Planes attack at night Mid Atlantic??!

Stevepine · 10-04-10, 11:36 AM

I was playing SH5 after leaving it for a good 3 or 4 months to see how the game has been improving and progressing. I am impressed by the progress made and by all the mods so far.

(Every time I think about just HOW MUCH STUFF has been modded by necessity... It makes me wonder how UBISOFT take any pride in their 'work' at all.

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Anyway.... Im using IRAI by TDW and was surprised to be out in the middle of the Atlantic at night in 1940... and was attacked by enemy planes.

Has anyone else had this?

DavyJonesFootlocker · 10-04-10, 11:38 AM

Carrier planes?

oscar19681 · 10-04-10, 11:57 AM

Even if there were carriers around so early in the war then its still unrealistic to have airplanes attack at night.

TheDarkWraith · 10-04-10, 12:04 PM

we can't specify a date range that airplanes can't attack at night. We can disable planes attacking at night but then they would never attack at night no matter what year it is. Unrealistic yes but we have to work with what Ubi gave us

DavyJonesFootlocker · 10-04-10, 12:31 PM

Not really. Remember that night attack on Italian warships by Swordfish aircraft early in the war?

Drakron · 10-04-10, 04:54 PM

Yes but those were warships docked at harbor in Taranto, also they only sunk one battleship and damaged 2 others, the Japanese studied that attack for their attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pretty different of finding the small U-Boat in the middle of the ocean , I think some planes (the ones that could use the Leight Light) could but that pretty much excludes carrier based aircraft.

No idea how to fix that, maybe by making by making then fire a flare (that they did, at 1000 meters) that should give plenty of warning to make a dive as that is what happened, planes could attack at night but before the Leight Light they had to fire a flare to see the target that alerted the U-Boat to the incoming attack.

10-04-10, 11:36 AM	#1
Stevepine Planesman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 191 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Planes attack at night Mid Atlantic??! I was playing SH5 after leaving it for a good 3 or 4 months to see how the game has been improving and progressing. I am impressed by the progress made and by all the mods so far. (Every time I think about just HOW MUCH STUFF has been modded by necessity... It makes me wonder how UBISOFT take any pride in their 'work' at all.) Anyway.... Im using IRAI by TDW and was surprised to be out in the middle of the Atlantic at night in 1940... and was attacked by enemy planes. Has anyone else had this?

10-04-10, 11:38 AM	#2
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Carrier planes? __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

10-04-10, 11:57 AM	#3
oscar19681 Admiral Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Even if there were carriers around so early in the war then its still unrealistic to have airplanes attack at night. __________________ we live we die but death does not ends it. Jim Morrison 1943-1971

10-04-10, 12:31 PM	#5
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Not really. Remember that night attack on Italian warships by Swordfish aircraft early in the war? __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

10-04-10, 12:04 PM	#4
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	we can't specify a date range that airplanes can't attack at night. We can disable planes attacking at night but then they would never attack at night no matter what year it is. Unrealistic yes but we have to work with what Ubi gave us

10-04-10, 04:54 PM	#6
Drakron Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 16 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Yes but those were warships docked at harbor in Taranto, also they only sunk one battleship and damaged 2 others, the Japanese studied that attack for their attack on Pearl Harbor. Pretty different of finding the small U-Boat in the middle of the ocean , I think some planes (the ones that could use the Leight Light) could but that pretty much excludes carrier based aircraft. No idea how to fix that, maybe by making by making then fire a flare (that they did, at 1000 meters) that should give plenty of warning to make a dive as that is what happened, planes could attack at night but before the Leight Light they had to fire a flare to see the target that alerted the U-Boat to the incoming attack.