The big uns

runningdeer · 05-01-09, 08:04 PM

Wow...thanks all

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Is this game historically accurate enough that if I wanted to target a particular ship that I could research it, finding exactly the day it was commissioned, etc, and go after it in that manner?

Torplexed · 05-01-09, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by runningdeer

Wow...thanks all

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Is this game historically accurate enough that if I wanted to target a particular ship that I could research it, finding exactly the day it was commissioned, etc, and go after it in that manner?

I'd say in the stock game no. The excellent mod Run Silent, Run Deep (RSRD) does recreate a lot of the historical battle movements, but I don't know for sure if it exactly replicates each day to day move a particular ship makes from the beginning of the war. (Even the historical record is often unclear on that)

runningdeer · 05-01-09, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

I'd say in the stock game no. The excellent mod Run Silent, Run Deep (RSRD) does recreate a lot of the historical battle movements, but I don't know for sure if it exactly replicates each day to day move a particular ship makes from the beginning of the war. (Even the historical record is often unclear on that)

Ok, thank you.

Max2147 · 05-01-09, 11:42 PM

If you've got some real attachments, you can sneak around Truk Atoll. It was a major Japanese base, and the Yamato was stationed there on occasion. There's a good chance you'll find some heavy stuff there.

captgeo · 05-02-09, 07:33 AM

Oh, Truk, watch out for the reef's

Torplexed · 05-02-09, 07:51 AM

Another thing you have to be careful of at Truk is the shallow water. Not just for you sub, but your target which may just settle up to it's gunwales. Sunk, but not really sunk. Frustrating to say the least, so you have to aim your torpedoes to destroy the target by hitting a magazine, not just sink it.

runningdeer · 05-02-09, 09:32 AM

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Another thing you have to be careful of at Truk is the shallow water. Not just for you sub, but your target which may just settle up to it's gunwales. Sunk, but not really sunk. Frustrating to say the least, so you have to aim your torpedoes to destroy the target by hitting a magazine, not just sink it.

Ah yeah, I remember that...although I have only been in the Truk area a few times, I remember finding large warships and also getting them to sink was difficult, I thought it was just a sinking problem on my end for whatever reason, but I would try to balance the sinking so that it would settle deeper and get me the kill, lol.

I just began a new American career, using TMO 1.7 - RSRD - with real environment. I started in 1943. In a Gato. Because one of my goals is to find and sink the Yamato at some point. I've never used RSRD. I'm not even to my first objective and having a blast. Except for the heavy fog I've experienced since leaving home port. I also increased the realism this time round and thats making things a bit more tense/exciting. But anywho...

Thanx for the useful intel...and I'll aim for the magazines.

05-02-09, 07:51 AM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Another thing you have to be careful of at Truk is the shallow water. Not just for you sub, but your target which may just settle up to it's gunwales. Sunk, but not really sunk. Frustrating to say the least, so you have to aim your torpedoes to destroy the target by hitting a magazine, not just sink it. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili-- Last edited by Torplexed; 05-02-09 at 08:02 AM.

05-01-09, 08:04 PM	#1
runningdeer Frogman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Huntley, IL Posts: 305 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 1	Wow...thanks all . Is this game historically accurate enough that if I wanted to target a particular ship that I could research it, finding exactly the day it was commissioned, etc, and go after it in that manner?

05-01-09, 11:42 PM	#4
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you've got some real attachments, you can sneak around Truk Atoll. It was a major Japanese base, and the Yamato was stationed there on occasion. There's a good chance you'll find some heavy stuff there.

05-02-09, 07:33 AM	#5
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Oh, Truk, watch out for the reef's