Where is battle ships

[torpedo1963]

So where i can find those big fat battle ships? it is quite boring play sh4,i cant find battle ships.not even harbours-only little destroyers.
And i get only missions near tokyo!!!

[groomsie]

Seriously, consider there were historically a lot more destoyers and light cruiser types than battleships.

What time frame are you running?

I would recommend you run RSRDC mod to model historical traffic better. Then, maybe lurk around Truk in 1943? Or, if running RSRDC check for historical battleship movements and wait there.

By the way, welcome to SHIV.

[neosnk35]

groomsie is right.. you should get RSRDC and google historical BB\TF movements and wait there... but should you encounter a TF its gonna be hell with those escorts 6-12 dds and counting.. but still you can skip around them... yep Truk alright in 1943 theres tons of them just be cautious of those subnets near land

[Torplexed]

All told, Japan had 12 battleships total during the course of the Pacific War.

4 Kongo class
2 Fuso class
2 Ise class
2 Nagato class
2 Yamato class building or fitting out at the start.

Realistically, your odds of running into one should be rather low. However, the game will always spawn a replacement if you sink one.

Japan starts with 18 heavy and 20 light cruisers. Your odds of running into them are pretty good.

[peabody]

Originally Posted by torpedo1963

So where i can find those big fat battle ships? it is quite boring play sh4,i cant find battle ships.not even harbours-only little destroyers.
And i get only missions near tokyo!!!

In the stock game a good place to look is near Rabaul. They usually enter from the north channel. But you may have to let several convoys pass by if you really want to wait for a Task Force.

Peabody

[Soundman]

At one time, I too, had that problem... Check out this old thread and you'll find the answer and remedy I got when asking a similar question. ..Go here.. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ighlight=RSRDC

[SpeedyPC]

You can find big fat battle ships to sink and kill, just enter inside Tokyo Bay the major problem you have to watchout for destoyers and light cruiser types waiting for you outside near Tokyo Bay, because the destoyers and light cruiser knows your inside Tokyo Bay you have to get out alive from Tokyo Bay.

For another words you are facing a one way ticket is death, if you can get out of Tokyo Bay alive playing 100% real then you are a real skipper of your very own submarine 'May the Sinking Flat Top be with you'.

[Frame57]

You will also find them at times in large task forces. Even though it was the job of the Skippers to take out merchants predominantly, you can have fun taking on a task force. The concept of wolf packs are not in this game but it would be fun to have AI co-op to operate with 2 other boats while setting up an attack on a convoy. Maybe SH-5 will employ this I hope.

[Stormende]

I did sink a Kongo BB in my first patrol with an old S lady, I was based on manila and was sent to patrol whatever is the name of the strait or pass up north of Aparri, then a task force came right to me, just waited, maneuvered when IDed the ships, picked my target, waited again and fired. 4 hits and she went to hell. I was lucky tho, the escorts went to check something and left the BB's all alone. There I got the hhang of the PK, now I can handle it more decently at 100% realism.



Also there is a lot of task force traffic early in the war traveling from Formosa - I think - to Singapore.

[Valkyire]

There is a reason that the only ships you find are small warships.
First like is stated above japan had a lot more destroyers than other larger ships.
Second is that the point of submarine warfare is to sink merchant shipping and if you are really lucky a large capital ship like a carriar