gwx penang patrol question

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Originally Posted by Laffertytig

so apart from s africa there aint much goin on right? is there US trafic philipines etc? does this mod take into account the pacific war so patrolin around US bases might throw up US ships?

From the GWX manual's TOC, this is some of "what is going on" down there...

-RAN Task Force 74 operations
-Operations Jaywick and Rimau
-Japanese Reconnaissance of Australia
-The Destruction of the Brake and the Charlotte Schliemann
-Operation Diplomat
-Operation Cockpit
-Operation Crimson
-Australian minesweeping and ASW operations
-Operation Interlude
-Operation King II
-Operations Lightning and Matador
-Operations Meridian I and Meridian II

The attack on Morotai and the Phillipines is scripted in GWX, but under certain limitations which are outlined in the manual.

Re merchant shipping - it's not hard to find. Sure, you could plough through the vast Indian Ocean hoping to fluke a convoy, but why not just hang around one of the ports and get it coming in or going out? Or if you're really lazy, why not test the level of RAN protection and perhaps take on the Australian coastal routes?

Re grid allocation - have a look on page 90 of the GWX manual. It lists the grid references that you can expect to receive in the region and what part of the nav map they relate to. I'm sure you've wondered why your nav map has dotted lines and such on it? Well, this is why.

You can totally ignore the allocated grid without penalty, or you can go where you're told. Choice is yours.