RSRDC question

avers · 12-26-14, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I am thinking this is a yes but honestly I have not found any documentation that would support my belief. I know some mods do a better job with aircraft and I myself have seen huge air strikes running different mods but I am simply not finding anything in RSRD about the air strikes.

What are some aircraft mods?

Spraug · 12-26-14, 05:26 PM

Just today I was looking for the Japanese carrier force in the Coral Sea when radar picked up an unusual number of contacts, so I checked with the binoculars. After a bit of searching I spotted a formation of approximately 20 SDB Dauntless (or Wildcats, a bit difficult to identify from below at long range) doing the same thing. It was pretty impressive, I have to say, but of course that does not mean that air raids independent of naval operations are included.

TorpX · 12-26-14, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by avers

What are some aircraft mods?

RSRDC adds a number of aircraft. IDK about air attacks on bases. I don't think aircraft, or ships for that matter, will attack buildings or land objects; they don't take damage. lurker put in a couple of ships, Target1 and Target2, in RSRDC. Perhaps, he did this to give them something to attack.

Armistead · 12-28-14, 09:35 AM

It includes many historical air raids, but I don't recall any on the home islands, cuz the players don't usually head to those places. Some land air raids in the game, Rabaul, Truk, Solomons, etc., are in the game. Many air raids against jap TF are time rather perfectly, just seldom do players get there at the right moment. In some battles I try to attack in time with the air groups and take advantage of the damage they do, just have to be careful, cuz if the planes score the killing hit, you sometimes won't get credit. Game is funny sometimes, at times if I get the first hit, even if a plane kills the ship, I get credit, other times vice versa. Maybe code is which hit did the most damage...like if you and planes are attacking and your torps do 51% damage, you get the credit. I suspect so, but have no way of knowing....

Like the battle of Leyte, Kurita was attacked by Halsey with mass planes, seems Oct. 24 before they reached the San Bern. If you get in that lil sea whatever it is early 24 next to the Bern, you'll see mass groups of US planes come through. If you time it to where the TF spawns, you can watch the planes attack way in front of you and when they get to you, TF will have some damage you can take advantage of. You can also watch the battle the next day when the center force attacks the fleeing escort carriers.

Another common tactic people use is to take advantage of the few ship battles, like the battle of Savo. Can you change history by taking out the jap BB's before they engage allied forces....

Planes will attack some land targets, seems it was only allied coastal guns, but they don't blow up....Someone modded some oil tanks that can be blown up, but you have to do it. The game basically won't shoot at something that doesn't shoot at it...

12-26-14, 05:26 PM	#2
Spraug Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 105 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Cactus Air Force exists Just today I was looking for the Japanese carrier force in the Coral Sea when radar picked up an unusual number of contacts, so I checked with the binoculars. After a bit of searching I spotted a formation of approximately 20 SDB Dauntless (or Wildcats, a bit difficult to identify from below at long range) doing the same thing. It was pretty impressive, I have to say, but of course that does not mean that air raids independent of naval operations are included. __________________ Playing: Windows 10 - Steam - Silent Hunter 4 v1.5 1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5 1_TMO_25_small_patch RSRDC_TMO_V502 RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1 SCAF for RSRDC v502_2.0 IJN_Radar_Fix_2

12-28-14, 09:35 AM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	It includes many historical air raids, but I don't recall any on the home islands, cuz the players don't usually head to those places. Some land air raids in the game, Rabaul, Truk, Solomons, etc., are in the game. Many air raids against jap TF are time rather perfectly, just seldom do players get there at the right moment. In some battles I try to attack in time with the air groups and take advantage of the damage they do, just have to be careful, cuz if the planes score the killing hit, you sometimes won't get credit. Game is funny sometimes, at times if I get the first hit, even if a plane kills the ship, I get credit, other times vice versa. Maybe code is which hit did the most damage...like if you and planes are attacking and your torps do 51% damage, you get the credit. I suspect so, but have no way of knowing.... Like the battle of Leyte, Kurita was attacked by Halsey with mass planes, seems Oct. 24 before they reached the San Bern. If you get in that lil sea whatever it is early 24 next to the Bern, you'll see mass groups of US planes come through. If you time it to where the TF spawns, you can watch the planes attack way in front of you and when they get to you, TF will have some damage you can take advantage of. You can also watch the battle the next day when the center force attacks the fleeing escort carriers. Another common tactic people use is to take advantage of the few ship battles, like the battle of Savo. Can you change history by taking out the jap BB's before they engage allied forces.... Planes will attack some land targets, seems it was only allied coastal guns, but they don't blow up....Someone modded some oil tanks that can be blown up, but you have to do it. The game basically won't shoot at something that doesn't shoot at it... __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.