Finding convoys

[kstanb]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yep. That's one of the problems with having things be historically accurate - the more accurate the game gets the less realistic the play becomes.

Working on my Ship Names mod for SH3 Commander I speculated that it might be possible to recreate every single convoy, with the real ships in their historic positions. Then all an enterprising player would have to do is look up the convoy and know where it would be on what date, and exactly which ships to shoot at for maximum results. More accuracy, less realism.

Fun, in a headache-inducing kind of way.

I guess it is up to the player to see decide how much to dig into the archives or the campaign editor. I won't certainly go that far, and I will always stay close to my designated patrol area (which is, at least playing a Manila campaign, very close to where the "action" happened).

I also really enjoy doing the research on each campaign, I recently found this on the Phillipines campaign
http://www.history.army.mil/books/ww...ents.htm#part2
and now I can understand what was the reason for all those multiple landings in Luzon...
For me, this is much better than killing generic convoys

[TorpX]

Personally, I like to be surprised. Also, I consider it better not to have too much traffic. It presents more of a challange that way.

[Hylander_1314]

If you're around the imperial home islands, look to where the major ports are. Hang about 20nms off the coast in deep water, where the shipping routes come into them.

Also, like the real boats did, make sure to submerge before sunrise, and wait until after sunset to surface so search planes don't catch you on the surface. Since you have TMO, if you have a Gato, or Balao spend your daylight hours 450 to 500ft down.

Make sure you check the hydrophones every couple hours. If you do pick up on a convoy during daylight hours, and it's always good to surface to close the distance if they are far off, but before you surface, go to radar depth, and make sure you don't have any planes in the vacinity. Then blow tanks, and go to flank speed to close the distance fast.

[WernherVonTrapp]

I tend to agree with Hylander_1314. That's what I do when I'm close to His Imperial Majesty's house. I'll sit in the mouths of major ports waiting for the inevitable booty. I'll even raid some of the deepwater ports if I'm in the vicinity.
The Japanese didn't really employ a convoy system until later in the war, but if you're not playing RSRDC, you won't have to worry about that.

[richardnewnes]

Thanks to you all for your replies, I'll try them out tonight, Thanks again, Bruce

[sidmo001]

I find plenty of convoys in-between Tanega-shima and Okinawa.