Aircraft at night ?

oscar19681 · 03-26-10, 12:45 PM

Its 1941 , i,m in the med . So i go for the 30.000 merchant sink mission. Lots of aircraft so i wait for midnight so to avoid the aircraft. But what do you know? The allies have night vision and fly at night now. WTF? What happended to the dive during the day surface at night tactic?

The General · 03-26-10, 12:55 PM

I have spent alot of time on here defending SH5 lately, but when The Devs haven't managed to get the Aircraft deployment model right in three generations of Silent Hunter I am just at a loss for words

jhelix70 · 03-26-10, 12:57 PM

I've noticed this too...they fly at night as much as the day.

SteamWake · 03-26-10, 12:58 PM

You dident have to wait for night the aircraft dont attack anyhow.

Or at least I have never been attacked.

03-26-10, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

You dident have to wait for night the aircraft dont attack anyhow.

Or at least I have never been attacked.

yep the AI for plans is broken, they may as well be birds because they will never attack you under any curcumstances.

i would guess this will be fixed in the next patch

oscar19681 · 03-26-10, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The General

I have spent alot of time on here defending SH5 lately, but when The Devs haven't managed to get the Aircraft deployment model right in three generations of Silent Hunter I am just at a loss for words

I,m sorry to say that i,m starting to feel teh same way. The so called " historical accuracy " and other bugs are just slowly starting to take there toll.

daft · 03-26-10, 02:09 PM

By -41, radar attacks would theoretically be possible I suppose, but they certainly weren't happening in any large numbers from what I can recall. In reality I think the Allies still had not made a successful night attack against a U-boat by the middle of -41.

sdflyer · 03-26-10, 02:30 PM

Whats wrong with flying at night? Clear nights are perfect for flying! What is not realistic ?

kraznyi_oktjabr · 03-26-10, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sdflyer

Whats wrong with flying at night? Clear nights are perfect for flying! What is not realistic ?

Well flying itself is not. Problem is that there is no point in it. How are you supposed to find lonely u-boat in darkness? That is hard even in good conditions.

EDIT: Modified to more appropriate approach

Nordmann · 03-26-10, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sdflyer

Whats wrong with flying at night? Clear nights are perfect for flying! What is not realistic ?

Perhaps the fact that you are unlikely to spot anything as small as a submarine, even on a clear night. Hence the reason why submarines recharged their batteries during the night.

capthelm · 03-26-10, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by oscar19681

Its 1941 , i,m in the med . So i go for the 30.000 merchant sink mission. Lots of aircraft so i wait for midnight so to avoid the aircraft. But what do you know? The allies have night vision and fly at night now. WTF? What happended to the dive during the day surface at night tactic?

they did have bombers at night, for night operations.

onboard radar finding units. and searchlights under the aircrafts and nose

later in the war period i think.

03-26-10, 12:45 PM	#1
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Aircraft at night ? Its 1941 , i,m in the med . So i go for the 30.000 merchant sink mission. Lots of aircraft so i wait for midnight so to avoid the aircraft. But what do you know? The allies have night vision and fly at night now. WTF? What happended to the dive during the day surface at night tactic? __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

03-26-10, 12:55 PM	#2
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	I have spent alot of time on here defending SH5 lately, but when The Devs haven't managed to get the Aircraft deployment model right in three generations of Silent Hunter I am just at a loss for words __________________ *THE GENERAL*

03-26-10, 12:58 PM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You dident have to wait for night the aircraft dont attack anyhow. Or at least I have never been attacked. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-26-10, 02:09 PM	#7
daft Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 493 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	By -41, radar attacks would theoretically be possible I suppose, but they certainly weren't happening in any large numbers from what I can recall. In reality I think the Allies still had not made a successful night attack against a U-boat by the middle of -41. __________________ And God said: \"Let there be Narrowband!\"

03-26-10, 12:57 PM	#3
jhelix70 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 152 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I've noticed this too...they fly at night as much as the day.

03-26-10, 02:30 PM	#8
sdflyer Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 35 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Whats wrong with flying at night? Clear nights are perfect for flying! What is not realistic ?