All I want to do is sink your pretty ships...

Sailor Steve · 01-04-10, 12:35 AM

For convoy attack practice I'm very fond of the 'Happy Times' single mission. I've played that one more than any other.

One warning, though: GWX increases the spotting range of everybody, and the starting range is only 7000 meters. Even if you dive immediately you're sure to be spotted. The good news: there's only one escort...for the time being.

Jimbuna · 01-04-10, 09:53 AM

Is that the one with the hunter killer group bringing up the rear and the K-Ship above it?

Sailor Steve · 01-04-10, 10:39 AM

No, that's the one that takes place on April 8, 1940 (ten years to the day before I was born

), off the Rockall Banks. The convoy is heading toward the north of Ireland with only a single Hunt class destroyer. There is a mixed DD group ('C' class and 'Flowers') several miles ahead, on their way to take the group to safety. You have a limited time to sink what you can before escape becomes your only priority.

Dissaray · 01-04-10, 10:52 AM

I can't recal the name of the mission but there is one that realy helps for geting into position; I think it may be called "Bucket Bergade." It is a mission that takes place in the Caribian and you are tasked with sinking some unescroted tankers, thoguh some of them are armed. They give you the general corse and speed of the convoy, which only comprizes of a hand full of ships. There is some air cover so you have to stay under and make use of the scope sparingly.

If you are having truble geting into posistion to attack effectivly and are having too much truble practising due to pesky escorts you might give this mission a go. Once you get teh hang of moving sealthaly into position and firing on targets you can move up to some escorted ships. That is what I have been doing for a while now, that and sinking a lot of single ships in campains.

frau kaleun · 01-04-10, 01:26 PM

Thanks for the suggestions - I may give those a try right off and see how I do.

Jimbuna · 01-04-10, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

No, that's the one that takes place on April 8, 1940 (ten years to the day before I was born

), off the Rockall Banks. The convoy is heading toward the north of Ireland with only a single Hunt class destroyer. There is a mixed DD group ('C' class and 'Flowers') several miles ahead, on their way to take the group to safety. You have a limited time to sink what you can before escape becomes your only priority.

Ah yes....I remember now.

I was thinking it was one of the missions I wrote for the mod.

sergei · 01-04-10, 09:18 PM

I remember the sub school missions being being completely over the top for new kauleuns.

Starting right next to the convoy, in very shallow water etc...

Seems to me a proper training mission should start you quite far away from the convoy, give you the chance to track it, decide upon the convoy speed and course, decide on a track to intercept and attack it, then give you enough room to evade the escorts.

I am going to use the mission maker to make such a mission
I think I would be very useful for new Kauleuns.

EDIT: This may take me a few days !

Dissaray · 01-04-10, 10:34 PM

That sounds like a very use full mission indeed. Though I expect that some one just starting out with the game would find it a tad overwhelming. I know it took me a solid month or so befor I was able to get into position and attack a single ship, let alone sneeking up on a whole convoy with escorts and make a sucsesful attack; or at least an attack that put torpidos near the target. I have been thinking about doing up a mission like that for my self, or finding one like it, to practise convoy attacks; the ones that come with GWX are good but the escorts are eather too advanced or to numerous for my level of skill just now.

The Naval Acadamy missions give new players just the ammount of dificulty that alows for some sucsess while still learning the basics of what you need to know to be sucsesful in the game.

frau kaleun · 01-05-10, 07:01 PM

Well I finally passed the Convoy Attack exam with flying colors - which involved waiting until the rear escort turned back some distance and getting three quick shots off at the leading escort and two of the merchants. Missed the escort but slipped fast down the inside of one of the convoy lanes and managed to hit the returning rear escort before she even tried to shoot at me. Dove to 80 m and ran silent back up in between the fleeing merchants and evaded one depth charge run by the remaining escort. Came back to periscope depth after she seemed to have lost track of me and was able to take her out with one lucky shot. Much to my surprise the rear escort sank too while I was busy playing footsie with her comrades.

