Batvika Whale Factory

[mowgli99]

Have any of yall been there? I just went and expected whaler ships but instead i got the whole place to my self. :hmm: So are there ever any ships? And just a question or two, in free camera is there a way to lock on to an object(such as and airplane etc.) without having to move the camera yourself and constantly trying to catch up? :hmm: And do yall have any tips for using decoys or just evasion tatics in general? It seems every time i deploy decoys the dds always find me after a run at the decoy. This even happens at low speeds. Thankyou all. I love it here and try to come every day. Thanks again. --Mowgli

[ichso]

Originally Posted by mowgli99

Have any of yall been there? I just went and expected whaler ships but instead i got the whole place to my self. :hmm: So are there ever any ships? And just a question or two, in free camera is there a way to lock on to an object(such as and airplane etc.) without having to move the camera yourself and constantly trying to catch up? :hmm: And do yall have any tips for using decoys or just evasion tatics in general? It seems every time i deploy decoys the dds always find me after a run at the decoy. This even happens at low speeds. Thankyou all. I love it here and try to come every day. Thanks again. --Mowgli

I went there too once. But nothing there except for a small harbour city which stood halfway in the water.
No ship encounters on the way to the station or after that either.

The thing about the decoys: you proberably didn't dive deep enough or still went to fast as above 1kn (50RPM). Try showing the DD's your bow or aft side to make it harder getting found by ASDIC. Decoys are a nice tactic but don't have to work all the time though I don't have that much experience with them in SH3.

[bigboywooly]

Originally Posted by mowgli99

Have any of yall been there? I just went and expected whaler ships but instead i got the whole place to my self. :hmm: So are there ever any ships? And just a question or two, in free camera is there a way to lock on to an object(such as and airplane etc.) without having to move the camera yourself and constantly trying to catch up? :hmm: And do yall have any tips for using decoys or just evasion tatics in general? It seems every time i deploy decoys the dds always find me after a run at the decoy. This even happens at low speeds. Thankyou all. I love it here and try to come every day. Thanks again. --Mowgli

Use the , and . keyboard keys for next unit view
First unit will be your own sub

[Brag]

You may want to check out my website for evasive tactics. People find it useful

[WolfOfCampscapel]

The whaling on the island actually ended around year 1650, so don't expect whale factory ships around there...

And at its height, the island had 52 inhabitants during world war two. Norwegians and 1943 onwards some americans at a radio listening post. Not a heavily travelled port.

The island is registered as having had u-boat sightings during the war ... reconnaissance. So feel free to pay a visit, it's even historically correct. No airfield until 1960, so shouldn't be very scary.

[maillemaker]

Here is how to break contact:

Get to 150 meters. Rig for Silent Running. Run at Flank Speed until you get up to 7 knots (or your maximum speed). Chop power to revolutions for 1 knot. Note this is NOT the same thing as setting speed to "slow" - you need to change the control so that you can actually set RPMs. Slow Ahead is too fast (noisey). Immediately after chopping the speed, change course 20 degrees so as to point your ass towards the destroyers and minimize your profile. You will break contact. They may find you again, in which case simply repeat the exercise.

If you have a decoy, release the decoy while running at Flank Speed, then proceed as above.

[ichso]

Originally Posted by WolfOfCampscapel

The whaling on the island actually ended around year 1650, so don't expect whale factory ships around there...

And at its height, the island had 52 inhabitants during world war two. Norwegians and 1943 onwards some americans at a radio listening post. Not a heavily travelled port.

The island is registered as having had u-boat sightings during the war ... reconnaissance. So feel free to pay a visit, it's even historically correct. No airfield until 1960, so shouldn't be very scary.

Should have googled this Thanks.

[mowgli99]

Alright i'll try the said tatics. But ya the factory, it was night and i drifted in and up to periscope depth. Nothing. I actually spent the night there repairing from previous damage from a dd.

[Reverie]

And as far as localising in external view the vessel one has in scope view...there doesn't appear to be a shortcut means of doing this ?
In SH2, wasn't the vessel you were targeting also the one that first displayed in external view ?
Solution ?
Reverie