Trigger Maru is work !

beartooth91 · 12-02-07, 06:18 AM

"...If you want a shooting gallery, this mod isn't it."

Completed my 1st war patrol in Thresher (Dec '41 - Feb '42) off Hokkaido. Found - and sank - plenty of fishing boats, but, only 2 merchant contacts (which I sank).
Now on my 2nd patrol - East China Sea - 1 small merchant sank and almost at the point - on fuel - of having to head home.

I'm curious as to what type of search patterns work the best (?).

beartooth91

Bulkhead · 12-03-07, 06:04 PM

Whats working for me is that i patrol the ordered area for 48 hours or what the order says, and head for the ship lanes and patrol along them or something. Or another one is to go close to buzzy harbours.
Sorry but this is all i can give you. Hope its working for you

Shyzar · 12-03-07, 06:51 PM

If, you're ever near sourthern Honshu. I find it quite lucrative to wait at the mouth of bungo or kii suido at periscope depth using sonar. I've caught quite a few convoys this way.

beartooth91 · 12-04-07, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulkhead

Whats working for me is that i patrol the ordered area for 48 hours or what the order says, and head for the ship lanes and patrol along them or something. Or another one is to go close to buzzy harbours.
Sorry but this is all i can give you. Hope its working for you

And where are the shipping lanes ? The only "shipping lane" I've found in TM is near the Formosa Straits.

SteamWake · 12-04-07, 11:38 AM

Sounds like a pretty good endorsement to me

TDK1044 · 12-04-07, 12:11 PM

I really like this mod. It combines just the right amount of reality and fun in my view.

Ducimus · 12-04-07, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDK1044

I really like this mod. It combines just the right amount of reality and fun in my view.

Thats the goal.

howler93 · 12-04-07, 01:42 PM

I agree...a fantastic mod. It's certainly forced me to be much less nonchelant about my attcks though- especially task forces. The DD's get on me as soon as I THINK about making an attack

. No more waiting for the convoy/task force to come along while I wait on a perfect perpendicular course at periscope depth. After reading some posts, it sounds like it's best to hang out under the thermal layer until the lead escort passes overhead, then surface to collect torpedo data? Any tips are always appreciated. Love the mod, love the game...

Howler

12-02-07, 06:18 AM	#1
beartooth91 Loader Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 82 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Trigger Maru is work ! "...If you want a shooting gallery, this mod isn't it." Completed my 1st war patrol in Thresher (Dec '41 - Feb '42) off Hokkaido. Found - and sank - plenty of fishing boats, but, only 2 merchant contacts (which I sank). Now on my 2nd patrol - East China Sea - 1 small merchant sank and almost at the point - on fuel - of having to head home. I'm curious as to what type of search patterns work the best (?). beartooth91

12-03-07, 06:04 PM	#2
Bulkhead 中国水兵 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Norway, Hordaland Posts: 279 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 0	Whats working for me is that i patrol the ordered area for 48 hours or what the order says, and head for the ship lanes and patrol along them or something. Or another one is to go close to buzzy harbours. Sorry but this is all i can give you. Hope its working for you __________________ KHJ

12-03-07, 06:51 PM	#3
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	If, you're ever near sourthern Honshu. I find it quite lucrative to wait at the mouth of bungo or kii suido at periscope depth using sonar. I've caught quite a few convoys this way. __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

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12-04-07, 11:38 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a pretty good endorsement to me

12-04-07, 12:11 PM	#6
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I really like this mod. It combines just the right amount of reality and fun in my view.

12-04-07, 01:42 PM	#8
howler93 Medic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Telluride, Colorado Posts: 162 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I agree...a fantastic mod. It's certainly forced me to be much less nonchelant about my attcks though- especially task forces. The DD's get on me as soon as I THINK about making an attack . No more waiting for the convoy/task force to come along while I wait on a perfect perpendicular course at periscope depth. After reading some posts, it sounds like it's best to hang out under the thermal layer until the lead escort passes overhead, then surface to collect torpedo data? Any tips are always appreciated. Love the mod, love the game... Howler