Strange. This happen to anyone else?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by AhhhFresh

Me too... well sort of. I reported a small convoy of sampans that I didn't feel like shooting and got the "Good Find RTB" message... and kicked up the time compression. Soon I saw a friendly blue aircraft streak by at warp (TC) speed on the map. Didn't sink anything, but it seemed to try.

I wouldn't be surprised if it did sink them for you to get credit if you stay in visual range. Would be interesting to try and find out.

Thats what I was trying to do with the Task Force. Since I read this thread I figured as Im out of torps I may as wall call it in and watch the fireworks and get lots of "free" renown. But nothing ever happend.

[GTHammer]

Lets see....well It was dark when this all went down so its very much a possibility that friendly planes took out the merchants. I almost wish this would happen to someone else because I'm starting to feel like a liar. Only other pertinent info I can offer is that this occured in the small straight that runs North/South directly east of Rabaul and the Bismark Sea.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by GTHammer

Lets see....well It was dark when this all went down so its very much a possibility that friendly planes took out the merchants. I almost wish this would happen to someone else because I'm starting to feel like a liar. Only other pertinent info I can offer is that this occured in the small straight that runs North/South directly east of Rabaul and the Bismark Sea.

Very familiar with the area. I have never spotted friendly planes. In fact I was on my way to there when I picked up the convoy a bit south and east.

But Ive never witnessed a true "response" to a sighting report.

Doesent make you a liar just means Ive never witnessed it.

[Stew U-582]

If so why has no one reported it till now ?

I tried an experiment over the weekend. I came accross a large task force and had ony two torpedoes left. I fired off the two torpedoes and scored a DD and slipped away. I then radioed in a convoy report and recieved the "Good find will assign assets" message. So I decided to follow the convoy a while.

I followed for a day and a half and nothing happened. Maybe they were scared of it. It was probably the biggest TF Ive seen what with two carriers and some battleships, pretty sure one was a Yamato

When I was looking at the files regarding air attacks and contact reports there were several factors involved.

The convoy you report on must be in range of an allied air base and even then there is a probality factor involved.
From memory I think it was about a 20 percent chance of an attack occouring.
So reporting on a convoy in no way will guarente an airstrike.