How to Find Battleships, Carriers and Cruisers?

The_Rus · 04-12-07, 01:25 PM

Well I was west of Rabul in early '43. I ran in to a carrier taskforce, with 4 carriers, only 1 made it out.

Besides being in high traffic areas, just rely on dumb luck.

kiwi_2005 · 04-12-07, 02:41 PM

In this one patrol i had found two taskforces now. patroled about 12 days before i found the second one. Its late December 1941 commanding USS Sculpin both were large taskforces. First one had carriers, BB, and heavy cruisers, (sunk a heavy cruiser and destroyer) 2nd had 3 BB some heavy cruisers and 8 or 9 destroyers/light cruisers. Sunk the Isle Battleship. Now on my way home which suppose to be Manilia but thats been overtaken so heading to Jawa base.

I dont know why maybe its luck, but i do know when i was playing a career in normal i never came across one in the 4 patrols. I start up a career in Hard and i find two taskforces in my first patrol. Which is a good thing!.

I got 3 torps left haven't met 2nd objective which was to sink merchant tonnage which im guessing will be 10000tons, im heading back to base instead i mean i got a BB under my belt surely the Command will be please... To bad if they aren't.

Whats save my butt from the depth charges is finding thermal layers and staying under it. Well so far its worked.

ScottD · 04-12-07, 02:48 PM

I ran into a TF with 2 CV's and BB...in early 1942 while heading to main land Japan to photograph a harbor from Pearl. I nailed the BB and somehow caught up to the TF again and sunk a CV. They where just west of Midway Island

Avatar · 04-12-07, 03:14 PM

One task force: At the southern entrance to Celebes. I got an Taiyo(?) CV and a 9000 tonseaplane carrier. then 5 hours of Depth Charges. I fired at a cruiser, but missed and hit and sank the seaplane carrier with luck. I didnt know it until I read the captains log.
BAM!

04-12-07, 02:41 PM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	In this one patrol i had found two taskforces now. patroled about 12 days before i found the second one. Its late December 1941 commanding USS Sculpin both were large taskforces. First one had carriers, BB, and heavy cruisers, (sunk a heavy cruiser and destroyer) 2nd had 3 BB some heavy cruisers and 8 or 9 destroyers/light cruisers. Sunk the Isle Battleship. Now on my way home which suppose to be Manilia but thats been overtaken so heading to Jawa base. I dont know why maybe its luck, but i do know when i was playing a career in normal i never came across one in the 4 patrols. I start up a career in Hard and i find two taskforces in my first patrol. Which is a good thing!. I got 3 torps left haven't met 2nd objective which was to sink merchant tonnage which im guessing will be 10000tons, im heading back to base instead i mean i got a BB under my belt surely the Command will be please... To bad if they aren't. Whats save my butt from the depth charges is finding thermal layers and staying under it. Well so far its worked. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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04-12-07, 01:25 PM	#1
The_Rus Watch Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I was west of Rabul in early '43. I ran in to a carrier taskforce, with 4 carriers, only 1 made it out. Besides being in high traffic areas, just rely on dumb luck.

04-12-07, 02:48 PM	#3
ScottD Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I ran into a TF with 2 CV's and BB...in early 1942 while heading to main land Japan to photograph a harbor from Pearl. I nailed the BB and somehow caught up to the TF again and sunk a CV. They where just west of Midway Island

04-12-07, 03:14 PM	#4
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	One task force: At the southern entrance to Celebes. I got an Taiyo(?) CV and a 9000 tonseaplane carrier. then 5 hours of Depth Charges. I fired at a cruiser, but missed and hit and sank the seaplane carrier with luck. I didnt know it until I read the captains log. BAM!