sinking merchants is boring

LCQ_SH · 05-29-12, 09:41 PM

Hi everybody. I'm currently in may 1943. (TMO 2.5)

Any suggestion to get nice action anywhere? I'm bored of making patrols and just sinking lonely merchants and convoys with silly destroyers.

Where can I find some enemy task forces or to be in a middle of a battle?

Tnx. =P

Sailor Steve · 05-29-12, 09:50 PM

I'm sure the men who did it for real felt much the same way.

Carthaginian · 05-30-12, 12:43 AM

Boring stuff wins the war.
Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

magic452 · 05-30-12, 01:36 AM

I'd suggest you load up RSRD for TMO and than study up on your WWII history. You'll find all the big and many of the small battles in RSRD and you can pick your poison.

Magic

TorpX · 05-31-12, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carthaginian

Boring stuff wins the war.
Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

Well said.

This reminds me of something I read about the war concerning fighter pilots. Veterans who survived air combat against the Japanese cautioned the rookies that the war cannot be won in a day. Being in a hurry was likely to get you killed.

Armistead · 05-31-12, 11:28 PM

TMO has most the big battles in it, not RSRD, but better than stock. RSRD does include about every battle to perfection, small to large. I do like TMO's zig patterns better than RSRD. TMO isn't a traffic mod like RSRD per say, but he did put a lot of work into the traffic, so the battles are there, just have to find them. Course the good news is you can run RSRD over TMO, but you'll lose some of the higher crew ratings...I like playing both ways.

Hylander_1314 · 06-01-12, 02:59 AM

Starting a career in the Philippines is also a bit more exciting than Pearl.

gUPPY · 06-09-12, 07:50 PM

"I'm sure the men who did it for real felt much the same way. "

so true . . .

05-29-12, 09:41 PM	#1
LCQ_SH Lieutenant Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 266 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	sinking merchants is boring Hi everybody. I'm currently in may 1943. (TMO 2.5) Any suggestion to get nice action anywhere? I'm bored of making patrols and just sinking lonely merchants and convoys with silly destroyers. Where can I find some enemy task forces or to be in a middle of a battle? Tnx. =P

05-29-12, 09:50 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm sure the men who did it for real felt much the same way. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-30-12, 01:36 AM	#4
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'd suggest you load up RSRD for TMO and than study up on your WWII history. You'll find all the big and many of the small battles in RSRD and you can pick your poison. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

06-01-12, 02:59 AM	#7
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Starting a career in the Philippines is also a bit more exciting than Pearl. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

05-30-12, 12:43 AM	#3
Carthaginian Loader Join Date: May 2012 Location: Daphne, Alabama, C.S.A. Posts: 83 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Boring stuff wins the war. Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

05-31-12, 11:28 PM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	TMO has most the big battles in it, not RSRD, but better than stock. RSRD does include about every battle to perfection, small to large. I do like TMO's zig patterns better than RSRD. TMO isn't a traffic mod like RSRD per say, but he did put a lot of work into the traffic, so the battles are there, just have to find them. Course the good news is you can run RSRD over TMO, but you'll lose some of the higher crew ratings...I like playing both ways.

06-09-12, 07:50 PM	#8
gUPPY Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	"I'm sure the men who did it for real felt much the same way. " so true . . .