Goose eggs... Common?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by fastfed

Oops.. Its acutally Aug 14th, 42

You missed the Battle of Savo Island on Aug 8. This is actually a large surface battle between the JP's and Allied heavy CA's. It's fun just to watch, but obvious you got to get in the mix why the ships are blasting each other. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=166855&page=2

Your best bet for Sep is to stay in the slot, you'll run into several DD TF, but a few will have CA's and merchants or to hang around the Bismark Sea



The next best thing coming will be Oct. 17
Position 161.20S x 3.50E

Refit in time to get there and best to get there a day early.

Do not expend torps on any merchants in route. The JP's will be coming in force.

For me I decided to start a new career out of Sura in Jan. Using the map below, I saw the Hiryu and Soryu would be attacking Ambrom Jan 20. Having time looking at the other map that shows invasion forces, I first went to Menodo as one of the java groups show there. Sure enough I found the invasion group. After that went to try to find the Hiryu. I didn't find it per my battle map near Ambrom, so I went to try and cut it off in the small pass at Halmahera, lil pass right above the word Sea on the map. Sure enough carrier planes started showing up. Make sure you learn the carrier planes, dead give away a carrier is in the area. I finally found the Carrier TF going fast through the strait. Planes spotted me and a DD is giving chase and had to dive. The group is moving fast, so maybe I'll catch it later. Those two maps in the link work great. I have more for later war.

Another thing I have found with the patrol stars with RSRD. Often they will put you in a good area, but usually the group comes a day or so after you complete your patrol, so hang around a few days. Also, seldom does the group come through the star, usually about 50 nms from the star, so patrol away if you decide to go to the patrol zones.