Hell, how I suck at this game... I really need help.

robbo180265 · 02-28-07, 06:33 AM

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! Navy Dude!

Koranis · 02-28-07, 10:42 AM

How cool! I finally managed to get out their grasps! Yuhuuu!

Wait a minute... that function was already there, I knew I could manipulate the speed and I didn't figure it out before posting...

CruiseTorpedo · 02-28-07, 11:10 AM

In 1940 you should be trying to make surface attacks at night against convoys. The UZO is so much better than the parascope you'll like it a lot! Plus you get a great overall view of the ships so you can pick out the best ones to destroy.

Like the others said get ahead of the convoy but then try to slip into it not by sitting still at 80m depth but by going ahead 1/3 on the surface so your waves are not quite as big and by running towards the ships that are heading towards you your closure rate will be around 13 + knots anyway so you should be inside the escorts quickly. Just dont park yourself right next to an enemy ship and they wont see you. Finding the speed and heading can be done while overhauling the convoy to get ahead of it or just guessing once your in it as a close shot from 800 or less meters is very unlikely to miss unless you enter some really wild numbers into your TDC.

Once the fireworks start the destroyers will turn to come towards you but you still have time to try and escape on the surface or you can choose to dive. I prefer staying up as long as I can. I've had patrols where I've penetrated the same convoy two or three times in the same night on the surface in GWX in 1940. The escorts are few and widely seperated, the real challenge is after the first attack making successful follow ups! With GWX the convoys will begin swerving and really screw with ya once you start sinking ships!

Koranis · 02-28-07, 12:49 PM

I tried it as well, but those bastards see me. The distance between the last frigate and me was 2 km and they saw me. It must be because of the weather: it was just a light fog.

Eagle Eye · 02-28-07, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Koranis1979

I tried it as well, but those bastards see me. The distance between the last frigate and me was 2 km and they saw me. It must be because of the weather: it was just a light fog.

I've never had good luck with surface attacks

Brag · 02-28-07, 10:08 PM

If you are not in a good position to begin the attack, don't even try.

mookiemookie · 02-28-07, 10:34 PM

Wait until conditions are right. If you get obsessed with one target, more often than not you'll make stupid decisions that put your boat at risk and just generally make life hard on yourself. Dantenoc was right...there's no fixing a bad situation. Don't put yourself in one!

It's ok to let a ship or two go if conditions just aren't right.

02-28-07, 10:42 AM	#2
Koranis Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 107 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	How cool! I finally managed to get out their grasps! Yuhuuu! Wait a minute... that function was already there, I knew I could manipulate the speed and I didn't figure it out before posting... Last edited by Koranis; 02-28-07 at 12:50 PM.

02-28-07, 10:08 PM	#6
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02-28-07, 10:34 PM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Wait until conditions are right. If you get obsessed with one target, more often than not you'll make stupid decisions that put your boat at risk and just generally make life hard on yourself. Dantenoc was right...there's no fixing a bad situation. Don't put yourself in one! It's ok to let a ship or two go if conditions just aren't right. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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02-28-07, 06:33 AM	#1
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH! Navy Dude!

02-28-07, 11:10 AM	#3
CruiseTorpedo Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 112 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	In 1940 you should be trying to make surface attacks at night against convoys. The UZO is so much better than the parascope you'll like it a lot! Plus you get a great overall view of the ships so you can pick out the best ones to destroy. Like the others said get ahead of the convoy but then try to slip into it not by sitting still at 80m depth but by going ahead 1/3 on the surface so your waves are not quite as big and by running towards the ships that are heading towards you your closure rate will be around 13 + knots anyway so you should be inside the escorts quickly. Just dont park yourself right next to an enemy ship and they wont see you. Finding the speed and heading can be done while overhauling the convoy to get ahead of it or just guessing once your in it as a close shot from 800 or less meters is very unlikely to miss unless you enter some really wild numbers into your TDC. Once the fireworks start the destroyers will turn to come towards you but you still have time to try and escape on the surface or you can choose to dive. I prefer staying up as long as I can. I've had patrols where I've penetrated the same convoy two or three times in the same night on the surface in GWX in 1940. The escorts are few and widely seperated, the real challenge is after the first attack making successful follow ups! With GWX the convoys will begin swerving and really screw with ya once you start sinking ships!

02-28-07, 12:49 PM	#4
Koranis Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 107 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I tried it as well, but those bastards see me. The distance between the last frigate and me was 2 km and they saw me. It must be because of the weather: it was just a light fog.