Coastal Command should have done so well

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Originally Posted by Reverie

Hi, Kpt.
That's encouraging !
I have no idea what you're going through to Mod this software.
But as an afterthought, where does one go to submit ideas aka requests ?
Reverie

The GWX Sticky thread in the mods workshop is as good a place as any... Though we make no promises. Our plate is quite full with our current obligations.

Also, to address your savegame query: It appears your problem stems from the SH3 weathermod, not from GWX itself. I don't think the problem is related to SH3 Gen. GlobalExplorer's SH3 Gen program seems to be solid as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, due to my focus on the core GWX files, I'm not as familiar with some of the finer points of external programs. Dunno how to help you there.

Do check back here later though. Maybe someone else can shed some light on the issue.

[Sailor Steve]

You shouldn't ever see 12 of any flying boat. They hunted alone.

[bigboywooly]

Yeah as Ktp said aircover is being revisited in 1.04
I can only guess your are in the area of more than one airbase to see that many as no airbase in GWX has anywhere near that amount of any aircraft in a squadron

[Hakahura]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You shouldn't ever see 12 of any flying boat. They hunted alone.

Maybe not 12 Steve, but read up on 201 Sqn RAF.

They flew Sunderlands during the battle of the atlantic and co-operative tatics were part of their repertoire.

[Sailor Steve]

What little there is of the war diary doesn't show them operating together.
http://www.rafcommands.currantbun.co...201/201WD.html
http://www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/Coastal/201C.html

Admittedly what I could find on the web is sketchy. What book(s)/site(s) would you recommend?

[ReM]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Admittedly what I could find on the web is sketchy. What book(s)/site(s) would you recommend?

I have read about several occasions that planes operated in groups so that they could attack from several angles in order to deceive the U-Boat's flak....

I'm pretty sure it was described at elast once in Iron Coffins, from H. Werner

[Kpt. Lehmann]

True, but the original plane making contact had to radio for support from other aircraft patrolling adjacent "boxes."

"Dark Sky, Deep Water" by Norman Franks details a great deal in the way of aerial operations against U-boats.

I know that sometimes, as many as three or more aircraft were directed against U-boats and on the scene the aircrews would coordinate multiple simultaneous attack runs from different directions in order to split the incoming flak.

Sometimes however, accurate flak would keep aircraft at a distance, long enough for the U-boat to escape... but this was the exception, not the rule.

Aircraft would always report the position of th U-boat and often surface units were vectored in.

Sometimes, the U-boat crew would think it was safe to make a crash dive in the face of an orbiting aircraft that the flak gunners were holding off... only for the aircraft to run in and attack as the dive is initiated. (Too bad this circumstance can't be modelled into SH3!)

Getting spotted by an aircraft sucked for U-boat crews in about twenty different ways... even if the aircraft couldn't complete an attack.

@ReM... sorry for cross-post.

[ReM]

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

@ReM... sorry for cross-post.

No prob, thanks for the lesson

[ReM]

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

Though we make no promises. Our plate is quite full with our current obligations.

Take your time guys...I'm pretty darn sure it is worth waiting for!