Merchant zig-zagging.

FAdmiral · 07-22-07, 08:39 PM

In my new 3 merchants test mission, I watched them come single file
(no zig-zag) down the pike. After I torped the leader, the other 2 took
off in opposite directions at flank speed ziging and a zaging. I chased one
down (he was doing 13 knots) and finally got him. The other was nowhere to
be seen. But I did pick up his sound sig. I raced over to find him back on the
base course but not zig-zaging. I had damaged him with some deck gun shells
so he was not going fast. At least this is much better than to have them
mill about doing 2 knots or so.....

JIM

tater · 07-22-07, 09:48 PM

I'm so used to the "generic merchants" speed limit that I forgot some are faster than others.

Looks like I need to make up some "fast convoys" for the next version!

tater

07-22-07, 08:39 PM	#1
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	In my new 3 merchants test mission, I watched them come single file (no zig-zag) down the pike. After I torped the leader, the other 2 took off in opposite directions at flank speed ziging and a zaging. I chased one down (he was doing 13 knots) and finally got him. The other was nowhere to be seen. But I did pick up his sound sig. I raced over to find him back on the base course but not zig-zaging. I had damaged him with some deck gun shells so he was not going fast. At least this is much better than to have them mill about doing 2 knots or so..... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

07-22-07, 09:48 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I'm so used to the "generic merchants" speed limit that I forgot some are faster than others. Looks like I need to make up some "fast convoys" for the next version! tater