Fog is a pain!!!!!

Spudwiser · 02-06-07, 06:01 AM

God damn it. I was tracking a massive convoy. I found it at like 3 am (Game time), so i stalked it until day break. At 730 ours i used the free camera and it was as clear as a bell, not even a wave. I checked again at 800 hour and there was FOG everywhere. I had managed to pick off the 2 escorts with torps during the night. I have yet to figure out how the hell i managed that. One of the torps passed right through the middle of the convoy and it the other escort. I was aiming for a pyro ship and missed by a mile. Literally. So anyway because the escorts were no more, i decided to pop up and slaughter some ships with my deck gune when I poped up and slammed into the side of a pyro ammo ship. Man i used the scope and DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT. He game out of no where the little @!&!@^&.

Ok...Calm blue oceans...calm blue oceans.

I probably would not be as sore it i was rammed by a Destroyer but to slam my beautiful VII/B into the side of this MASSIVE ship. I think I even shead a tear.

It's times like this I would KILL for a weather mod. Just to fool around with. Any ideas if one exists? Or if there is a way to disable fog.

God.... I can't believe i did that. Man i feel STUPID. I'm going to bed.... it is now 7 am here and I have yet to sleep. And I know, all I'm going to dream about is slamming into the god forsaken ship. I could picture the captian going "If I go down am takeing you with me ya pr*ck.

Well at least I can blame the fog..... Has anyone else done anthing this bad? Please say yes!

Mooncatt · 02-06-07, 06:14 AM

fog is your friend

STEED · 02-06-07, 06:22 AM

Fog is sexy

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-06-07, 06:32 AM

Yes, that's true. If you disable the fog you're going to miss it very, very soon.

Learn to love it.

RawRecruit · 02-06-07, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooncatt

fog is your friend

Unless the enemy has radar...

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-06-07, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Mooncatt

fog is your friend

Unless the enemy has radar...

Then it's no real difference, if there is fog or not.

Mooncatt · 02-06-07, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Mooncatt

fog is your friend

Unless the enemy has radar...

:rotfl: very true.
what you gotta remember say the enemny doesnt have radar and your on the surface and its foggy he cant see you

RawRecruit · 02-06-07, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Mooncatt

fog is your friend

Unless the enemy has radar...

Then it's no real difference, if there is fog or not.

Except you can't see him coming!

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-06-07, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

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Originally Posted by Mooncatt

fog is your friend

Unless the enemy has radar...

Then it's no real difference, if there is fog or not.

Except you can't see him coming!

If he has his radar and I have my anti-radar, I don't wait for him to come.

If he doesn't use his radar, it's like he didn't have it and the fog is still on my side. He's much larger than me and I'm to see him much sooner than he sees me. A destroyer passed me in 400 metres and didn't notice me thanks to fog. If not the fog, I'd be on the bottom in my fourth career...

Mooncatt · 02-06-07, 07:09 AM

very good point mr mumit. what does the anti radar thingy actually do anyway, i nerver got that far into a career to have one lol

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-06-07, 07:19 AM

The anti-radar alerts you every time it "hears" a radar signal and (I think) gives you also the bearing from the signal came. Then you know you were probably spotted by aircraft/naval radar, but you still have much plenty of time to go under.

PS I've never been so late in the war too.

January 1st 1941 is my best achievement.

Mooncatt · 02-06-07, 07:26 AM

late 1940 is mine rofl

RawRecruit · 02-06-07, 07:55 AM

Yeah, I've never made it past early 1943 (starting from 1941), at which point Metox is no use against centimetric radar.

Maybe I'll start a new career in '44 just to see what it's like!

Puster Bill · 02-06-07, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RawRecruit

Yeah, I've never made it past early 1943 (starting from 1941), at which point Metox is no use against centimetric radar.

Maybe I'll start a new career in '44 just to see what it's like!

At that point, if you sink just one ship per patrol, and survive, you are doing excellent.

