Q about Japanese convoys

Zero Niner · 03-20-17, 09:57 PM

I'm playing with the GFO 1.1 and it's now Jul 1942. En route to my assigned patrol area, radar has picked up a large convoy consisting of 3 DDs as escorts and about 8-10 merchants.
From what I recall reading about the war in the Pacific, the Japanese did not institute convoys for their merchant shipping on a regular basis until late in the war.
Yet in game, I've been seeing these large merchant convoys since the start of the war. So my question is, is this a reasonable approximation of what transpired during that time frame?
Thanks.

03-20-17, 09:57 PM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Q about Japanese convoys I'm playing with the GFO 1.1 and it's now Jul 1942. En route to my assigned patrol area, radar has picked up a large convoy consisting of 3 DDs as escorts and about 8-10 merchants. From what I recall reading about the war in the Pacific, the Japanese did not institute convoys for their merchant shipping on a regular basis until late in the war. Yet in game, I've been seeing these large merchant convoys since the start of the war. So my question is, is this a reasonable approximation of what transpired during that time frame? Thanks.