Has anyone seen wolfpacks in action? - Page 2

Kretschmer the IV · 10-05-10, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by badaboom

Hopefully The Patch will fix this........fingers crossed!

dream on

TheDarkWraith · 10-05-10, 02:58 PM

what's wrong with the air dropped torpedoes? I fixed them in my IRAI mod and are working fine. Or am I missing something?

robbo180265 · 10-06-10, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

what's wrong with the air dropped torpedoes? I fixed them in my IRAI mod and are working fine. Or am I missing something?

I think that back in the day (before this thread was necro'd) There was a lot of Chinese whispers going on. Some people were claiming various bits of the game were broken (without even owning the game) and I dare say this was the case here.

If I remember correctly - this led to the "Hater" - "Fanboi" wars

Bramtyr · 03-13-11, 05:21 PM

I remember setting up some situations with the map editor in SH4, and torpedo bombers were able to score some hits on warships. I was impressed. Sadly fighters don't attack bombers or anything as awesome as one would hope

So if there is piles of identical code from SH4 in SH5, there is a chance that air-dropped torpedoes should work. Anyone try this out?

Trevally. · 03-13-11, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bramtyr

I remember setting up some situations with the map editor in SH4, and torpedo bombers were able to score some hits on warships. I was impressed. Sadly fighters don't attack bombers or anything as awesome as one would hope

So if there is piles of identical code from SH4 in SH5, there is a chance that air-dropped torpedoes should work. Anyone try this out?

Look two posts up

KapitanleutnantThomsen · 04-05-11, 02:41 PM

When I was in black pit campaign - triumph of wolfpack mission, during sailing with blinking wolfpack, HX or HXF convoi appeared. Subs started act like fools, some of them retreating underwater, some of them surfaced and exchanging fire with enemies. But some of them fired salvos and damaged some transports. (stock game, no mods)

Jaguar · 04-05-11, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KapitanleutnantThomsen

When I was in black pit campaign - triumph of wolfpack mission, during sailing with blinking wolfpack, HX or HXF convoi appeared. Subs started act like fools, some of them retreating underwater, some of them surfaced and exchanging fire with enemies. But some of them fired salvos and damaged some transports. (stock game, no mods)

To have them act less foolish you´ve got to install IRAI

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oscar19681 · 04-05-11, 08:04 PM

To be quite honoust i,ve never seen them in action. I,ve seen some blue sub icons on map but there allways to far away from my current combat zone. When i usually find a convoy first thing i do is send a contact report and stalk the convoy for days and nights till i dont have a single torpedo left . All i can tell you that even stalking convoys for days on end there never was a single other u-boat to join the fight, let alone a whole wolfpack.

tat501 · 06-02-11, 08:23 PM

I just attacked a large convoy of the East coast of England (North Sea). Called it in with a "contact report" and started tracking them until night fell. Sunk 4 ships when I realised that there were a few others that I hadnt hit that were sinking. I was just about to fire another salvo when I saw two airplanes come into view in my scope - they were German and attacked the convoy! Not sure if there was another sub about but very exciting nonetheless. Then my game crashed to desktop...needless to say, once it loaded up again nothing happened as per usual.

Jaguar · 06-03-11, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tat501

I just attacked a large convoy of the East coast of England (North Sea). Called it in with a "contact report" and started tracking them until night fell. Sunk 4 ships when I realised that there were a few others that I hadnt hit that were sinking.

Something very similar occured to me in norwegian waters. There were twou Ju-88s that played havoc with the convoy. Both were shot down but not before I managed to get close and sink three ships (one of them already damaged by the planes I presume). The escorts never saw what happened

underped · 08-01-13, 04:36 AM

I once saw a HUGE task force (1 carrier 1 battleship and lots of destroyers) somewhere between Norway and Scotland, who were being attacked by a few planes and a sub. They sunk 4 destroyers and damaged the battleship before they got obliterated. Made it easier for me to get the carrier and BB though

Sailor Steve · 08-01-13, 10:31 AM

You do realize your responding to a thread nobody has looked at in two years?

Anyway, WELCOME ABOARD!

04-05-11, 02:41 PM	#21
KapitanleutnantThomsen Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	When I was in black pit campaign - triumph of wolfpack mission, during sailing with blinking wolfpack, HX or HXF convoi appeared. Subs started act like fools, some of them retreating underwater, some of them surfaced and exchanging fire with enemies. But some of them fired salvos and damaged some transports. (stock game, no mods) __________________ TCG Dumlupınar(ex USS Blower-Balao Class) She was lost on 4 April 1953, TCG Dumlupınar collided with the Swedish freighter Naboland and sunk. 81 submariners died in this accident.

04-05-11, 08:04 PM	#23
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	To be quite honoust i,ve never seen them in action. I,ve seen some blue sub icons on map but there allways to far away from my current combat zone. When i usually find a convoy first thing i do is send a contact report and stalk the convoy for days and nights till i dont have a single torpedo left . All i can tell you that even stalking convoys for days on end there never was a single other u-boat to join the fight, let alone a whole wolfpack. __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

08-01-13, 04:36 AM	#26
underped Nub Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I once saw a HUGE task force (1 carrier 1 battleship and lots of destroyers) somewhere between Norway and Scotland, who were being attacked by a few planes and a sub. They sunk 4 destroyers and damaged the battleship before they got obliterated. Made it easier for me to get the carrier and BB though __________________ I did a Barrel roll with my Sub once.. Peppy said he was proud of me.

08-01-13, 10:31 AM	#27
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You do realize your responding to a thread nobody has looked at in two years? Anyway, WELCOME ABOARD! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-05-10, 02:58 PM	#17
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	what's wrong with the air dropped torpedoes? I fixed them in my IRAI mod and are working fine. Or am I missing something?

03-13-11, 05:21 PM	#19
Bramtyr Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 43 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I remember setting up some situations with the map editor in SH4, and torpedo bombers were able to score some hits on warships. I was impressed. Sadly fighters don't attack bombers or anything as awesome as one would hope So if there is piles of identical code from SH4 in SH5, there is a chance that air-dropped torpedoes should work. Anyone try this out?

06-02-11, 08:23 PM	#24
tat501 Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London Posts: 108 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	I just attacked a large convoy of the East coast of England (North Sea). Called it in with a "contact report" and started tracking them until night fell. Sunk 4 ships when I realised that there were a few others that I hadnt hit that were sinking. I was just about to fire another salvo when I saw two airplanes come into view in my scope - they were German and attacked the convoy! Not sure if there was another sub about but very exciting nonetheless. Then my game crashed to desktop...needless to say, once it loaded up again nothing happened as per usual.