IJN East Of Midway ??

Captain_AJ · 09-16-07, 07:18 AM

Its June 16 1942 , My virtual Countrymen have put-up destroyer pickets east of midway , I changed My computer and now Using My upgraded Hot-rod.. I started a patrol from pearl harbor , With No surface radar , Actually I new Carrear , Steaming 20 Knots , than a Damm Shot to my bow and a alot of damage . Ship goes dead in the water and I have 3 Destroyers Looking For Me . I dive below the thermal theshold and No power .. Nothing !! Iam waiting for 3 hours at 300 ft . Iam asking Myself Is the preclude to the battle of Midway ?? Were in the hell is our fleet ?? Si I decide To go too periscope depth and take a shot . Got a kill , But the other destoyer is On my aft on a attack run . "depth Charges In the water " And Bamm Iam Sinking . I just got this new Tambor class Boat , What The hell ? So I try again from Pearl . This time I go directlly too the same Cordinates and Its the same vals And zekes taking swipes at My ship . Iam say theres got to be a carrier out here , Iam watching were they start and were they fade out . I draw A bead On the location and estimate a heading , I dont go directlly , so I notice the date again is june 15 1942 . Bingo I spot a carrier task force . 3 carries and a whole lot od ships headin WNW . Iam spotted . A round catches My engines again , I crash dive . deadin the water . waited for 4 hours at 280 ft , I didnt even get a report of to Cinpac . I go too periscope depth and 4 Destoyers On MY ASS , Agin Im sunk .. Now Iam in my third tambor Class USS TUNA . This will be my third patrol , I Started from freemantle . I guess thsi was the simulated battle force that was going too attack Midway .. WOW !!!

tater · 09-16-07, 10:57 AM

East of midway?

The stock midway have the CVs NW.

Sadly, as you observed, there are 3 CVs.

tater

switch.dota · 09-16-07, 12:48 PM

Looks like someone else encoutnered the same air groups I was annoyed by...

Yorktown_Class · 09-17-07, 05:04 AM

Sounds like someone at UBI needs to take a history lesson,not three flat tops,there was four...

sqk7744 · 09-17-07, 10:46 AM

Happened to me too.

Notified of attack, and on station, with IJN Task Force reports coming in.

But the only thing we encountered was a hornets' nest of Aircraft.

"Enermy aircraft spotted!"

--> Dive to Periscope Depth ( those Zero's sure can carry a bomb load )

---> Add, Rinse, Repeat

tater · 09-17-07, 10:54 AM

The paradigm for CV air groups is bad, and it makes operating near a group of CVs extremely annoying.

My mod to mess with CV air groups reduces them to extremely low levels, but I think it doesn't go far enough.

With a campaign that included scripted airstrikes for the real CV battles, I think I'd remove CV aircraft totally. That or drop the range of CV planes to 50km or so as a CAP over the fleet.

I might try a version, "bungo pete clone" the A6M, B5N, and D3A to A6M_CV, etc. Have CV airgroups have a single plane in each group, or maybe 3 zeros (no bombs), and the range short enough you'd not see them til right on top of the CVs.

Since they'd point at the stock plane models, it shouldn't add to the system overhead.

tater

09-16-07, 07:18 AM	#1
Captain_AJ Crusty Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 649 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	IJN East Of Midway ?? Its June 16 1942 , My virtual Countrymen have put-up destroyer pickets east of midway , I changed My computer and now Using My upgraded Hot-rod.. I started a patrol from pearl harbor , With No surface radar , Actually I new Carrear , Steaming 20 Knots , than a Damm Shot to my bow and a alot of damage . Ship goes dead in the water and I have 3 Destroyers Looking For Me . I dive below the thermal theshold and No power .. Nothing !! Iam waiting for 3 hours at 300 ft . Iam asking Myself Is the preclude to the battle of Midway ?? Were in the hell is our fleet ?? Si I decide To go too periscope depth and take a shot . Got a kill , But the other destoyer is On my aft on a attack run . "depth Charges In the water " And Bamm Iam Sinking . I just got this new Tambor class Boat , What The hell ? So I try again from Pearl . This time I go directlly too the same Cordinates and Its the same vals And zekes taking swipes at My ship . Iam say theres got to be a carrier out here , Iam watching were they start and were they fade out . I draw A bead On the location and estimate a heading , I dont go directlly , so I notice the date again is june 15 1942 . Bingo I spot a carrier task force . 3 carries and a whole lot od ships headin WNW . Iam spotted . A round catches My engines again , I crash dive . deadin the water . waited for 4 hours at 280 ft , I didnt even get a report of to Cinpac . I go too periscope depth and 4 Destoyers On MY ASS , Agin Im sunk .. Now Iam in my third tambor Class USS TUNA . This will be my third patrol , I Started from freemantle . I guess thsi was the simulated battle force that was going too attack Midway .. WOW !!! __________________ Captain AJ

09-17-07, 10:46 AM	#5
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Happened to me too. Notified of attack, and on station, with IJN Task Force reports coming in. But the only thing we encountered was a hornets' nest of Aircraft. "Enermy aircraft spotted!" --> Dive to Periscope Depth ( those Zero's sure can carry a bomb load ) ---> Add, Rinse, Repeat __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial

09-16-07, 10:57 AM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	East of midway? The stock midway have the CVs NW. Sadly, as you observed, there are 3 CVs. tater

09-16-07, 12:48 PM	#3
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like someone else encoutnered the same air groups I was annoyed by...

09-17-07, 05:04 AM	#4
Yorktown_Class Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 263 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Sounds like someone at UBI needs to take a history lesson,not three flat tops,there was four...

09-17-07, 10:54 AM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The paradigm for CV air groups is bad, and it makes operating near a group of CVs extremely annoying. My mod to mess with CV air groups reduces them to extremely low levels, but I think it doesn't go far enough. With a campaign that included scripted airstrikes for the real CV battles, I think I'd remove CV aircraft totally. That or drop the range of CV planes to 50km or so as a CAP over the fleet. I might try a version, "bungo pete clone" the A6M, B5N, and D3A to A6M_CV, etc. Have CV airgroups have a single plane in each group, or maybe 3 zeros (no bombs), and the range short enough you'd not see them til right on top of the CVs. Since they'd point at the stock plane models, it shouldn't add to the system overhead. tater