other german U-boat?!

[Wintahs]

It's April 2nd 1941. Oblt. Kuster is shadowing a convoy with U69 in his beloved AM53 grid. As I was scanning the 'horiozon'(-300m view,It seems that the tommies have taken control of the weatther too.Everytime I engage a convoy the weather is like this.)with my perioscope when I see something I never saw before. 'IXB,8 kts,3200m'



Is this even possible? I know about U boats in ports,but at sea?

Is this just a bug or am I going to have a helping hand attacking the concoy?

[Kpt_Kipp]

S!

an help right It happened to me too

and a time near (100nm) New York I was attacking a convoy no order to lunch when I saw a merchant blowing 1500mt in front of me fine that time we worlked together an AI and me .....more than 10000 tons sunk!!!

regards

[A Very Super Market]

I doubt it. If you're playing GWX, then the boot will distract them a bit with it's deck gun, but they can't shoot torpedoes. Stock doesn't even have other subs. All this talk about merchant's blowing from AI subs is fishy, since no AI sub torpedo mod has ever been successful

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

I doubt it. If you're playing GWX, then the boot will distract them a bit with it's deck gun, but they can't shoot torpedoes. Stock doesn't even have other subs. All this talk about merchant's blowing from AI subs is fishy, since no AI sub torpedo mod has ever been successful

It's a real shame they couldn't at least have modelled the results of another u-boat(s) attack on the convoy if not the actual u-boat. You know, you sight a convoy with a damaged ship or two, maybe missing a escort or two? Maybe it wouldn't have affected gameplay in the end, but it would be great for immersion.

I love passing AI u-boats at sea when I'm existing or entering base. Hard not to wave and yell, "THOMSEN!!!"

[Murr44]

Originally Posted by Kapt Z

It's a real shame they couldn't at least have modelled the results of another u-boat(s) attack on the convoy if not the actual u-boat. You know, you sight a convoy with a damaged ship or two, maybe missing a escort or two? Maybe it wouldn't have affected gameplay in the end, but it would be great for immersion.

I love passing AI u-boats at sea when I'm existing or entering base. Hard not to wave and yell, "THOMSEN!!!"

I have come across convoys with damaged ships a number of times but I always assume that they've been the target of an air attack. I did watch a very interesting air attack in the Med once. 3 Ju-87s & 3 Ju-88s turned up and pounced on a small 4 ship convoy that I had just attacked. They pounded the crap out of the AA escort; leaving it burning & listing heavily. I considered attacking it but the undamaged escort was now very p*ssed off and actively searching for us. I figured that it was better to take what I had (1 large merchant) & get the hell away from there.

[Jimbuna]

When an AI sub attacks a ship, if the damage points level reaches 100% you will see explosions

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

When an AI sub attacks a ship, if the damage points level reaches 100% you will see explosions

I don't have GWX so I didn't realise such a thing WAS modelled. I'm still using IU 1.03. I've seen the aircraft attacks and witnessed damaged ships, but never in a convoy.

[bigboywooly]

Ran into a convoy the other day in heavy fog
Using next unit view there were 3 AI uboats at the rear of convoy
Weather was so bad they hadnt been seen by escorts
I sunk 4 ships in one attack and then shadowed convoy
Every so often a sunk ship icon would appear in convoy meaning the AI boats had finally woken up
By the time I had reloaded torps and made a second attack they had all been sank

[Jazer]

I've seen enemy subs following the rear of a convoy before, thought he would come after me when I attacked but never did.

[Castout]

Wow AI subs submerging and making torpedo attack in GWX 3.0? That's freaking awesome.

I assume the AI torpedo is still the virtual torpedo? Do we see any gun projectile hurling to enemy ship when AI sub is attacking with its virtual torpedo?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Castout

Wow AI subs submerging and making torpedo attack in GWX 3.0? That's freaking awesome.

I assume the AI torpedo is still the virtual torpedo? Do we see any gun projectile hurling to enemy ship when AI sub is attacking with its virtual torpedo?

I think there is an element of misunderstaing here.

What is being discussed/described is AI subs engaging surface vessels with their deck guns.