You're very own "Red October" moment!

IDMooseMan · 08-20-17, 04:05 PM

Nice job, Skippers.

I hope more stories will be posted. I don't have the game, yet (PC parts are on the way), but am really looking forward to playing.

SiegDerMaus · 08-20-17, 11:01 PM

Also! One of my favourite tactics for dealing with a large amount of enemy submarines is to launch a MOSS right through their group! I know it's a bit gamey, and probably only works due to the limits of AI, but they usually end up launching a ridiculous amount of fish into the middle of their group and they all die.

Swordsman422 · 08-22-17, 09:03 AM

This becomes a major tactic of mine in the 1968 campaign if I get shot at first. I'll go to flank and rush the torpedo, maneuvering around it along the way and leaving a knuckle behind to keep it confused. The torpedoes react predictably to countermeasures, and I am able to use that to my advantage. I'll race right at the launching submarine at flank, then turn behind him and put my screws to his. He'll normally eat at least one of his own torpedoes, possibly two. That might take care of his salvo. 1.07 beta the torpedoes will occasionally home in on wrecks (maybe in spite of "sunk" status the possibility of air pockets still exists) and sometimes they'll track in on a sunken kill. If there is another enemy sub lurking nearby, I'll make the same maneuvers and he'll get killed as well. If not, I can usually evade until they run out. I just have to watch out for the self destruct at end-of-run. But like I said, the torpedoes react predictably to countermeasures and evasions, turning off ~30 degrees before circling back in. I can take advantage of that and keep them at bay. If I'm really lucky, I can duck around some ice and get the torpedo to strike the iceberg. I'll leave the encounter with my load intact and a bunch of dead subs in my wake.

08-20-17, 04:05 PM	#1
IDMooseMan Watch Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 29 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Nice job, Skippers. I hope more stories will be posted. I don't have the game, yet (PC parts are on the way), but am really looking forward to playing. __________________ Craig "IDMooseMan" Peters SSgt, USAF, 1983 - 1992 63170 Who the Hell? POL! "To those that serve and have served, "Thank You"; To those that have not, "You are Welcome".

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08-20-17, 11:01 PM	#2
SiegDerMaus Edgerunner Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States Posts: 32 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Also! One of my favourite tactics for dealing with a large amount of enemy submarines is to launch a MOSS right through their group! I know it's a bit gamey, and probably only works due to the limits of AI, but they usually end up launching a ridiculous amount of fish into the middle of their group and they all die.

08-22-17, 09:03 AM	#3
Swordsman422 Watch Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 29 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	This becomes a major tactic of mine in the 1968 campaign if I get shot at first. I'll go to flank and rush the torpedo, maneuvering around it along the way and leaving a knuckle behind to keep it confused. The torpedoes react predictably to countermeasures, and I am able to use that to my advantage. I'll race right at the launching submarine at flank, then turn behind him and put my screws to his. He'll normally eat at least one of his own torpedoes, possibly two. That might take care of his salvo. 1.07 beta the torpedoes will occasionally home in on wrecks (maybe in spite of "sunk" status the possibility of air pockets still exists) and sometimes they'll track in on a sunken kill. If there is another enemy sub lurking nearby, I'll make the same maneuvers and he'll get killed as well. If not, I can usually evade until they run out. I just have to watch out for the self destruct at end-of-run. But like I said, the torpedoes react predictably to countermeasures and evasions, turning off ~30 degrees before circling back in. I can take advantage of that and keep them at bay. If I'm really lucky, I can duck around some ice and get the torpedo to strike the iceberg. I'll leave the encounter with my load intact and a bunch of dead subs in my wake.