Palawan Passage...October 1944

[Kaleun]

Hi,

AI Fix??? are you refering to "easier escorts for TMO" or is there another mod i'm unaware of?

Thanks

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Kaleun

Hi,

AI Fix??? are you refering to "easier escorts for TMO" or is there another mod i'm unaware of?

Thanks

Nope, referring to this gem right here.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1936

[Kaleun]

Thanks, i'll have to give it a go! - i found RFB escorts too easy and TMO one too hard, so this might make be "middle ground" i'm looking for!

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Kaleun

Thanks, i'll have to give it a go! - i found RFB escorts too easy and TMO one too hard, so this might make be "middle ground" i'm looking for!

Well, they are still tough but this just makes their ability to first detect you more realistic, less supernatural. Basically, it makes getting inside a escort screen submerged more on level with how it was, but once they go "active" they are as vicious as ever.

I started a career in July 1943 with a Porpoise class, wanting to use the older less capable boats later in war(got the USS Pollack, which there is a book by one of her crew who served on her from 1943 until late 44, Captain C Kenneth Ruiz,book is called "The Luck of The Draw") I did fine with counter attacks until last patrol in January 1944.After a night surface attack on January 19, sank two ships out of a two ship convoy, escort never found me as night was dark. Next morning ran into a convoy heading for Tokyo with 5 ships and 3 escorts, evaded the screen, sank two ships, went to 250 feet, test depth.First few attacks evaded but then a couple accurate patterns just tore my boat up, flooding, tubes destroyed etc, they my boat in shambles, after 6 hours, they gave use, thinking I was dead.I limped home, four ships destroyed but boat was a wreck.

I might try the easier AI patch to see if they are still tough but little more realistic. I agree, its something that pushed me away from RFB was how easy the escorts were.Guess its all about balance.