Bear F harassing P3

sonicninja · 06-07-20, 07:53 AM

Hi Shipmates, found some extra entertainment on DW/RA last night which was fun and unexpected.

I created a mission with the P3 in the GIUK Gap where I was flying an ASW barrier and trying to track a fast moving Alfa through a trench heading south to intercept a RN SSBN. (Resolution)

I had various other assets involved such as RN Frigates, Destroyers, Nimrod, Russian AGI and plenty of Civilian traffic.

I also added a stand alone Bear F which was to come down from the North and head West of the Faroes then South to fly a circuit off the coast of Ireland and then back up to the North.

I set this as a Peace Time mission as I prefer to create relatively realistic missions from my experience in the Royal Navy.

Anyway, everything was going as per plan, triggers were being met, Radio Messages coming in as planned with other assets alerting me of taskings then it happened:-

I picked up the Bear F on ESM to my left, looked out of the window and there he was about 2 miles off my port quarter, I wasn't expecting him anywhere near me as per his objective which was well South.

The Bear proceeded to come close in right up my stern then pass over me and continued to hassle me while i'm trying to monitor my grams, in the end I had to dive down to 300ft reduce speed to 160kts where he struggled with the slow speed and had to keep over passing me.

This continued for a while until an RAF Tornado GR1 which was on barrier patrol chased him off.

Considering I hadn't planned this event in the mission editor it really was an awesome event, i was getting frustrated with the Bear as it was putting me off my main task but great stuff, and not a single shot was fired.

Just thought I would share this event anyway.

I think one of the best factors of DW/RA is the mission planning aspect, if there's any addition events like this that happen out of the blue i am more than happy to experience them.

I mainly play with 1980-2000 assets as i'm more familiar with them than the more modern units, incidentally the Bear F in this mission is also controllable so I may try it from the other side and hassle the P3 and see what happens.

06-07-20, 07:53 AM	#1
sonicninja Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 341 Downloads: 936 Uploads: 0	Bear F harassing P3 Hi Shipmates, found some extra entertainment on DW/RA last night which was fun and unexpected. I created a mission with the P3 in the GIUK Gap where I was flying an ASW barrier and trying to track a fast moving Alfa through a trench heading south to intercept a RN SSBN. (Resolution) I had various other assets involved such as RN Frigates, Destroyers, Nimrod, Russian AGI and plenty of Civilian traffic. I also added a stand alone Bear F which was to come down from the North and head West of the Faroes then South to fly a circuit off the coast of Ireland and then back up to the North. I set this as a Peace Time mission as I prefer to create relatively realistic missions from my experience in the Royal Navy. Anyway, everything was going as per plan, triggers were being met, Radio Messages coming in as planned with other assets alerting me of taskings then it happened:- I picked up the Bear F on ESM to my left, looked out of the window and there he was about 2 miles off my port quarter, I wasn't expecting him anywhere near me as per his objective which was well South. The Bear proceeded to come close in right up my stern then pass over me and continued to hassle me while i'm trying to monitor my grams, in the end I had to dive down to 300ft reduce speed to 160kts where he struggled with the slow speed and had to keep over passing me. This continued for a while until an RAF Tornado GR1 which was on barrier patrol chased him off. Considering I hadn't planned this event in the mission editor it really was an awesome event, i was getting frustrated with the Bear as it was putting me off my main task but great stuff, and not a single shot was fired. Just thought I would share this event anyway. I think one of the best factors of DW/RA is the mission planning aspect, if there's any addition events like this that happen out of the blue i am more than happy to experience them. I mainly play with 1980-2000 assets as i'm more familiar with them than the more modern units, incidentally the Bear F in this mission is also controllable so I may try it from the other side and hassle the P3 and see what happens.