noob destroyers?

Muntjak · 09-23-05, 01:34 PM

Hmm, I tried to sneak to scapa flow (20 march 1940)
I met couple of destroyers there. Hunt 1, V&W. They pinged me and tried to destroy with depth charges. Water depth was about 15m. I was running at periscope depth. I easily manouvered them and got just slight damage. I managed to escape (closer to scapa flow). I met second destroyer there. I also managed to escape.

I found they are very inacurate in droping depth charges. They was shooting at my periscope (so they knew where am I) and were unable to ram me (well.. one rammed me a bit but did little damage, I was turning 90 degrees at flank speed while he was trying to ram me from 180') or depth charge me. Weird.

I'm using rub 1.43

Beery · 09-23-05, 01:58 PM

Most destroyers in 1940 are crewed by novices and they have equipment that's all but useless. Try the same thing in 1944 and see what happens.

Muntjak · 09-23-05, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beery

Most destroyers in 1940 are crewed by novices and they have equipment that's all but useless. Try the same thing in 1944 and see what happens.

yes Sir, understood Sir :-)

BTW: 20 march 1940 - nothing but few destroyers in Scapa Flow

I was hoping to find some carrier or battleship.

Beery · 09-23-05, 02:30 PM

I'm hoping that one day, the folks who mod the campaign files will add historical traffic to the ports. It will take a while though, as the developers left a lot of things undone.

Gammel · 09-23-05, 02:34 PM

those "noobs" ended my career in Dec 1940!

Before that day i was also thinking the couldnÂ´t harm me in any way and so i became nasty.

U-64 was sunk by DCÂ´s Dec 24 1941 in the irish sea.

RUB 1.43 here too

Beery · 09-23-05, 02:54 PM

Yeah. They aren't all noobs. There are some well-trained crews out there too.

FAdmiral · 09-23-05, 03:17 PM

I find that by watching the DD's movement pattern usually
will determine how good he is. The better ones will hunt, drift,
sprint, change direction and repeat. Most of the novice ones
will just change direction once in a while while chuging along
at a steady 10 kts......

JIM

PS. Using RUB 1.41 & patch 1.4b

09-23-05, 01:34 PM	#1
Muntjak Seaman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: quadrant BH, Torun, PL Posts: 41 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	noob destroyers? Hmm, I tried to sneak to scapa flow (20 march 1940) I met couple of destroyers there. Hunt 1, V&W. They pinged me and tried to destroy with depth charges. Water depth was about 15m. I was running at periscope depth. I easily manouvered them and got just slight damage. I managed to escape (closer to scapa flow). I met second destroyer there. I also managed to escape. I found they are very inacurate in droping depth charges. They was shooting at my periscope (so they knew where am I) and were unable to ram me (well.. one rammed me a bit but did little damage, I was turning 90 degrees at flank speed while he was trying to ram me from 180') or depth charge me. Weird. I'm using rub 1.43

09-23-05, 01:58 PM	#2
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Most destroyers in 1940 are crewed by novices and they have equipment that's all but useless. Try the same thing in 1944 and see what happens. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

09-23-05, 02:30 PM	#4
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm hoping that one day, the folks who mod the campaign files will add historical traffic to the ports. It will take a while though, as the developers left a lot of things undone. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

09-23-05, 02:34 PM	#5
Gammel Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 0	those "noobs" ended my career in Dec 1940! Before that day i was also thinking the couldnÂ´t harm me in any way and so i became nasty. U-64 was sunk by DCÂ´s Dec 24 1941 in the irish sea. RUB 1.43 here too __________________ nie das Boot verlassen

09-23-05, 02:54 PM	#6
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah. They aren't all noobs. There are some well-trained crews out there too. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

09-23-05, 03:17 PM	#7
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I find that by watching the DD's movement pattern usually will determine how good he is. The better ones will hunt, drift, sprint, change direction and repeat. Most of the novice ones will just change direction once in a while while chuging along at a steady 10 kts...... JIM PS. Using RUB 1.41 & patch 1.4b __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org