Operation Berlin in GWX

[bigboywooly]

Open the mission editor and create a new mis file
That way you can save it as a single mission by adding a player sub so you can check things as you go along

The finished article can be merged with the campaign files later

Not seen that add on for RTW
Not been near it for a year mind as ben busy with GWX

Looking forward to Empires though
Looks cool

[KPII]

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Open the mission editor and create a new mis file
That way you can save it as a single mission by adding a player sub so you can check things as you go along

The finished article can be merged with the campaign files later

Not seen that add on for RTW
Not been near it for a year mind as ben busy with GWX

Looking forward to Empires though
Looks cool

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/a...slideshow=true

Thanks - I'll take a stab at it.

Empires looks really interesting - also about time they developed some proper naval combat.

Cezbor: not sure if you are still following this thread - I installed the SpySat thingy, but it doesn't provide any additional updates on task-forces from the scenarios. I still have it running since it's very useful. Can't make up my mind if it's cheating a little - the intelligence updates in stock/GWX are a little slim, but this feels a little over the top. It does give some good info about the patterns of the AI convoy's though and it's interesting to see that they almost follow the correct routes (besides the odd convoys mingling around or being totally off the normal routes).

[KPII]

Just thought I would give a quick update on the next scenario I had a go at. It took two attempts before aquiring contact with the Bismarck task-force in "Operation Rheinubung", but boy was it worth it!

In the first attempt I was placed in the Denmark Strait at the right time, but they must have slipped past my search pattern. Took a wild dash towards the spot where the King George V task-force should be when they launched the Swordfish attack on Bismarck late on the 24th May, but no cigar.

Some time laterI received a MSG from BdU ordering all subs to quardrant BE53 to support the Bismarck - being a few thousand miles out I had no chance of arriving by the 27th, so I packed it in and reloaded the patrol.

This time around I tried to intercept the King George V task force and the Norfolk/Suffolk when leaving Scapa, but again the slipped past my ambush. Full speed ahead towards BE53 placed me on station early on the 26th May, a good 24 hours before the final show-down.

I started a search pattern in the area NE of "BE53", and when it dawned on the 27th without any contacts, I thought this would be another miss. Suddently I get a single warship contact to the SW and it turns out to be the Bismarck. We are now approx. 50 NM NE of "BE53", so I order ahead flank on a NE course in the hope that I'll intercept King George V in time. After a few Swordfish attacks I make contact with HMS Rodney and the King George steering 180 degrees at full steam in the direction of Bismarck. I'm so far out, that the best I can come up with is a spead of 4 at the Rodney from 3000 meters. I'm lucky to get one hit, which slows her down enough so I can finish her off, while the King George pounds the Bismarck back to the stone age.

During and right after the action we were continously being harrassed by Swordfish torpedo-bombers (12 of them made it to the patrol log) so it was quite intense and highly enjoyable.

An excellent scenario! I could really smell the cordit and the saltwater while trying to save the Bismarck.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KPII

Thanks for the response BigBoy,

Thanks for the info. The manual is a little misleading, since it does describe and display the actions of the different surface units. I guess I've just wasted a good 8-10 RL hours chasing this scenario.

Hi!

I've altered the manual slightly, as follows:

Operation Berlin was originally included in The Grey Wolves V1.0. The battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau will follow the general path of their historical cruise; however, GWX does not specifically script the convoys or warships that the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau encountered.

Does that better represent how GWX has implemented Operation Berlin?

Thanks!

Pablo

[KPII]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I've altered the manual slightly, as follows:

Does that better represent how GWX has implemented Operation Berlin?

Thanks!

Pablo

That should do the trick - many thanks Pablo.

The manual is excellent by the way - I took it to bed (!) the first time I installed GWX, and didn't sleep before it was time to get up again. I still use it frequently, which is rare for other manuals. Well done.