Re-reading Blair's books

John Pancoast · 01-28-20, 06:24 AM

Lots of interesting items mentioned:

- a u-boat was spotted on the surface from ten (!) miles away. Multiple accounts of early war escort crews seeing the sub *first*.

- via the book, maybe the stock weather in SH3 isn't far off, bugged or not. Many mentions of lengthy terrrible storms at all times of the year, damaging convoys, affecting u-boat operations, etc.
I've been using it for awhile now actually.

- even on a full moon, cloudless night submerged attacks weren't always possible due to not enough light for the scope. (I never attack submerged at night myself. Haven't found proof it's historically accurate to do so).

- wish the game allowed contact reports without having to be in actual contact with the convoy.
I.e., after withdrawing after an attack, wasn't uncommon for the contact report to then be sent.

- the diesel engines were far from reliable. Many mentions of aborted patrols, problems, etc. due to breakdowns.

- the early war escorts were much more effective and capable than portrayed in any version of SH3. Though I have a modified Rub 1.45 campaign going with CB's old AI mod that is much better. Maybe to much so.

- statement in the 1943 section of the books, the u-boat hydrophones could detect a convoy *in good weather from 10-20 miles away*.

- the convoys in SH3 do not have enough escorts attached. Comparable sized ones in the books had 50-100% more escorts and were considered thinly (!) escorted.

Some more I can't recall at the moment. I'll post them if I do.

01-28-20, 06:24 AM	#1
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,189 Downloads: 490 Uploads: 4	Re-reading Blair's books Lots of interesting items mentioned: - a u-boat was spotted on the surface from ten (!) miles away. Multiple accounts of early war escort crews seeing the sub first. - via the book, maybe the stock weather in SH3 isn't far off, bugged or not. Many mentions of lengthy terrrible storms at all times of the year, damaging convoys, affecting u-boat operations, etc. I've been using it for awhile now actually. - even on a full moon, cloudless night submerged attacks weren't always possible due to not enough light for the scope. (I never attack submerged at night myself. Haven't found proof it's historically accurate to do so). - wish the game allowed contact reports without having to be in actual contact with the convoy. I.e., after withdrawing after an attack, wasn't uncommon for the contact report to then be sent. - the diesel engines were far from reliable. Many mentions of aborted patrols, problems, etc. due to breakdowns. - the early war escorts were much more effective and capable than portrayed in any version of SH3. Though I have a modified Rub 1.45 campaign going with CB's old AI mod that is much better. Maybe to much so. - statement in the 1943 section of the books, the u-boat hydrophones could detect a convoy in good weather from 10-20 miles away. - the convoys in SH3 do not have enough escorts attached. Comparable sized ones in the books had 50-100% more escorts and were considered thinly (!) escorted. Some more I can't recall at the moment. I'll post them if I do. __________________ "Realistic" is not always GAME-GOOD." - Wave Skipper Last edited by John Pancoast; 03-02-20 at 10:39 AM.