I started a career in 1943, at Bergen (I wanted a Type XXI when they become available). I made it all the way to December, 1944. Aircraft harass you day and night. You have to schnorkel most of the time, otherwise you will get killed.

Here are my tips for survival:

1. As soon as you can, get a schnorkel, and use it religiously.
2. Get every radar detector you can, as soon as it becomes available (Metox, Wanze, Naxos, etc.)
3. When you get an indication of radar signals, dive immediately, or lower your schnorkel if you are schnorkeling.
4. Do not, under any circumstances, transmit status reports or contact reports to BdU.
5. Avoid convoys. They are bad Ju-ju.
6. Attack lone destroyers, frigates, corvettes, etc. only when the conditions are absolutely favorable.
7. Concentrate on lone merchants. There are still a few of them out there.
8. Attack submerged, always. You probably won't have a deck gun anyway, but if you do, ignore it.
9. If you *MUST* attack a convoy, do it from long range. Fire the bow tubes, turn 180 degrees away from the convoy, fire the stern tubes, then either go very deep or stay at periscope depth, silent running at 2 knots or less.

These hints won't rack up a lot of tonnage, but they will keep you alive for as long as possible.

IceGrog · 02-06-07, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Fog is sexy

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Originally Posted by MoonCatt

fog is your friend

i too love the fog

02-06-07, 06:01 AM	#1
Spudwiser Watch Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 16 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Fog is a pain!!!!! God damn it. I was tracking a massive convoy. I found it at like 3 am (Game time), so i stalked it until day break. At 730 ours i used the free camera and it was as clear as a bell, not even a wave. I checked again at 800 hour and there was FOG everywhere. I had managed to pick off the 2 escorts with torps during the night. I have yet to figure out how the hell i managed that. One of the torps passed right through the middle of the convoy and it the other escort. I was aiming for a pyro ship and missed by a mile. Literally. So anyway because the escorts were no more, i decided to pop up and slaughter some ships with my deck gune when I poped up and slammed into the side of a pyro ammo ship. Man i used the scope and DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT. He game out of no where the little @!&!@^&. Ok...Calm blue oceans...calm blue oceans. I probably would not be as sore it i was rammed by a Destroyer but to slam my beautiful VII/B into the side of this MASSIVE ship. I think I even shead a tear. It's times like this I would KILL for a weather mod. Just to fool around with. Any ideas if one exists? Or if there is a way to disable fog. God.... I can't believe i did that. Man i feel STUPID. I'm going to bed.... it is now 7 am here and I have yet to sleep. And I know, all I'm going to dream about is slamming into the god forsaken ship. I could picture the captian going "If I go down am takeing you with me ya pr*ck. Well at least I can blame the fog..... Has anyone else done anthing this bad? Please say yes! __________________ "Wasn't It McCartney who said Ebony and Ivory together in perfect harmony." -Albedo

02-06-07, 06:14 AM	#2
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	fog is your friend __________________

02-06-07, 06:22 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Fog is sexy __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-06-07, 06:32 AM	#4
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Yes, that's true. If you disable the fog you're going to miss it very, very soon. Learn to love it. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-06-07, 07:09 AM	#10
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	very good point mr mumit. what does the anti radar thingy actually do anyway, i nerver got that far into a career to have one lol __________________

02-06-07, 07:19 AM	#11
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	The anti-radar alerts you every time it "hears" a radar signal and (I think) gives you also the bearing from the signal came. Then you know you were probably spotted by aircraft/naval radar, but you still have much plenty of time to go under. PS I've never been so late in the war too. January 1st 1941 is my best achievement. __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-06-07, 07:26 AM	#12
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	late 1940 is mine rofl __________________

02-06-07, 07:55 AM	#13
RawRecruit Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I've never made it past early 1943 (starting from 1941), at which point Metox is no use against centimetric radar. Maybe I'll start a new career in '44 just to see what it's like!