Is there any possible way to sneak up on a convoy? TM 1.6

[Doolan]

Originally Posted by tater

The problem is that in RL, the japs droped loads of DCs, but poorly. In game they seem to only drop within certain "firing solution" parameters so if they drop at all, they tend to be better aimed than they should be.

Tell me about it... I'm probably the unluckiest captain to ever set sail, but I've found three or four DDs that basically snipe me with their DCs.

"No no, a bit to the left, we want to hit the bearded guy, not the one with the glasses"

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Doolan

"No no, a bit to the left, we want to hit the bearded guy, not the one with the glasses"

:rotfl: Feeling a bit paranoid, are we?:rotfl:



just kidding, BTW

[Snuffy]

Since starting a new career with Vanilla, 1.3, and TM 1.6+ I have not had an opportunity to bump into a convoy, or a task force for that matter. Most of my contacts have been single ... maybe the occasional double ship type.

I'm hoping one day to get a good convoy so I can see if I'm any good or not.

[leovampire]

All I have found so far is invasion forces with little troop carrier's and lots of DD's

But a total of 10 ships down with only minor leaks and deck gun damage.

Northern Luzon to north western Luzon area's. But had to go for a reload in ammo and fuel to do next mission orders.

[Seadogs]

Originally Posted by Snuffy

Since starting a new career with Vanilla, 1.3, and TM 1.6+ I have not had an opportunity to bump into a convoy, or a task force for that matter. Most of my contacts have been single ... maybe the occasional double ship type.

I'm hoping one day to get a good convoy so I can see if I'm any good or not.

Try a carrier in early '42 and head out to the Luzon straight, maybe a tad to the west. I swear I couldn't surface long enough to recharge batteries. I got so paranoid I thought all the BB and CL TF's were stalking me.

As far as sneaking on convoys and TF's I have not found it a problem. However, if I do get detected it is much harder to shake them. Pretty much time to break the engagement at that point. Maybe fire a quick few from the stern on the way out depending on breathing room.

And I would't think of pulling off something like that in shalllow water.

[GerritJ9]

Tried every approach I could think of to get close to convoy undetected (in this case a single mission), even approaching on silent mode without using the scope even once but doing everything using the chart only, depth 150 ft- but on external view three destroyers would dash up when well outside asdic range and head unnerringly to the spot where I was. On the last occasion I tried, the same happened, went up to periscope depth and got one of the destroyers, but the other two were impossible to get rid of.
Have all the IJN escorts been turned into Bungo Pete clones?????????? IJN A/S forces weren't that good........... not even close.

[leovampire]

when the DD's start to get close drop a decoy at Pariscope Depth in the water and keep your speed just under the 1knt mark and head under the thermal layer they have always gone to the decoy first as long as you are under the thermal layer AFTER you drop the decoy for me this works well when they are just too good!

Then after some distance from the DD's go back up to attack depth and only peak with the scope to adjust heading and try not to go fast enough for the DD's to pick you up over the decoy.

I have also used them after torpedo's hit and they come looking around to make it easier to hide once they come in. If they pick it up before picking you up they stick with that decoy for a while!

[Seadogs]

Originally Posted by GerritJ9

Tried every approach I could think of to get close to convoy undetected (in this case a single mission), even approaching on silent mode without using the scope even once but doing everything using the chart only, depth 150 ft- but on external view three destroyers would dash up when well outside asdic range and head unnerringly to the spot where I was. On the last occasion I tried, the same happened, went up to periscope depth and got one of the destroyers, but the other two were impossible to get rid of.
Have all the IJN escorts been turned into Bungo Pete clones?????????? IJN A/S forces weren't that good........... not even close.

Hmm... maybe the single mission has a ramped up crew level? Or is it the convoy training mission?

[GerritJ9]

Tried it with several single missions, including "Manila bound", "NLuzon intercept" and "Solomons encounter"- the result is always the same so the mission itself doesn't influence things, I would think. Oh well, back to the drawing board............