Still had some really stupid misses with my remaining eels and had to finish off the last couple of ships with the deck gun, but at least I didn't spend two solid hours running silent at 100 m down trying to outwit the Royal Navy, and then have to catch up again from 8 km away.

01-04-10, 12:35 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	For convoy attack practice I'm very fond of the 'Happy Times' single mission. I've played that one more than any other. One warning, though: GWX increases the spotting range of everybody, and the starting range is only 7000 meters. Even if you dive immediately you're sure to be spotted. The good news: there's only one escort...for the time being. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-04-10, 09:53 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Is that the one with the hunter killer group bringing up the rear and the K-Ship above it? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-04-10, 10:39 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No, that's the one that takes place on April 8, 1940 (ten years to the day before I was born ), off the Rockall Banks. The convoy is heading toward the north of Ireland with only a single Hunt class destroyer. There is a mixed DD group ('C' class and 'Flowers') several miles ahead, on their way to take the group to safety. You have a limited time to sink what you can before escape becomes your only priority. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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01-04-10, 10:52 AM	#4
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I can't recal the name of the mission but there is one that realy helps for geting into position; I think it may be called "Bucket Bergade." It is a mission that takes place in the Caribian and you are tasked with sinking some unescroted tankers, thoguh some of them are armed. They give you the general corse and speed of the convoy, which only comprizes of a hand full of ships. There is some air cover so you have to stay under and make use of the scope sparingly. If you are having truble geting into posistion to attack effectivly and are having too much truble practising due to pesky escorts you might give this mission a go. Once you get teh hang of moving sealthaly into position and firing on targets you can move up to some escorted ships. That is what I have been doing for a while now, that and sinking a lot of single ships in campains.

01-04-10, 01:26 PM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the suggestions - I may give those a try right off and see how I do.

01-04-10, 09:18 PM	#7
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	I remember the sub school missions being being completely over the top for new kauleuns. Starting right next to the convoy, in very shallow water etc... Seems to me a proper training mission should start you quite far away from the convoy, give you the chance to track it, decide upon the convoy speed and course, decide on a track to intercept and attack it, then give you enough room to evade the escorts. I am going to use the mission maker to make such a mission I think I would be very useful for new Kauleuns. EDIT: This may take me a few days !

01-04-10, 10:34 PM	#8
Dissaray 中国水兵 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 280 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	That sounds like a very use full mission indeed. Though I expect that some one just starting out with the game would find it a tad overwhelming. I know it took me a solid month or so befor I was able to get into position and attack a single ship, let alone sneeking up on a whole convoy with escorts and make a sucsesful attack; or at least an attack that put torpidos near the target. I have been thinking about doing up a mission like that for my self, or finding one like it, to practise convoy attacks; the ones that come with GWX are good but the escorts are eather too advanced or to numerous for my level of skill just now. The Naval Acadamy missions give new players just the ammount of dificulty that alows for some sucsess while still learning the basics of what you need to know to be sucsesful in the game.

01-05-10, 07:01 PM	#9
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Well I finally passed the Convoy Attack exam with flying colors - which involved waiting until the rear escort turned back some distance and getting three quick shots off at the leading escort and two of the merchants. Missed the escort but slipped fast down the inside of one of the convoy lanes and managed to hit the returning rear escort before she even tried to shoot at me. Dove to 80 m and ran silent back up in between the fleeing merchants and evaded one depth charge run by the remaining escort. Came back to periscope depth after she seemed to have lost track of me and was able to take her out with one lucky shot. Much to my surprise the rear escort sank too while I was busy playing footsie with her comrades. Still had some really stupid misses with my remaining eels and had to finish off the last couple of ships with the deck gun, but at least I didn't spend two solid hours running silent at 100 m down trying to outwit the Royal Navy, and then have to catch up again from 8 km away.