Convoy shrinkage and the HEL

Mios 4Me · 08-12-19, 10:34 PM

Several times in 1945 on mostly stock 1.5, reported large convoys on the map became simple convoys as they came within sensor range. Always, or virtually always, they had zero escorts. Part of me suspects it's the devs' way of reflecting a late-war escort shortage, but then I encountered a BB/CV task force on 8/14/45, so who knows?

Possibly related: a CV/CA task group encountered a week before Leyte that had only three DDs. Given the numbers present at Samar, I assume it's intentional.

HEL: Twice in this career, I've spotted the Huge European Liner at close range on the intel map but could not locate it on radar or sonar, despite being less than 25 km away. Is this a remnant from 1.3 that the designers overlooked when they virtually removed the type from 1.5?

08-12-19, 10:34 PM	#1
Mios 4Me Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 394 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Convoy shrinkage and the HEL Several times in 1945 on mostly stock 1.5, reported large convoys on the map became simple convoys as they came within sensor range. Always, or virtually always, they had zero escorts. Part of me suspects it's the devs' way of reflecting a late-war escort shortage, but then I encountered a BB/CV task force on 8/14/45, so who knows? Possibly related: a CV/CA task group encountered a week before Leyte that had only three DDs. Given the numbers present at Samar, I assume it's intentional. HEL: Twice in this career, I've spotted the Huge European Liner at close range on the intel map but could not locate it on radar or sonar, despite being less than 25 km away. Is this a remnant from 1.3 that the designers overlooked when they virtually removed the type from 1.5?

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