Jikitanchiki

Seminole · 07-11-08, 07:40 PM

Does the sim model that Japanese underwater sub detector?

Is that why eveytime I stick my head above water in daylight there are Japanese planes virtually on deck?...seemingly following my every submerged move?

According to Hoyt and others Japanese aircover was a real and constant threat...but criminey... the sim does seem to go a bit overboard in this area.

(how many planes would the Japanese need to field in order to cover each and every square foot of the Pacific theater?...which is about what we face on patrol...I'm guessing 100s of thousands

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And if the developers were aware of Jikitanchiki and did work it into the mix...it appears way too early.

'43 would be soon enough.

Arclight · 07-11-08, 09:30 PM

Very much doubt it is modeled. It can detect shallow submerged targets, so I guess if they have such gear and they detect you, they would be dropping ASW-ordnance on you.

As for constantly being harassed: AFAIK aircover is thick over the sealanes. I have similar experiences, but not always and not everywhere. If I get an air-contact when stalking along a sealane, I expect more to come, and I'm usually forced to dive ~10 times that day. That said, the next day could go by without a single contact. Offcourse, getting detected doesn't help, that will get planes hunting you as if you where enemy #1 of the empire.

Still, it seems the game takes some liberties when it comes to guessing your aproximate position after getting detected at some point.

Seminole · 07-12-08, 08:14 AM

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Still, it seems the game takes some liberties when it comes to guessing your aproximate position after getting detected at some point

Now if that ain't the understatement of the year....

:hmm: I've come to believe that it is hardly even worth the effort to try and surface during daylight in the early war....especially when you are only trying to transit from base to patrol zone or back.

Trouble is there always seems to be more daylight than dark for some reson..though I never really added up the totals.

07-11-08, 09:30 PM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Very much doubt it is modeled. It can detect shallow submerged targets, so I guess if they have such gear and they detect you, they would be dropping ASW-ordnance on you. As for constantly being harassed: AFAIK aircover is thick over the sealanes. I have similar experiences, but not always and not everywhere. If I get an air-contact when stalking along a sealane, I expect more to come, and I'm usually forced to dive ~10 times that day. That said, the next day could go by without a single contact. Offcourse, getting detected doesn't help, that will get planes hunting you as if you where enemy #1 of the empire. Still, it seems the game takes some liberties when it comes to guessing your aproximate position after getting detected at some point. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-11-08, 07:40 PM	#1
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Jikitanchiki Does the sim model that Japanese underwater sub detector? Is that why eveytime I stick my head above water in daylight there are Japanese planes virtually on deck?...seemingly following my every submerged move? According to Hoyt and others Japanese aircover was a real and constant threat...but criminey... the sim does seem to go a bit overboard in this area. (how many planes would the Japanese need to field in order to cover each and every square foot of the Pacific theater?...which is about what we face on patrol...I'm guessing 100s of thousands ) And if the developers were aware of Jikitanchiki and did work it into the mix...it appears way too early. '43 would be soon enough.