The SH4 Fog returns.......

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Gray Lensman

Cool. I'm just about to pull back into Pearl for a mission completion (early war). I'll try it out during the next mission. It should be fun penetrating a convoy, setting up shots and experiencing the TMO dud rate frustration like you read about in the good books.


edit> btw, Thanks for posting the above change info. I'll have to "blend" those changes into the FOTRS sim.cfg in order NOT to mess up other FOTRS settings.

Exactly. Have modified so can pull off in sim what was done in real life, of course it can vary, one night may be able, next time not, much like real life. Depends on light, fog, skill level of lookouts, spacing, angle of player sub to the escort. A minimum can get close enough to fire from a reasonable range, come close enough to escorts without always being spotted and shot into pieces immediately. Key is finding the proper balance, don't want to make it too easy but no impossible as it became the preferred and common tactic. Thus why I modified the radar of IJN. IJN radar in stock and most mods had Allied style effectiveness which eliminated night surface attacks but in real life they were routinely pulled off. I adjusted radar so it is possible but is more difficult when radar equipped escorts are around.

[Gray Lensman]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Exactly. Have modified so can pull off in sim what was done in real life, of course it can vary, one night may be able, next time not, much like real life. Depends on light, fog, skill level of lookouts, spacing, angle of player sub to the escort. A minimum can get close enough to fire from a reasonable range, come close enough to escorts without always being spotted and shot into pieces immediately. Key is finding the proper balance, don't want to make it too easy but no impossible as it became the preferred and common tactic. Thus why I modified the radar of IJN. IJN radar in stock and most mods had Allied style effectiveness which eliminated night surface attacks but in real life they were routinely pulled off. I adjusted radar so it is possible but is more difficult when radar equipped escorts are around.

LOL, now you have another mod regarding the jap radar? Good thing, I'm at the start of 1942 and no jap radar is in use yet... at least I don't believe they had them that early. This will be another mod to blend into the FOTRS files I suspect. Please post more change info when you have the time. Thanks.