What were they doing up there?

tennozan · 03-22-10, 07:26 AM

TC @ 1024, weather clear, mid-day:

I'm in the control room looking over the map when there's a horrific crashing noise and the boat is getting jarred around like a really good depth charging. Race to the bridge and see that we're in the middle of a convoy getting knocked around like a Tonka toy. We made it about 30 seconds as I tried to get us to dive. Rammed, shot to hell and sinking. I'd court martial the bridge crew if they had lived.

Echo76 · 03-22-10, 08:02 AM

Happens to me too all the time after I switched map contacts off. Noticed that after 64x TC the navigator stops saying aloud the new waypoints you insert in map, maybe the rest of the crew stops reporting also, me thinks.

bigboywooly · 03-22-10, 08:11 AM

You were unlucky you hit anything
I sailed right through one and out the back only dropping TC when crew spotted the rear escort
As it happens I turned and sailed back thru

They are blind as a bat and no use at all

Therion_Prime · 03-22-10, 08:26 AM

TC jumps to 8x = enemy ship sighted
TC jumps to 1x = enemy plane sighted

Problem solved!

kylania · 03-22-10, 08:31 AM

I was flying home yesterday to finish a patrol and didn't really care what was happening, so was flying past Scotland at 2048x.

Suddenly the TC stops and I see a red icon right over my boat. I climb up on the bridge and look behind me and there's a carrier task force like 1km behind me!!

Somehow I was able to crash dive and "squeal my tires" to take a snap shot at the carrier as it passed. I missed.

Didn't get hunted though, thank the fog!

SteamWake · 03-22-10, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therion_Prime

TC jumps to 8x = enemy ship sighted
TC jumps to 1x = enemy plane sighted

Problem solved!

Great plan... now make it work

tennozan · 03-22-10, 11:33 AM

Agreed!

jdkbph · 03-22-10, 01:07 PM

Just make those changes to the main.cfg file in your mydocs\sh5 folder. I set all the enemy sighted and critical damage/situation type settings to 1x in mine and I haven't had any such issues.

JD

03-22-10, 07:26 AM	#1
tennozan Sparky Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 151 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	What were they doing up there? TC @ 1024, weather clear, mid-day: I'm in the control room looking over the map when there's a horrific crashing noise and the boat is getting jarred around like a really good depth charging. Race to the bridge and see that we're in the middle of a convoy getting knocked around like a Tonka toy. We made it about 30 seconds as I tried to get us to dive. Rammed, shot to hell and sinking. I'd court martial the bridge crew if they had lived. __________________ "The people who are the most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all." G.K. Chesterton

03-22-10, 08:02 AM	#2
Echo76 Loader Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 83 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Happens to me too all the time after I switched map contacts off. Noticed that after 64x TC the navigator stops saying aloud the new waypoints you insert in map, maybe the rest of the crew stops reporting also, me thinks. __________________

03-22-10, 08:11 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	You were unlucky you hit anything I sailed right through one and out the back only dropping TC when crew spotted the rear escort As it happens I turned and sailed back thru They are blind as a bat and no use at all __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-22-10, 08:31 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I was flying home yesterday to finish a patrol and didn't really care what was happening, so was flying past Scotland at 2048x. Suddenly the TC stops and I see a red icon right over my boat. I climb up on the bridge and look behind me and there's a carrier task force like 1km behind me!! Somehow I was able to crash dive and "squeal my tires" to take a snap shot at the carrier as it passed. I missed. Didn't get hunted though, thank the fog! __________________

03-22-10, 11:33 AM	#7
tennozan Sparky Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 151 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	Agreed! __________________ "The people who are the most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all." G.K. Chesterton

03-22-10, 08:26 AM	#4
Therion_Prime Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 105 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	TC jumps to 8x = enemy ship sighted TC jumps to 1x = enemy plane sighted Problem solved!

03-22-10, 01:07 PM	#8
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Just make those changes to the main.cfg file in your mydocs\sh5 folder. I set all the enemy sighted and critical damage/situation type settings to 1x in mine and I haven't had any such issues. JD