A Question about GWX 3.0 Radio Messages

Joefour · 03-18-14, 02:08 PM

Hi All,

I'm running GWX 3.0, it's February, 1940. I'm SW of Ireland, merrily sinking all of the soft targets I come across. I get a series of several messages from BDU ordering me and a couple of other boats to station ourselves in several different locations near the western approaches to the Channel, and to expect the Ark Royal to come through somewhere in the area. I ignored these messages because I wasn't sure (even though supplied with Long. and Lat.), exactly where they wanted me to be. When I finally expended all my torps and came home, I got awarded the Knight's Cross! Obviously the brass were not too irritated with me for ignoring orders. I also tend to maintain radio silence while I'm out there wreaking havoc with Winston's ships.
My question is for future reference: If I had figured out the correct area to be in as given by the radio messages and actually had gone there, would I have had a chance at getting the Ark Royal in my sights? When the messages came in, no markers or anything like that showed up on the tactical map, par exemple, "task force headed east at 12 Kts." or "Neutral warship in zone such-and-such heading SW, fast".
Any ideas? Has anyone else experienced something similar? I'd love to be able to fire off a salvo at a target like that some time.

HW3 · 03-18-14, 02:55 PM

The messages with Lat. & Long. are historical messages added for atmosphere. Whether the Ark Royal is actually scripted into the campaign to come through there, I can not say for sure.

Joefour · 03-18-14, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HW3

The messages with Lat. & Long. are historical messages added for atmosphere. Whether the Ark Royal is actually scripted into the campaign to come through there, I can not say for sure.

That's kind of what was in the back of my mind. It seems like an unnecessary risk to be skulking around in the enemy's own backyard just to see IF the reports might be true and come to fruition. What would be cooler than sticking a salvo up HMS Victorious' or King George V's gazoo and changing the historical course of the war (i.e. re:the Bismarck).

I once played the single mission Bismarck and managed to waste everything in sight flying the Union Jack, including the King George, but Bismarck still heeled over and gave up the ghost.

Pisces · 03-18-14, 03:52 PM

Oh, and in case you want to check the lat/long grids: 120 km for every degree away from the equator and Greenwich Meridian. 2 km per minute of arc.

03-18-14, 04:41 PM

The Ark Royal is not properly modeled in GWX 3 and the Illustrious Class is used to fill in.
If it's Historical that the Ark Royal was in that area at that time?
I'd think BBW would have scripted it to be there.

I did look at the scripted campaign files but I'm not telling what I found.

Joefour · 03-18-14, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pisces

Oh, and in case you want to check the lat/long grids: 120 km for every degree away from the equator and Greenwich Meridian. 2 km per minute of arc.

Gotcha. Thanks.

David Brock · 03-18-14, 11:41 PM

Some what off-topic.... But I have come to hate the saying "New message received" 90% of the message are totally useless to me. Which I had a better radio operator so he new which ones to bin and which to actually notify me about.

ParaHandy · 03-19-14, 07:43 AM

Along similar lines, can someone advise me what the 6 digit grid references mean? For example BE2438 etc, as opposed to the AANN references.

03-18-14, 02:08 PM	#1
Joefour Engineer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: At periscope depth in the Puget Sound Posts: 215 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	A Question about GWX 3.0 Radio Messages Hi All, I'm running GWX 3.0, it's February, 1940. I'm SW of Ireland, merrily sinking all of the soft targets I come across. I get a series of several messages from BDU ordering me and a couple of other boats to station ourselves in several different locations near the western approaches to the Channel, and to expect the Ark Royal to come through somewhere in the area. I ignored these messages because I wasn't sure (even though supplied with Long. and Lat.), exactly where they wanted me to be. When I finally expended all my torps and came home, I got awarded the Knight's Cross! Obviously the brass were not too irritated with me for ignoring orders. I also tend to maintain radio silence while I'm out there wreaking havoc with Winston's ships. My question is for future reference: If I had figured out the correct area to be in as given by the radio messages and actually had gone there, would I have had a chance at getting the Ark Royal in my sights? When the messages came in, no markers or anything like that showed up on the tactical map, par exemple, "task force headed east at 12 Kts." or "Neutral warship in zone such-and-such heading SW, fast". Any ideas? Has anyone else experienced something similar? I'd love to be able to fire off a salvo at a target like that some time.

03-18-14, 02:55 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,587 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	The messages with Lat. & Long. are historical messages added for atmosphere. Whether the Ark Royal is actually scripted into the campaign to come through there, I can not say for sure. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

03-18-14, 03:52 PM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Oh, and in case you want to check the lat/long grids: 120 km for every degree away from the equator and Greenwich Meridian. 2 km per minute of arc.

03-18-14, 04:41 PM	#5
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The Ark Royal is not properly modeled in GWX 3 and the Illustrious Class is used to fill in. If it's Historical that the Ark Royal was in that area at that time? I'd think BBW would have scripted it to be there. I did look at the scripted campaign files but I'm not telling what I found.

03-18-14, 11:41 PM	#7
David Brock Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 8 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Some what off-topic.... But I have come to hate the saying "New message received" 90% of the message are totally useless to me. Which I had a better radio operator so he new which ones to bin and which to actually notify me about.

03-19-14, 07:43 AM	#8
ParaHandy Watch Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Clyde Built Posts: 22 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Along similar lines, can someone advise me what the 6 digit grid references mean? For example BE2438 etc, as opposed to the AANN references.