Was I wrong - Page 3

DrBeast · 12-14-07, 09:19 AM

Even if you deliver the goods without anyone noticing you, the game requires you to radio in a Status Report when you're done, which will alert any nearby units of your presence, so from a strictly game-mechanistic point of view it doesn't matter if you're detected prior to the drop-off. So drowning those merchants was a good thing to do

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Originally Posted by MorganThePirate

I think that it will be wonderful to have concrete orders: For example, go to patrol station, stay within 100 nm, attack enemy merchant ships and be in contact every day at 100; or top secret drop rangers team, maintain radio silence, avoid enemy contact and report when mission is accomplished.

I take it you've never heard of Run Silent, Run Deep - The Campaign...?

cmdrk · 12-14-07, 11:03 AM

Let me relate my game experience. I had a mission to drop an agent on Japan's coast. I avoided detection until we were in the bay at drop site.

There was a damn fishing boat cruising back in forth in the bay near the site. The water was shallow and I could only go to radar depth. Daylight would be in a few hours, so I combat surfaced and sank him. I then proceeded to drop off the agent. The rubber raft bobbed around while I backed the boat. A wave sloshed the raft into the boat and capsized the agent. I pulled away and radioed in while raft was still in sight.

I didn't receive any response. I went on my way, sank some ships, and sent some status reports every 2 days. Finally, I was sent new orders to East China Sea.

The agent mission showed complete, but my mission for my next patrol is to drop off an agent on Japan's coast.

From what I gather from other posts, I should have received new orders immediately after I reported the drop. Then, getting the same mission for the next patrol means the previous one was not successful.

I quess my agent drown or was captured due to my gunfire waking up everyone.

This time, I'm going to avoid detection and back away before the agent capsizes.

scrag · 12-14-07, 11:55 AM

Realistically - normally go with a bird in a hand theory HOWEVER - when conducting SOF insertions - the only thing that protects you and the party is your stealth. Compromising it might tip off something bigger than the shipping you would have sunk - especially merchies - a YAMAMOTO Class BB might be time to reconsider. Doolittle's raid while not dramatic in damage clearly was a huge blow to the moral of Japan and totally dispelled the myth that Japan was invincibile - we needed the boost and the Japanese needed the bloody nose. Now for the other side ...
IF this was the KREIGSMARINE - you vill be visited by the Gestapo and ve shall see vhy du bist so stupid. Say Auf Wiedersien to your family and Guten Tag to the Eastern Front Dumkopf!!!!!! SHULLLLTTTZZZZZ GET THE STAFF CARRR READY!!!!!!

In the US Navy your "McHale's Navy tactics will get you a counseling chit and EMI"

Russia - COMRADE!!!!! I hope you enjoy winter weather or perhaps the KGB will find ways to educate you in the error of your ways DA????????

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12-14-07, 11:55 AM	#33
scrag Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 161 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	You will be keel hauled at noon Realistically - normally go with a bird in a hand theory HOWEVER - when conducting SOF insertions - the only thing that protects you and the party is your stealth. Compromising it might tip off something bigger than the shipping you would have sunk - especially merchies - a YAMAMOTO Class BB might be time to reconsider. Doolittle's raid while not dramatic in damage clearly was a huge blow to the moral of Japan and totally dispelled the myth that Japan was invincibile - we needed the boost and the Japanese needed the bloody nose. Now for the other side ... IF this was the KREIGSMARINE - you vill be visited by the Gestapo and ve shall see vhy du bist so stupid. Say Auf Wiedersien to your family and Guten Tag to the Eastern Front Dumkopf!!!!!! SHULLLLTTTZZZZZ GET THE STAFF CARRR READY!!!!!! In the US Navy your "McHale's Navy tactics will get you a counseling chit and EMI" Russia - COMRADE!!!!! I hope you enjoy winter weather or perhaps the KGB will find ways to educate you in the error of your ways DA???????? __________________

12-14-07, 11:03 AM	#32
cmdrk Planesman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 184 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Let me relate my game experience. I had a mission to drop an agent on Japan's coast. I avoided detection until we were in the bay at drop site. There was a damn fishing boat cruising back in forth in the bay near the site. The water was shallow and I could only go to radar depth. Daylight would be in a few hours, so I combat surfaced and sank him. I then proceeded to drop off the agent. The rubber raft bobbed around while I backed the boat. A wave sloshed the raft into the boat and capsized the agent. I pulled away and radioed in while raft was still in sight. I didn't receive any response. I went on my way, sank some ships, and sent some status reports every 2 days. Finally, I was sent new orders to East China Sea. The agent mission showed complete, but my mission for my next patrol is to drop off an agent on Japan's coast. From what I gather from other posts, I should have received new orders immediately after I reported the drop. Then, getting the same mission for the next patrol means the previous one was not successful. I quess my agent drown or was captured due to my gunfire waking up everyone. This time, I'm going to avoid detection and back away before the agent capsizes.