Noob Question: Radio Messages clue to hotspots?

Armistead · 12-12-10, 01:19 PM

You won't get punished for not going to a patrol zone, but you need to sink ships. Your patrol will be based on points. I seldom do patrol zones, prefer to go where the action is.

Not sure how the zones are in stock, but the patrol zones do match RSRD fairly well. Main thing to remember ships come through patrol zones at a scheduled time. If you take your time getting to the zone, even though the zone is still active yellow, you may have missed the ships. Same if you get there early, many leave for another zone when the zone goes gray, the ships may be another few days from reaching. The reason most can't find ships in the zones in RSRD is not waiting long enough. I'll hang around a couple days after the patrol is gray. Just remember ships have a schedule time to come through the zone, regardless if the patrol zone is yellow or gray, you have to be there on time. Usually if you head to the zone at 10kts, you should get there in time....but hang around for awhile.

WernherVonTrapp · 12-13-10, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

The reason most can't find ships in the zones in RSRD is not waiting long enough. I'll hang around a couple days after the patrol is gray. Just remember ships have a schedule time to come through the zone, regardless if the patrol zone is yellow or gray, you have to be there on time. Usually if you head to the zone at 10kts, you should get there in time....but hang around for awhile.

Recently been finding out that this is true. Though I was still in my active patrol zone, a small CA task force (originally radioed to have been in the area a few days prior to my arrival) came through my sphere of influence in the Bismarck Sea about 150nm W of Rabaul. I sank a Kuma CL and an Auxiliary Cruiser.

A lot of those radio alerts will be about convoys or TFs that are out of range so don't let them goad you into any wild goose chases. Once in a while, you'll get one that's close by. As previously mentioned, make sure you pay attention to the historical time line and routes of approach or you could still end up in a wild goose chase. Darn near happened to me at Guadalcanal.

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12-12-10, 01:19 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You won't get punished for not going to a patrol zone, but you need to sink ships. Your patrol will be based on points. I seldom do patrol zones, prefer to go where the action is. Not sure how the zones are in stock, but the patrol zones do match RSRD fairly well. Main thing to remember ships come through patrol zones at a scheduled time. If you take your time getting to the zone, even though the zone is still active yellow, you may have missed the ships. Same if you get there early, many leave for another zone when the zone goes gray, the ships may be another few days from reaching. The reason most can't find ships in the zones in RSRD is not waiting long enough. I'll hang around a couple days after the patrol is gray. Just remember ships have a schedule time to come through the zone, regardless if the patrol zone is yellow or gray, you have to be there on time. Usually if you head to the zone at 10kts, you should get there in time....but hang around for awhile.