sending Contact reports

Takao · 03-28-08, 08:04 PM

My experience has been that you need to be on the surface, and have visual contact with at least 3 ships(IIRC, 3 merchant ships). Radar contact only won't do it, neither will visual contact on two ships and radar on one or more. This is a major failure on the devs part tha has never been corrected.

I'm trying to remember the convoy incident exactly, but failing to do so. But, it went something like this:

While on the surface, I am closing on a approaching convoy. Radar contact on a large convoy with 4 escorts. Try to send a contact report, no joy. Continue on intercept course with convoy, get visual contact on one destroyer. Try to send again, nothing. Now I get visual contact on two destroyers and one merchant. Nothing. The report would not send until I had visual contact on three merchant ships. It's possible it sent when I had visual on two merchants and two destroyer, but I doubt it. The number 3 sticks in my mind.

As this was happening I imagined to conversation going something like this.

USS Gar: USS Gar to COMSUBPAC. We have radar contact with a major Japanese convoy. We are proceeding to intercept at 4 engine speed.

COMSUBPAC: Um, negative Gar, break off contact. You're trying to sink an island.

USS Gar: Say again COMSUBPAC.

COMSUBPAC: Gar. You. Are. Trying. To. Sink. An. Island.

USS Gar: An island?

COMSUBPAC: An Island!

USS Gar: Well, the island is making 9 knots and is headed North-Northwest.

COMSUBPAC: AN ISLAND!

USS Gar: We can see it now. Your island has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest.

COMSUBPAC: Well. We don't believe you! Nyah Nyah!

USS Gar: Visibility is improving. The island is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest.

COMSUBPAC: Not listening! Not listening!

USS Gar: Were almost there. The island has a destroyer as escort, is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest.

COMSUBPAC: ........

USS Gar: Got it! The island has 3 merchies docked, a destroyer as escort, is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest.

COMSUBPAC: OH! Why didn't you say so in the first place. That's a CONVOY! Sink the bastards.

USS Gar:

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03-28-08, 08:04 PM	#10
Takao Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 244 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	My experience has been that you need to be on the surface, and have visual contact with at least 3 ships(IIRC, 3 merchant ships). Radar contact only won't do it, neither will visual contact on two ships and radar on one or more. This is a major failure on the devs part tha has never been corrected. I'm trying to remember the convoy incident exactly, but failing to do so. But, it went something like this: While on the surface, I am closing on a approaching convoy. Radar contact on a large convoy with 4 escorts. Try to send a contact report, no joy. Continue on intercept course with convoy, get visual contact on one destroyer. Try to send again, nothing. Now I get visual contact on two destroyers and one merchant. Nothing. The report would not send until I had visual contact on three merchant ships. It's possible it sent when I had visual on two merchants and two destroyer, but I doubt it. The number 3 sticks in my mind. As this was happening I imagined to conversation going something like this. USS Gar: USS Gar to COMSUBPAC. We have radar contact with a major Japanese convoy. We are proceeding to intercept at 4 engine speed. COMSUBPAC: Um, negative Gar, break off contact. You're trying to sink an island. USS Gar: Say again COMSUBPAC. COMSUBPAC: Gar. You. Are. Trying. To. Sink. An. Island. USS Gar: An island? COMSUBPAC: An Island! USS Gar: Well, the island is making 9 knots and is headed North-Northwest. COMSUBPAC: AN ISLAND! USS Gar: We can see it now. Your island has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest. COMSUBPAC: Well. We don't believe you! Nyah Nyah! USS Gar: Visibility is improving. The island is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest. COMSUBPAC: Not listening! Not listening! USS Gar: Were almost there. The island has a destroyer as escort, is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest. COMSUBPAC: ........ USS Gar: Got it! The island has 3 merchies docked, a destroyer as escort, is being towed by a destroyer, has several smokestacks, is making 9 knots and is still headed North-Northwest. COMSUBPAC: OH! Why didn't you say so in the first place. That's a CONVOY! Sink the bastards. USS Gar: