weird convoy course changes

shegeek72 · 10-19-06, 01:38 AM

In a 1942 campaign, I followed a convoy for a couple days waiting for the weather to calm. Obviously, I wasn't surprised about course changes - what did intrigue me was the manner in which the convoy did it. Some of the ships would circle 360 degrees and join the other ships that just did a standard course change, a couple appearing to almost collide. Is this normal ship behavior? I'm using GW if it makes any difference.

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bookworm_020 · 10-19-06, 01:43 AM

I've stumbled across convoy's that have been just like the one above. It can also happen if you take out one of the ships that is acting as the lead one.

It makes for an interesting time for aimming torpedo's!!! It can also be a help as the escorts seem to be a little more disorganised.

Mauser KAR98K · 10-19-06, 02:12 AM

Had this happened last night in real rough seas. About puked on my laptop. Nailed a C2 at midsection and split it in two. The convoy went from organized to a cluster you know what. I only sank 3 ships with 7 Torps. One was a single hit on a T3 tanker. It looked like she was overfilled at port and couldn't handle the rough seas, or she ran into something.

I had chased this Convoy for a couple of days. I was about to get it on a broad side attack when the Convoy did a 90 degree turn. Head on attacks, and really wicked seas. I was submerdged and surfaced at the same time.

Hell the seas were so bad that the escorts didn't do anything! They were trying to keep "THEIR" boats on a straight path.

HunterICX · 10-19-06, 06:04 AM

The horror starts when ur in the middle of it...ships moving multiple dirrections
I had 1 time that I got rammed by 3 cargo ships....BOING!!!!...holy sh!t....sunk 4 ships but had to go away. also its good...because of the havoc an Escort had my trail and he was comming towards me but he got blocked by an small cargo giving me time to dive deeper.

Warmonger · 10-19-06, 06:58 AM

Do rough seas damage ships' engines? Last patrol I stumbled across 2x2 motionless ships in horrible November seas, got me nice and easy 25k tons.

mookiemookie · 10-19-06, 08:23 AM

Putting this thread back on topic...

I've seen the same thing a few times. Once I even saw a convoy do a complete 180 degree turn after I sunk one of the cargos in it! (turning around because I picked one off? Ya bunch of pansies!)

Is this stock SH3 behavior, or related to GW? A bug or intended behavior?

AVGWarhawk · 10-19-06, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Warmonger

Do rough seas damage ships' engines? Last patrol I stumbled across 2x2 motionless ships in horrible November seas, got me nice and easy 25k tons.

I have seen rough seas sink ships yes. Not ruin motors. That was the vanilla version. Sometimes the ships are given movement by the computer and at the end of the run as scripted the ships just sit. I have seen this a lot and gladly sink them.

Yes, show up inside a convoy and watch the sheep scatter

. Ships will turn this way and that way. The warships will attempt to come inside the convoy really creating confusion. The ships will stop and back up to avoid collisions. I have seen them do complete 360's. Once I targeted a merch and it stopped, mean while the warship was coming on strong and bang...he got it instead...split in two to boot

. So yeah, dropping in for a pint in the middle of a convoy makes the ships do some really strange turns to get out of the way.

10-19-06, 01:38 AM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	weird convoy course changes In a 1942 campaign, I followed a convoy for a couple days waiting for the weather to calm. Obviously, I wasn't surprised about course changes - what did intrigue me was the manner in which the convoy did it. Some of the ships would circle 360 degrees and join the other ships that just did a standard course change, a couple appearing to almost collide. Is this normal ship behavior? I'm using GW if it makes any difference. --

10-19-06, 01:43 AM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I've stumbled across convoy's that have been just like the one above. It can also happen if you take out one of the ships that is acting as the lead one. It makes for an interesting time for aimming torpedo's!!! It can also be a help as the escorts seem to be a little more disorganised. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-19-06, 02:12 AM	#3
Mauser KAR98K Bosun Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 68 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Had this happened last night in real rough seas. About puked on my laptop. Nailed a C2 at midsection and split it in two. The convoy went from organized to a cluster you know what. I only sank 3 ships with 7 Torps. One was a single hit on a T3 tanker. It looked like she was overfilled at port and couldn't handle the rough seas, or she ran into something. I had chased this Convoy for a couple of days. I was about to get it on a broad side attack when the Convoy did a 90 degree turn. Head on attacks, and really wicked seas. I was submerdged and surfaced at the same time. Hell the seas were so bad that the escorts didn't do anything! They were trying to keep "THEIR" boats on a straight path. __________________ Mauser mit Dem Mauser. U-51: Terrorizing the North Sea until France is concured! "The Keel Splitter!"

10-19-06, 06:04 AM	#4
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The horror starts when ur in the middle of it...ships moving multiple dirrections I had 1 time that I got rammed by 3 cargo ships....BOING!!!!...holy sh!t....sunk 4 ships but had to go away. also its good...because of the havoc an Escort had my trail and he was comming towards me but he got blocked by an small cargo giving me time to dive deeper. __________________

10-19-06, 08:23 AM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Putting this thread back on topic... I've seen the same thing a few times. Once I even saw a convoy do a complete 180 degree turn after I sunk one of the cargos in it! (turning around because I picked one off? Ya bunch of pansies!) Is this stock SH3 behavior, or related to GW? A bug or intended behavior? __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-19-06, 06:58 AM	#5
Warmonger Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 266 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Do rough seas damage ships' engines? Last patrol I stumbled across 2x2 motionless ships in horrible November seas, got me nice and easy 25k tons.