Another escort question

John Pancoast · 10-13-21, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FUBAR295

John,

Maybe you should fire your Flak at them to rile them up

to provoke the response you want.

Good hunting,
FUBAR295

I did my best Monty Python/Holy Grail imitation to them.

John Pancoast · 10-13-21, 03:37 PM

Maybe it has to do with their positioning. I.e., seems they fire more when I'm at an angle to them vs. when they're dead astern or so.
Them firing more when chasing dead astern is what I'd like to see.

Mister_M · 10-14-21, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Maybe it has to do with their positioning. I.e., seems they fire more when I'm at an angle to them vs. when they're dead astern or so.
Them firing more when chasing dead astern is what I'd like to see.

Indeed, most (all ?) ships can't fire with their first (lowest) gun/turret at 0° angle, because the shell would hit their own bow while pointing low on the sea at your submarine.

John Pancoast · 10-14-21, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister_M

Indeed, most (all ?) ships can't fire with their first (lowest) gun/turret at 0° angle, because the shell would hit their own bow while pointing low on the sea at your submarine.

I know thanks, but that's not what is going on. If they can fire at me at say, 1500 meters (or whatever) when I'm showing a side to them, they should be able to fire at me when they're astern too.

propbeanie · 10-14-21, 07:50 AM

Visual acuity in Sensors.cfg influences that also John Pancoast, such as "Visual speed factor=" Visual aspect=" etc. It might be that your submarine is "invisible" until they get closer due to the aspect, the wave, the light, etc... If they can't "see" you, they can't shoot at you. The same with the gun range. ??

John Pancoast · 10-14-21, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

Visual acuity in Sensors.cfg influences that also John Pancoast, such as "Visual speed factor=" Visual aspect=" etc. It might be that your submarine is "invisible" until they get closer due to the aspect, the wave, the light, etc... If they can't "see" you, they can't shoot at you. The same with the gun range. ??

I was wondering about that, thanks Rick. Strange though; if they're chasing me they obviously can see me, yet they won't fire sometimes. I'd like it so that they do fire any time they do see me, excluding any ridiculous range distance of course.

FUBAR295 · 10-14-21, 12:13 PM

Could the experience level of the escort crew have something to do with it also, not continue to fire or not fire at all, along with what Propbeanie has pointed out.

FUBAR295 · 10-13-21, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by John Pancoast

I did my best Monty Python/Holy Grail imitation to them.

Maybe your outrageous French accent fooled them and got them building a giant rabbit instead.

John Pancoast · 10-13-21, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FUBAR295

Maybe your outrageous French accent fooled them and got them building a giant rabbit instead.

10-13-21, 03:37 PM	#2
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	Maybe it has to do with their positioning. I.e., seems they fire more when I'm at an angle to them vs. when they're dead astern or so. Them firing more when chasing dead astern is what I'd like to see. __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper

10-14-21, 07:50 AM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Visual acuity in Sensors.cfg influences that also John Pancoast, such as "Visual speed factor=" Visual aspect=" etc. It might be that your submarine is "invisible" until they get closer due to the aspect, the wave, the light, etc... If they can't "see" you, they can't shoot at you. The same with the gun range. ?? __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

10-14-21, 12:13 PM	#7
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	Could the experience level of the escort crew have something to do with it also, not continue to fire or not fire at all, along with what Propbeanie has pointed out. __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.