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Dignan · 10-11-10, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Cool story.

I read a book on the Aaron Ward, an amazing ship. She shot down many planes protecting the US landing force, which is also in the game. She even spotted the damaged JP BB near Savo at dawn and was hit by it. Jap planes were eventually her undoing, but an amazing story. She had about 100 men killed in battle during these engagements.

That's an amazing story about your grandfather on the Yorktown. Something to be proud of indeed.

It's pretty typical that they didn't talk about it much. As you pointed out, the Aaron Ward had many men killed in different battles so I can imagine it was an intimately personal experience when your ship mates got killed. The Ward was eventually sunk by a Japanese high altitude bomber as you alluded to. He was aboard her that day and somewhere I have a letter from him to a scuba diver who dove on the wreck in 1995 and wanted to talk to survivors. Maybe I'll scan it and put it up here. It is very short, which was typical of my grandpa, but he talks about watching the bomb fall and being thankful it didn't hit the bridge (he was the Communications Officer so was on the bridge a lot.)

The battle I described in my earlier post was the November night engagement. I may do what you say and head there for a patrol to time it with November 1942 to watch it unfold. SHould be interesting.

Armistead · 10-11-10, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dignan

That's an amazing story about your grandfather on the Yorktown. Something to be proud of indeed.

It's pretty typical that they didn't talk about it much. As you pointed out, the Aaron Ward had many men killed in different battles so I can imagine it was an intimately personal experience when your ship mates got killed. The Ward was eventually sunk by a Japanese high altitude bomber as you alluded to. He was aboard her that day and somewhere I have a letter from him to a scuba diver who dove on the wreck in 1995 and wanted to talk to survivors. Maybe I'll scan it and put it up here. It is very short, which was typical of my grandpa, but he talks about watching the bomb fall and being thankful it didn't hit the bridge (he was the Communications Officer so was on the bridge a lot.)

The battle I described in my earlier post was the November night engagement. I may do what you say and head there for a patrol to time it with November 1942 to watch it unfold. SHould be interesting.

You would enjoy it, at night with the sound it really is very historical, obvious we can change that.
I believe the Aaron was a Graves class,,if it's spelled that way. Didn't ID one, not sure if they're in the game.

I used my Tulagi save to go ahead and attack the CA force I ignored before. It made a pass at GC and got attacked by the PT boats.

Nov 14 I found another US TF with two NC BB's leading. It came from Florida Island pass per history. It ran into a convoy of 5 Nagara's and sunk them all.

I couldn't keep up with it. It then took on 3 IJN TF, so another large surface battle. Another Kongo group came, but turned back...

fastfed · 10-11-10, 07:07 PM

I dont get it.. I know you have TMO installed.. and Im pretty sure you are not playing "easy" mode.. Maybe you are??

But how do you have external camera? Even the mid level disables it..

Armistead · 10-11-10, 07:34 PM

From the TMO support file, might want to read the TMO2 pdf. info, has lots of useful info on TMO, just open TMO documentation. Also make sure you cut the cam on in the office. I play at at 90%. I don't think cams effect difficulty, having contacts on doe's, that way or vice versa. Obvious cams give you an advantage depending on how you use them. As stated, playing large battles I run contacts and cams, if not, it would take weeks of play to get through one day in the game.....

2.) How do i get the next / previous camera back?
The easiest way is to be a big cheater, is open the /data/cfg/commands.cfg in TMO. Search for "
[Cmd50] " Your looking for these two blocks:
[Cmd50]
Name=Camera_on_next_unit
Ctxt=1
;Key0=0xBE,,">"
Page=0x34000000,3714
[Cmd51]
Name=Camera_on_prev_unit
Ctxt=1
;Key0=0xBC,,"<"
Page=0x34000000,3714
Simply remove the semicolon placed in front of the key assignment, and you have the next/previous

cameras back. Note: this will restore the hot keys. It will not restore the buttons on the ordersbar.

10-11-10, 07:34 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	From the TMO support file, might want to read the TMO2 pdf. info, has lots of useful info on TMO, just open TMO documentation. Also make sure you cut the cam on in the office. I play at at 90%. I don't think cams effect difficulty, having contacts on doe's, that way or vice versa. Obvious cams give you an advantage depending on how you use them. As stated, playing large battles I run contacts and cams, if not, it would take weeks of play to get through one day in the game..... 2.) How do i get the next / previous camera back? The easiest way is to be a big cheater, is open the /data/cfg/commands.cfg in TMO. Search for " [Cmd50] " Your looking for these two blocks: [Cmd50] Name=Camera_on_next_unit Ctxt=1 ;Key0=0xBE,,">" Page=0x34000000,3714 [Cmd51] Name=Camera_on_prev_unit Ctxt=1 ;Key0=0xBC,,"<" Page=0x34000000,3714 Simply remove the semicolon placed in front of the key assignment, and you have the next/previous cameras back. Note: this will restore the hot keys. It will not restore the buttons on the ordersbar. Last edited by Armistead; 10-12-10 at 08:39 AM.

10-11-10, 07:07 PM	#3
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	I dont get it.. I know you have TMO installed.. and Im pretty sure you are not playing "easy" mode.. Maybe you are?? But how do you have external camera? Even the mid level disables it..