October 17, 1940 Situation

KeptinCranky · 12-20-07, 05:05 PM

Back off!

6km is too close for shadowing, except at night and even then you might get spotted by an escort and then all hell will break loose and even if you get away you've lost ground, I stay 10 to 15km away and match their speed from a position slightly ahead and make a quick dive to listen every 2 hours, if they change course during that time, and they will at some point, I can adjust my course and speed and still be in a good position to make an attack when the weather clears/night falls/or i've had enough of shadowing

Rose · 12-20-07, 05:23 PM

Alright man, thanks alot for the advice!

_Seth_ · 12-20-07, 07:37 PM

Good luck, Rose mate!! Sink them all!!

Rose · 12-21-07, 11:21 PM

^^ Thanks mate, I'll try

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I'm beginning to wonder if the 15kps winds will ever cease... It's been weeks and the waves show no sign of dying down. In SH3 Cmdr I put wave height at seasonal. Does that mean that for the entire seasons of fall and winter the waves will be 20 feet high? If so I'm ****ed for this convoy encounter. Is it ill-advised to change the wave height mid-patrol? ugh...

bigboywooly · 12-22-07, 10:18 AM

Remember
If the weather is real rough and you save the game and exit
When you load up you are going to get a guaranteed 7 days of bad weather
Save before that 7 days is up and you reset the weather clock so getting another 7 days bad weather next time you load

Gezoes · 12-22-07, 10:27 AM

Isn't there a chance of a weather change after two days, when one reloads a saved game?

Ofcourse, the weather can also remain the same, but 7?

bigboywooly · 12-22-07, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gezoes

Isn't there a chance of a weather change after two days, when one reloads a saved game?

Ofcourse, the weather can also remain the same, but 7?

There should be a chance of a 2 day change but rarely happens that way if at all

Of course it wirks the other way too
Save in good weather etc and will continue on your next load

A lot of research went into the weather early on and it seems saving resets the weather clock back to 0
IIRC was Steibler who spent a fair amount of time on it

KeptinCranky · 12-22-07, 10:32 AM

Gods BBW

I hope you're wrong on that because I thought it was 48 hours...

If it really is 7 days I haven't noticed it, but that would be something to keep in mind when saving....

Rose · 12-22-07, 12:31 PM

O wow I never heard that before... In 7 days when the weather is finally clear the convoy I'm shadowing will already be in port

. I'm assuming it takes shorter than a week to go from the exit of Gibralter to London at 7 knots...

BulSoldier · 12-22-07, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Remember
If the weather is real rough and you save the game and exit
When you load up you are going to get a guaranteed 7 days of bad weather
Save before that 7 days is up and you reset the weather clock so getting another 7 days bad weather next time you load

Thats why i had a month of vile storm in a two month patrol with frequent saving due to lapse of time.

KeptinCranky · 12-22-07, 04:40 PM

Nope, weather change is possible 48 hours after loading, not seven days, thank Neptune

, or we'd never get to sink anything once it's turned bad

12-20-07, 07:37 PM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Good luck, Rose mate!! Sink them all!! __________________

12-22-07, 10:18 AM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Remember If the weather is real rough and you save the game and exit When you load up you are going to get a guaranteed 7 days of bad weather Save before that 7 days is up and you reset the weather clock so getting another 7 days bad weather next time you load __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-22-07, 10:27 AM	#6
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Isn't there a chance of a weather change after two days, when one reloads a saved game? Ofcourse, the weather can also remain the same, but 7? __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.

12-22-07, 04:40 PM	#11
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	weather report, could be worse Nope, weather change is possible 48 hours after loading, not seven days, thank Neptune , or we'd never get to sink anything once it's turned bad

12-20-07, 05:05 PM	#1
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Back off! 6km is too close for shadowing, except at night and even then you might get spotted by an escort and then all hell will break loose and even if you get away you've lost ground, I stay 10 to 15km away and match their speed from a position slightly ahead and make a quick dive to listen every 2 hours, if they change course during that time, and they will at some point, I can adjust my course and speed and still be in a good position to make an attack when the weather clears/night falls/or i've had enough of shadowing

12-20-07, 05:23 PM	#2
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Alright man, thanks alot for the advice!

12-21-07, 11:21 PM	#4
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	^^ Thanks mate, I'll try . I'm beginning to wonder if the 15kps winds will ever cease... It's been weeks and the waves show no sign of dying down. In SH3 Cmdr I put wave height at seasonal. Does that mean that for the entire seasons of fall and winter the waves will be 20 feet high? If so I'm ****ed for this convoy encounter. Is it ill-advised to change the wave height mid-patrol? ugh...

12-22-07, 10:32 AM	#8
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Gods BBW I hope you're wrong on that because I thought it was 48 hours... If it really is 7 days I haven't noticed it, but that would be something to keep in mind when saving....

12-22-07, 12:31 PM	#9
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	O wow I never heard that before... In 7 days when the weather is finally clear the convoy I'm shadowing will already be in port . I'm assuming it takes shorter than a week to go from the exit of Gibralter to London at 7 knots...