Fishing boats and sampans report back to the 'mothership'?

Tempest555 · 07-22-12, 09:59 PM

Correct right? Starting to get into the missions now and campaign and I will get some a/c showing up if a sampan or fishing boat sees me. Which would be historically correct-since the fishing boats are pickets.

Armistead · 07-22-12, 10:11 PM

Technically yes. Some mods may vary with sampan settings, but if they belong to Japan, yep, they can report your position. Some may belong to other nations or just have a enviromental setting, basically should be neutral and shouldn't report you, but be very careful anywhere near Japan and other Jap bases...

Tempest555 · 07-22-12, 11:24 PM

Yes I was off the coast of Japan at night early morning. Radar picked up a contact so I went to look see-a lowly fishing boat. I let him pass -next day a few Betty's came looking in the morning and afternoon. Thanks-I suspected as much.

Qitbuqa · 07-23-12, 12:47 AM

Usually I would let those small boats go, but I guess now I will have to start shelling them.

Hinrich Schwab · 07-23-12, 01:30 AM

There have been other threads on this, but Armistead is correct. They do report you. Smoke 'em.

USS Drum · 07-23-12, 12:58 PM

I waste sampans in 2 ways:
1. I use them as target practice for my AA guns.
2. I ram em'.

07-22-12, 09:59 PM	#1
Tempest555 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 137 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Fishing boats and sampans report back to the 'mothership'? Correct right? Starting to get into the missions now and campaign and I will get some a/c showing up if a sampan or fishing boat sees me. Which would be historically correct-since the fishing boats are pickets.

07-22-12, 10:11 PM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Technically yes. Some mods may vary with sampan settings, but if they belong to Japan, yep, they can report your position. Some may belong to other nations or just have a enviromental setting, basically should be neutral and shouldn't report you, but be very careful anywhere near Japan and other Jap bases...

07-22-12, 11:24 PM	#3
Tempest555 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 137 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Yes I was off the coast of Japan at night early morning. Radar picked up a contact so I went to look see-a lowly fishing boat. I let him pass -next day a few Betty's came looking in the morning and afternoon. Thanks-I suspected as much.

07-23-12, 12:47 AM	#4
Qitbuqa Seaman Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 34 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Usually I would let those small boats go, but I guess now I will have to start shelling them.

07-23-12, 01:30 AM	#5
Hinrich Schwab Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 908 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	There have been other threads on this, but Armistead is correct. They do report you. Smoke 'em.

07-23-12, 12:58 PM	#6
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I waste sampans in 2 ways: 1. I use them as target practice for my AA guns. 2. I ram em'.