Friend or foe?

_Seth_ · 12-19-06, 02:47 PM

Yes, im afraid that was the reality of the uboatcrews aswell..

SilverGhost · 12-19-06, 02:53 PM

Yes....the game mods make the realism more in tune to reality and place an importance on positive ID of the target.

mookiemookie · 12-19-06, 02:54 PM

At least you know that the lighted ships in GWX are neutrals for sure.

_Seth_ · 12-19-06, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

At least you know that the lighted ships in GWX are neutrals for sure.

A little OT, but... If lighted ships was a reality in WWII, did anyone use this knowledge of Lighted ship = neutral ship to scam the enemy, using this for military purposes? I know its not legal to do so in war, but could this have happend?:hmm:

mookiemookie · 12-19-06, 03:27 PM

I would think that they would have investigated any ship contact, lighted or not, and so I'm not sure how effective it would have been to do this.

Subwolf · 12-19-06, 03:37 PM

Yes they did identify lone lighted ships as well, enemy ships could not escape U-boat attacks simply by using the nav lights. Convoy rule was all lights off incl neutrals.

MRV · 12-19-06, 02:54 PM

the coding of SH3 has some kind of cheat implemented for GWX users:

when being at a high TC-rate and encountering a hostile ship, the WO reports it with "ship spotted".
If its neutral or friendly, the ship-spotted-message displays in the window at the center bottom but no sound is played.

12-19-06, 02:47 PM	#1
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Yes, im afraid that was the reality of the uboatcrews aswell.. __________________

12-19-06, 02:54 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	At least you know that the lighted ships in GWX are neutrals for sure. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-19-06, 03:27 PM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I would think that they would have investigated any ship contact, lighted or not, and so I'm not sure how effective it would have been to do this. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

12-19-06, 02:53 PM	#2
SilverGhost Electrician's Mate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 131 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Yes....the game mods make the realism more in tune to reality and place an importance on positive ID of the target.

12-19-06, 03:37 PM	#6
Subwolf Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA/Norway Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Yes they did identify lone lighted ships as well, enemy ships could not escape U-boat attacks simply by using the nav lights. Convoy rule was all lights off incl neutrals.

12-19-06, 02:54 PM	#7
MRV Frogman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 296 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	the coding of SH3 has some kind of cheat implemented for GWX users: when being at a high TC-rate and encountering a hostile ship, the WO reports it with "ship spotted". If its neutral or friendly, the ship-spotted-message displays in the window at the center bottom but no sound is played.