[needed] how do you make an AI submarine ?

tater · 09-10-10, 02:09 PM

I have been rereading War in the Boats and his description of being shadowed by an IJN sub near Guadalcanal got me thinking. Ruhe makes the point that their task in pigboat 37 was "blockade" and that this was a stupid use of a sub since the IJN steered around where they knew a sub was. He suggests that such missions given to IJN subs was similarly ineffective.

Sort of OT, but since the IJN tried to cordon off areas to very poor effect, I dunno how you deal with this in a SH4 campaign. In Sh4, there is no dynamism AT ALL (contrary to sales pitches). So there is no way for USN traffic to be steered around cordons. As a result, an IJN player could easily do far, far better than RL. Assuming you want something closer to reality, it might be best to put really aggressive ASW patrols around US bases pretty far, so IJN subs cannot wait someplace close ashore where they'll be presented with zillions of targets.

Another thought I've always wanted to add... fratricide.

S-37 was unsure whether one sub spotted was IJN or S-41 from the neighboring patrol area. Getting fired on by a friendly was without question a very real possibility. It would be neat to add this somehow.

09-10-10, 02:09 PM	#28
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I have been rereading War in the Boats and his description of being shadowed by an IJN sub near Guadalcanal got me thinking. Ruhe makes the point that their task in pigboat 37 was "blockade" and that this was a stupid use of a sub since the IJN steered around where they knew a sub was. He suggests that such missions given to IJN subs was similarly ineffective. Sort of OT, but since the IJN tried to cordon off areas to very poor effect, I dunno how you deal with this in a SH4 campaign. In Sh4, there is no dynamism AT ALL (contrary to sales pitches). So there is no way for USN traffic to be steered around cordons. As a result, an IJN player could easily do far, far better than RL. Assuming you want something closer to reality, it might be best to put really aggressive ASW patrols around US bases pretty far, so IJN subs cannot wait someplace close ashore where they'll be presented with zillions of targets. Another thought I've always wanted to add... fratricide. S-37 was unsure whether one sub spotted was IJN or S-41 from the neighboring patrol area. Getting fired on by a friendly was without question a very real possibility. It would be neat to add this somehow.