GWX 1.03 vs GWX 2 - Escort loiter time?

3Jane · 02-23-08, 09:23 PM

Deciding from hydrophone contacts if they are moving away to rejoining the convoy or are just trying another area is part of the game to my mind. Personally I would prefer not knowing how long the escorts will stick around without reacquiring the boat.
As for escorts loosing contact with convoys and having to catch up, I would suppose it might not be too unrealistic. I would guess that situations where escorts were drawn out of position would have arisen from time to time. The times I have seen this happen the escorts tend to move back towards the convoy at a brisk speed, so any advantage which might be gained isn't as great as it might appear given the top speed of the u-boat attempting reach the convoy again after resurfacing.

MarkShot · 02-23-08, 09:29 PM

Speaking of LOST CONTACT TIME ... does this also apply to ASW patrol?

You would think that ASW patrols should be willing to loiter for a very long period compared to escorts.

Avatar · 02-23-08, 09:57 PM

One of the hardest things to do is sink a Bogue and then try to avoid detection. Escorts stick around forever because they have no place to go. The best advice I have is to shoot from the extreme range of your torpedoes.
Convoys are a different matter, the escorts have to keep with the convoy. As mentioned earlier.
I find sinking a Bogue class carrier, thats part of an ASW Task force, the greatest fun of challenges.

02-23-08, 09:23 PM	#1
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Deciding from hydrophone contacts if they are moving away to rejoining the convoy or are just trying another area is part of the game to my mind. Personally I would prefer not knowing how long the escorts will stick around without reacquiring the boat. As for escorts loosing contact with convoys and having to catch up, I would suppose it might not be too unrealistic. I would guess that situations where escorts were drawn out of position would have arisen from time to time. The times I have seen this happen the escorts tend to move back towards the convoy at a brisk speed, so any advantage which might be gained isn't as great as it might appear given the top speed of the u-boat attempting reach the convoy again after resurfacing. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan) Last edited by 3Jane; 02-23-08 at 10:19 PM.

02-23-08, 09:29 PM	#2
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Speaking of LOST CONTACT TIME ... does this also apply to ASW patrol? You would think that ASW patrols should be willing to loiter for a very long period compared to escorts. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!

02-23-08, 09:57 PM	#3
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	One of the hardest things to do is sink a Bogue and then try to avoid detection. Escorts stick around forever because they have no place to go. The best advice I have is to shoot from the extreme range of your torpedoes. Convoys are a different matter, the escorts have to keep with the convoy. As mentioned earlier. I find sinking a Bogue class carrier, thats part of an ASW Task force, the greatest fun of challenges.