Q-ship mod

maillemaker · 07-28-10, 04:51 PM

So what do the q-ships in the q-ship mod look like? Can you tell they are armed, or do the packing crates on the deck just start shooting at you?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1424

Steve

timmy41 · 07-28-10, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

or do the packing crates on the deck just start shooting at you?

the image of that just made me laugh

frau kaleun · 07-28-10, 09:51 PM

Maybe I don't pay enough attention to what should be obvious details, but I never know they're armed until I surface and they start shooting at me. And at that point all I know for sure is that I'm dealing with an armed target that may or may not be a merchant. I find out for sure they were Q-ships when they're listed as such in my patrol log, provided I sink them.

But I think in real life their weapons were disguised or hidden in some way, otherwise what would be the point? Since IIRC they were intended to lure u-boats in for what looked like an attack on an unarmed merchant and then turn the tables on them. It wouldn't be much of a trap if their armament was clearly visible to an approaching enemy.

Capt. Morgan · 07-29-10, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

So what do the q-ships in the q-ship mod look like?

They look like small unarmed steamers - too small to waste a torpedo on.

In my only encounter with a Q-ship, I was too busy crash-diving to notice if its guns were visible when firing - it killed my deck-gun crew.

Jimbuna · 07-29-10, 06:01 AM

IIRC I may have put a picture or two in the readme.

sergei · 07-29-10, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

IIRC I may have put a picture or two in the readme.

Yep you did

And no Maillemaker, you can't tell they're armed just by eyeballing them.
Trust me - when you meet one you'll realise soon enough

maillemaker · 07-29-10, 11:52 AM

OK, so they just look like small freighters. Where are the guns? Inside the cargo boxes? Do they open up to reveal the guns or does gunfire just erupt out of the boxes?

I always eyeball my targets before approaching with the guns.

Steve

HW3 · 07-29-10, 12:23 PM

Inside the cargo boxes, and gunfire just erupts out of the boxes.

maillemaker · 07-29-10, 01:35 PM

This is cool. Can't wait to get back to port so I can install it.

Steve

Jimbuna · 07-30-10, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

This is cool. Can't wait to get back to port so I can install it.

Steve

Have a spare pair of skiddies nearby

frau kaleun · 07-30-10, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Have a spare pair of skiddies nearby

Hee, I can't wait to see how cool he thinks it is when they start shelling the bejaysus out of him!

P.S. It is actually pretty cool in that "OMGWTFBBQ ALAAAAAAARM!!!!11!" kinda way.

OuNiS · 07-31-10, 01:49 AM

Hey maillemaker!

They hunt for you...
Wacht out!

Jimbuna · 07-31-10, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Hee, I can't wait to see how cool he thinks it is when they start shelling the bejaysus out of him!

P.S. It is actually pretty cool in that "OMGWTFBBQ ALAAAAAAARM!!!!11!" kinda way.

LMAO

maillemaker · 08-01-10, 12:59 PM

I have installed the mod.

Steve

Jimbuna · 08-01-10, 01:08 PM

Be very careful of what vessels you approach on the surface

Beware of the

07-28-10, 04:51 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Q-ship mod So what do the q-ships in the q-ship mod look like? Can you tell they are armed, or do the packing crates on the deck just start shooting at you? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1424 Steve

07-29-10, 06:01 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	IIRC I may have put a picture or two in the readme. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-29-10, 12:23 PM	#8
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Inside the cargo boxes, and gunfire just erupts out of the boxes. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-31-10, 01:49 AM	#12
OuNiS Engineer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poland Posts: 209 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Hey maillemaker! They hunt for you... Wacht out! __________________ sorry for my english... Kptlt. Franz Vuttke, U-702

08-01-10, 01:08 PM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Be very careful of what vessels you approach on the surface Beware of the __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-10, 09:51 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Maybe I don't pay enough attention to what should be obvious details, but I never know they're armed until I surface and they start shooting at me. And at that point all I know for sure is that I'm dealing with an armed target that may or may not be a merchant. I find out for sure they were Q-ships when they're listed as such in my patrol log, provided I sink them. But I think in real life their weapons were disguised or hidden in some way, otherwise what would be the point? Since IIRC they were intended to lure u-boats in for what looked like an attack on an unarmed merchant and then turn the tables on them. It wouldn't be much of a trap if their armament was clearly visible to an approaching enemy.

07-29-10, 11:52 AM	#7
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	OK, so they just look like small freighters. Where are the guns? Inside the cargo boxes? Do they open up to reveal the guns or does gunfire just erupt out of the boxes? I always eyeball my targets before approaching with the guns. Steve

07-29-10, 01:35 PM	#9
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	This is cool. Can't wait to get back to port so I can install it. Steve

08-01-10, 12:59 PM	#14
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I have installed the mod. Steve