 03:17 PM	#1
Laffertytig Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 757 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	aircraft spotted, who cares ok, just finished my 2nd patrol using RFB and RSRD and am wonderin my aircraft seem to useless. the zero's usually buzz me allowin me to shoot them down very easily or as happened last patrol, twin engined aircraft actually passed within 200 metres on a clear day and never even changed course. at 1st i thought maybe they were friendly, but surely not in the S china sea in june 42. lovin everything else in the game but aircraft just seem very lame. were jap planes in ww2 so poor at attackin/spottin subs?

12-07-07, 05:41 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The kill ratio for the aircraft was not that great. Not to mention they were detected in most cases for the sub to dive. At any rate, the aircraft can be crafty. Sure, hang out on the surface and hope they do not strike home! I prefer to dive. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-07-07, 03:34 PM	#2
manucapo Gunner Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 100 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	i find my aircraft to be very annoying because 80 percent of the time they drop the bombs 50 miles but if you let your guard down too much a direct hit and your dead and if you dont save (like me) it can get very annoying so it kinda forces you to go down everytime and as far as i know in real life subs sank all the time when aircraft where inbound and only used the gun in extreme cases so if you want to take the gamble go ahead it depends on how you like to play

12-07-07, 03:41 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I always pull the plug when aircraft are spotted, that's what RL subs did.

12-07-07, 05:04 PM	#4
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	As tater implied. WWII was the 1st war were air power began to be the deciding factory in warfare. Aircraft were the biggest threat. Not changed that much today. Aircraft are still the biggest threat for modern subs. -Pv-

12-07-07, 05:42 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I don't just dive, i crash dive.