Scapa Question - Spoiler Alert

Segwin · 10-07-12, 11:25 AM

So I get a mission to go to Scapa and sink a Capital Ship.

I go in at periscope depth and at night. I'm doing 1 knot, and really taking my time. I find a nice battleship that is mine for the taking. I fire 4 fish and got credit for a kill. Now I'm wondering how I'm going to make it out of here with all the racket I've made. Well, all the ships in the harbor just stay in place - not one destroyer has started up and looking to dc me. I waited till all my torpedoes were reloaded and took out two destroyers. I never surfaced as I thought this would surely do me in but was half tempted to see what, if anything, might happen. I stayed at periscope depth and exited without any problems.

Is this normal for the game in this area? Not that I mind sinking ships but I would have thought that after the major explosions of the battleship things would have become very hard very quickly.

Gerald · 10-07-12, 12:17 PM

It depends on what year you are there .... at a later stage in the war, it is more difficult to enter,at least in SH3.

Segwin · 10-07-12, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

It depends on what year you are there .... at a later stage in the war, it is more difficult to enter,at least in SH3.

November of 39.

Gerald · 10-07-12, 12:57 PM

Can not say directly that for SH5 .... then I have not played since it was released, on the course of action is the same as for SH3, but if it is the same, it is not November -39 no problem.

Marshall Ney · 10-09-12, 08:45 PM

I wondered the same, because this where I found those five special ships to sink in Blockade. I was able to sneak in, in day time first time to sinks one, then come back later to get the last three. Destryers never made a effort to find me. They just kept going " ring-around-a-rosy" the whole time. Very Biszar!!!

MN

10-10-12, 12:30 AM

What modlist do you use?
I use Sobers except real navigation & green spinning thing,

When I attacked two ships at a port farther south, I had lot of destroyers further out, attacked at night & had 50 meters to spare down. but when torpedon hit the ships turned two destroyers to look for me. doch without success and was able to sneak out again.

10-07-12, 11:25 AM	#1
Segwin Planesman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 187 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	Scapa Question - Spoiler Alert So I get a mission to go to Scapa and sink a Capital Ship. I go in at periscope depth and at night. I'm doing 1 knot, and really taking my time. I find a nice battleship that is mine for the taking. I fire 4 fish and got credit for a kill. Now I'm wondering how I'm going to make it out of here with all the racket I've made. Well, all the ships in the harbor just stay in place - not one destroyer has started up and looking to dc me. I waited till all my torpedoes were reloaded and took out two destroyers. I never surfaced as I thought this would surely do me in but was half tempted to see what, if anything, might happen. I stayed at periscope depth and exited without any problems. Is this normal for the game in this area? Not that I mind sinking ships but I would have thought that after the major explosions of the battleship things would have become very hard very quickly.

10-07-12, 12:17 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	It depends on what year you are there .... at a later stage in the war, it is more difficult to enter,at least in SH3. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-07-12, 12:57 PM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Can not say directly that for SH5 .... then I have not played since it was released, on the course of action is the same as for SH3, but if it is the same, it is not November -39 no problem. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

10-09-12, 08:45 PM	#5
Marshall Ney Loader Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lewiston, NY Posts: 82 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Same here I wondered the same, because this where I found those five special ships to sink in Blockade. I was able to sneak in, in day time first time to sinks one, then come back later to get the last three. Destryers never made a effort to find me. They just kept going " ring-around-a-rosy" the whole time. Very Biszar!!! MN

10-10-12, 12:30 AM	#6
Gummi Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	What modlist do you use? I use Sobers except real navigation & green spinning thing, When I attacked two ships at a port farther south, I had lot of destroyers further out, attacked at night & had 50 meters to spare down. but when torpedon hit the ships turned two destroyers to look for me. doch without success and was able to sneak out again.