Escorts see me before I can see them?

suitednate · 06-19-14, 08:24 PM

Hello,

I'm running stock SH3 with Hsie and Stiebler patches enabled. I'm stalking a convoy at night in late March 1940, no visual contacts yet but i know I'm headed right for it at about 45 degrees off to the convoy's starboard bow. Wind speed 0, light fog. All of a sudden, a escorting corvette emerges out of nowhere at a range of about 700 meters heading straight towards me as if he knew where I was way before I even saw him!! I've done this like 3 times now after reloading and the results are the same. (Edit: 4th time didn't happen but it appeared that the escorts saw me literally a minute after the merchants did and that they were already on their way, in addition it looked like the convoy was already zig zagging as if alerted to my presence just as they appearing in visual range.). My green bar for my deck crew is full green too. Is this supposed to happen? It's 1940 so they can't have radar right?

I thought night surface attacks were decidedly to the advantage of the uboat in the early part of the war?

Also, I've read in other threads that you can control the rpms manually on the engines to truly make your engines silent? I tried to manipulate them in the conning tower with no success.

Also tried running on the surface with "decks awash" as I have seen in other threads as well. I think 7 meters is the depth level? But when I do this they close up the hatch and don't have access to the bridge as if I'm diving. Any help on any of these subjects? Thanks.

06-19-14, 08:24 PM	#1
suitednate Planesman Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 198 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Escorts see me before I can see them? Hello, I'm running stock SH3 with Hsie and Stiebler patches enabled. I'm stalking a convoy at night in late March 1940, no visual contacts yet but i know I'm headed right for it at about 45 degrees off to the convoy's starboard bow. Wind speed 0, light fog. All of a sudden, a escorting corvette emerges out of nowhere at a range of about 700 meters heading straight towards me as if he knew where I was way before I even saw him!! I've done this like 3 times now after reloading and the results are the same. (Edit: 4th time didn't happen but it appeared that the escorts saw me literally a minute after the merchants did and that they were already on their way, in addition it looked like the convoy was already zig zagging as if alerted to my presence just as they appearing in visual range.). My green bar for my deck crew is full green too. Is this supposed to happen? It's 1940 so they can't have radar right? I thought night surface attacks were decidedly to the advantage of the uboat in the early part of the war? Also, I've read in other threads that you can control the rpms manually on the engines to truly make your engines silent? I tried to manipulate them in the conning tower with no success. Also tried running on the surface with "decks awash" as I have seen in other threads as well. I think 7 meters is the depth level? But when I do this they close up the hatch and don't have access to the bridge as if I'm diving. Any help on any of these subjects? Thanks.