Luftwaffe doing hellova job

BasilY · 08-07-08, 12:51 AM

April 1943, Algier and Tripoli had fallen. I decided to take my VIIB to patrol the sea lane between Tripoli and ports futher east.

When I was passing south of Sicily between Pantelleria and Tunis, I got action.

4-5 ship convoys with ocean liners, small merchant with lone escorts, Almost every 8-12 hours, coming through. I was trying to follow some of these contacts, but the Luftwaffe, (or Italian Airforce) are always one step ahead of me. They was sinking ships left and right as soon as they enter my visual range:hmm:, A total of 4 ocean liner (big and small), 2 troop ships, 2 ore carriers, and numerous smaller vessels and escort ships. I almost have to conclude they sit right on top of me and do this to frustrate and entertain me at the same time. Quite a show, boys.

I did get credit for 2 kills, while I probably had a hand in the sinking of 4-5 more. kind of fun to see all those dead ship icon littering my route though. Some one tell the RN to stop sending live bait through here with so little protection.

However, through all this, I never see a plane doing the attacking, (I am at P-depth and I see plenty of AA fire not aim at me) So I don't know whether they are German or Italian.

Question: How does the game decide the awarding of sinking credits?

KeptinCranky · 08-07-08, 01:15 AM

As far as I can tell from a similar experience to yours the one that actually causes the "enemy unit destroyed" message to appear gets the credit.

I once watched a Stuka divebomb and strafe a Large Cargo while my eel was on the way, it was fairly badly damaged but my eel hit and caused the fatal blow so I got the credit.

this is not 100% definite but it seems to work that way :hmm:

Rommer69 · 08-07-08, 06:49 AM

How do you get that message of "Enemy unit destroyed"? I´m running GWX2.1 no SH3 commander and the message is always "she´s going down". :hmm:

Task Force · 08-07-08, 09:48 AM

Shes going down and enemy unit distroyed is the same thing just worded diffrent.

I once was being attacked by a distroyer. Then the luftwaffe bombed him and he was on top of me, so one of the bombs also hit me.

KABOoM

Brag · 08-07-08, 10:23 AM

Nut nice being bombed by one's own fuzzbooters.

Jimbuna · 08-07-08, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

As far as I can tell from a similar experience to yours the one that actually causes the "enemy unit destroyed" message to appear gets the credit.

I once watched a Stuka divebomb and strafe a Large Cargo while my eel was on the way, it was fairly badly damaged but my eel hit and caused the fatal blow so I got the credit.

this is not 100% definite but it seems to work that way :hmm:

Spot on KC

BasilY · 08-08-08, 06:38 PM

Can't there be joint credit? I pump 2 eels into a Ceramic Liner, A BF-109 straff it and they get credit? that's a bit hard to swallow. Especially they left just in time for me to fend off the destroyers myself...

Jimbuna · 08-09-08, 08:17 AM

Nope....no joint credit. Goering always was a fat greedy bastid

08-10-08, 09:47 AM

In my game only the RAF does a hellova job.

08-07-08, 12:51 AM	#1
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Luftwaffe doing hellova job April 1943, Algier and Tripoli had fallen. I decided to take my VIIB to patrol the sea lane between Tripoli and ports futher east. When I was passing south of Sicily between Pantelleria and Tunis, I got action. 4-5 ship convoys with ocean liners, small merchant with lone escorts, Almost every 8-12 hours, coming through. I was trying to follow some of these contacts, but the Luftwaffe, (or Italian Airforce) are always one step ahead of me. They was sinking ships left and right as soon as they enter my visual range:hmm:, A total of 4 ocean liner (big and small), 2 troop ships, 2 ore carriers, and numerous smaller vessels and escort ships. I almost have to conclude they sit right on top of me and do this to frustrate and entertain me at the same time. Quite a show, boys. I did get credit for 2 kills, while I probably had a hand in the sinking of 4-5 more. kind of fun to see all those dead ship icon littering my route though. Some one tell the RN to stop sending live bait through here with so little protection. However, through all this, I never see a plane doing the attacking, (I am at P-depth and I see plenty of AA fire not aim at me) So I don't know whether they are German or Italian. Question: How does the game decide the awarding of sinking credits?

08-07-08, 09:48 AM	#4
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Shes going down and enemy unit distroyed is the same thing just worded diffrent. I once was being attacked by a distroyer. Then the luftwaffe bombed him and he was on top of me, so one of the bombs also hit me. KABOoM __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-07-08, 10:23 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Nut nice being bombed by one's own fuzzbooters. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-09-08, 08:17 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,555 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nope....no joint credit. Goering always was a fat greedy bastid __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-07-08, 01:15 AM	#2
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	As far as I can tell from a similar experience to yours the one that actually causes the "enemy unit destroyed" message to appear gets the credit. I once watched a Stuka divebomb and strafe a Large Cargo while my eel was on the way, it was fairly badly damaged but my eel hit and caused the fatal blow so I got the credit. this is not 100% definite but it seems to work that way :hmm:

08-07-08, 06:49 AM	#3
Rommer69 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 72 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	How do you get that message of "Enemy unit destroyed"? I´m running GWX2.1 no SH3 commander and the message is always "she´s going down". :hmm:

08-08-08, 06:38 PM	#7
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Can't there be joint credit? I pump 2 eels into a Ceramic Liner, A BF-109 straff it and they get credit? that's a bit hard to swallow. Especially they left just in time for me to fend off the destroyers myself...

08-10-08, 09:47 AM	#9
Kraut Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	In my game only the RAF does a hellova job.