Waste of time :(

AVGWarhawk · 06-28-07, 06:45 PM

Go get taters shipping mod. He has designed it so convoys go to port and hang for a few day.

tater · 06-28-07, 06:55 PM

Some ports, more on a complete redo. The idea is not to try and whack them in port, however, it's that you might get a contact report and assume they are heading to a port, let them go in, and wait for them to come out, THEN attack.

tater

SteamWake · 06-28-07, 07:04 PM

Heres a tip...

If you ever get a photo recon mission "Carrier force at blah blah" lick your chops have your tactics in order and dont get caught.

I have a carrier right now.. 5th mission in there last patrol. Two of those missions were the juicy target mentioned above.

4 flatops down in one patrol

(there easy to hit when there at anchor). Also one went up with the first torpedo "Kablooee" ball of fire. The other three took 4 each. [Balo Rocks

]

Did I mention dont get caught ?

SW

Excalibur Bane · 06-28-07, 10:18 PM

I'm a bit discouraged myself. I've yet to encounter a right and proper taskforce at sea. The only one I encountered was bloody madness. Three destroyers in column formation, about 10km ahead of two troop transports who were in column formation. What kind of lousy escort is that? Popped them both with four torpedoes, the destroyers didn't even stop or bother to check on their buddies.

I haven't seen anything above a destroyer at all yet. I seem to always miss a taskforce, get the report when it's well out of my range. I would have thought Gato's would have radar in '42, but I guess not. I need to work on my hunting zones, I suppose. Altogether too many damn fishing boats and sampans all over the place.

Live and learn. The Atlantic and the Pacific theaters were very different in that regard. I'm glad they didn't make yet another Atlantic sim out of SH4.

tater · 06-28-07, 11:20 PM

The troopships are tougher when the convoys are better designed. They can steam much faster, and they can zig-zag, too. That makes hunting them harder.

The benefit of the "generic" ship entry in the missions is that the same convoy can pass you twice, but look a little different. The down side is that a convoy would ideally be organized around compatable ships, not 4 ships than can make over 20 knots, and one that does 10 at a dead run.

tater

06-28-07, 06:45 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Go get taters shipping mod. He has designed it so convoys go to port and hang for a few day. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-28-07, 10:18 PM	#4
Excalibur Bane XO Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 429 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I'm a bit discouraged myself. I've yet to encounter a right and proper taskforce at sea. The only one I encountered was bloody madness. Three destroyers in column formation, about 10km ahead of two troop transports who were in column formation. What kind of lousy escort is that? Popped them both with four torpedoes, the destroyers didn't even stop or bother to check on their buddies. I haven't seen anything above a destroyer at all yet. I seem to always miss a taskforce, get the report when it's well out of my range. I would have thought Gato's would have radar in '42, but I guess not. I need to work on my hunting zones, I suppose. Altogether too many damn fishing boats and sampans all over the place. Live and learn. The Atlantic and the Pacific theaters were very different in that regard. I'm glad they didn't make yet another Atlantic sim out of SH4. __________________ Looking for a list of mods for SH4? Everything you need is here: List Of Modifications for SH4 v1.3 "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing."

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06-28-07, 06:55 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Some ports, more on a complete redo. The idea is not to try and whack them in port, however, it's that you might get a contact report and assume they are heading to a port, let them go in, and wait for them to come out, THEN attack. tater

06-28-07, 07:04 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Heres a tip... If you ever get a photo recon mission "Carrier force at blah blah" lick your chops have your tactics in order and dont get caught. I have a carrier right now.. 5th mission in there last patrol. Two of those missions were the juicy target mentioned above. 4 flatops down in one patrol (there easy to hit when there at anchor). Also one went up with the first torpedo "Kablooee" ball of fire. The other three took 4 each. [Balo Rocks ] Did I mention dont get caught ? SW

06-28-07, 11:20 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The troopships are tougher when the convoys are better designed. They can steam much faster, and they can zig-zag, too. That makes hunting them harder. The benefit of the "generic" ship entry in the missions is that the same convoy can pass you twice, but look a little different. The down side is that a convoy would ideally be organized around compatable ships, not 4 ships than can make over 20 knots, and one that does 10 at a dead run. tater