Friendly Radio Message!

FritzHeinz · 08-02-05, 01:01 PM

What the heck should I do with this.

I have received contact reports of enemy convoys, but this is the first time I received a radio message from a German surface vessel. Only problem is, it is 1130 km away, so I will never be there in time. Or is it just 'for show'

Anyone ever seen these before and do you know what to do?

toryu · 08-02-05, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FritzHeinz

What the heck should I do with this.

I have received contact reports of enemy convoys, but this is the first time I received a radio message from a German surface vessel. Only problem is, it is 1130 km away, so I will never be there in time. Or is it just 'for show'

Anyone ever seen these before and do you know what to do?

Well don't keep us in suspense - who was it and what did it say?

SmokinTep · 08-02-05, 01:12 PM

"Keep up the good work".............

Kafka · 08-02-05, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokinTep

"Keep up the good work".............

:rotfl: :rotfl:

SteamWake · 08-02-05, 01:55 PM

Friendly contact ! Meh... "Be more aggressive"

FritzHeinz · 08-02-05, 02:13 PM

No it wasn't our friendly BdU telling me to be more agressive or asserting me I'm doing a good job. It was a message originating from a friendly (Blue) ship-icon (Diamond).

You can even ask the radioman to report it and then he tells me 'nearest radio contact is 1130 km away'

It will cost me 42 hours to get there, so I will probably never know what was the real message

redstorm101 · 08-02-05, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FritzHeinz

No it wasn't our friendly BdU telling me to be more agressive or asserting me I'm doing a good job. It was a message originating from a friendly (Blue) ship-icon (Diamond).

You can even ask the radioman to report it and then he tells me 'nearest radio contact is 1130 km away'

It will cost me 42 hours to get there, so I will probably never know what was the real message

Do you have the" radio mod" ?

Ula Jolly · 08-02-05, 03:47 PM

I got this message once in the stock game, on my sixth patrol. Was raiding about Trondheim when a friendly radio message received: Commerce Raider NW of Norway's coast.

As if it was just a "Just so you know".

FritzHeinz · 08-02-05, 04:21 PM

Just so i Know?

Why does BdU want me to know? He must know I am a busy guy, so he wouldn't just spam me with 'friendly' messages, would he? There must be more behind this (i hope)

oh, btw no radio mod...

Beery · 08-02-05, 04:23 PM

Only one thing to do - check it out and be sure to tell us what happens.

Ula Jolly · 08-02-05, 04:40 PM

In my case, the contact was about two days away. Difficult to check out.

FritzHeinz · 08-02-05, 04:44 PM

Well I am surprised so few captains have had these kind of messages. I will need to investigate it then. Probably restart the same patrol and head directly towards the location where the message will appear.

joea · 08-02-05, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FritzHeinz

Just so i Know?

Why does BdU want me to know? He must know I am a busy guy, so he wouldn't just spam me with 'friendly' messages, would he? There must be more behind this (i hope)

oh, btw no radio mod...

So you don't go doing something dumb like uhhh SINKING your comrades by mistake.

Duncan Idaho · 08-02-05, 07:57 PM

I once got a message from MYSELF of all people. I got a message from U-51, said he sunk a small merchant sixteen hundred and some odd tons. Thing is, I was in U-51, and I hadn't shot at or got near any small merchants, so I was a bit puzzled by that. I now use radiolog, but I might not have been using it back when that happened.

Detritus · 08-03-05, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FritzHeinz

What the heck should I do with this.

I have received contact reports of enemy convoys, but this is the first time I received a radio message from a German surface vessel. Only problem is, it is 1130 km away, so I will never be there in time. Or is it just 'for show'

Anyone ever seen these before and do you know what to do?

You don't have to do anything. I don't know why exactly they keep sending these messages but you can just ignore them if you want. If it's a commerce raider, you could try to hunt together, though in your case the distance is ' a bit' far :P It seems that they tend to find targets fairly well, so it may turn out to be beneficial to go with one. Then again, they go pretty fast so you'll be spending quite a bit of fuel and they may even steal your kills.

08-02-05, 01:01 PM	#1
FritzHeinz Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Antartica Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Friendly Radio Message! What the heck should I do with this. I have received contact reports of enemy convoys, but this is the first time I received a radio message from a German surface vessel. Only problem is, it is 1130 km away, so I will never be there in time. Or is it just 'for show' Anyone ever seen these before and do you know what to do?

08-02-05, 03:47 PM	#8
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I got this message once in the stock game, on my sixth patrol. Was raiding about Trondheim when a friendly radio message received: Commerce Raider NW of Norway's coast. As if it was just a "Just so you know". __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

08-02-05, 04:23 PM	#10
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Only one thing to do - check it out and be sure to tell us what happens. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

08-02-05, 04:40 PM	#11
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In my case, the contact was about two days away. Difficult to check out. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

08-02-05, 07:57 PM	#14
Duncan Idaho Marine Boy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In your baffles Posts: 201 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I once got a message from MYSELF of all people. I got a message from U-51, said he sunk a small merchant sixteen hundred and some odd tons. Thing is, I was in U-51, and I hadn't shot at or got near any small merchants, so I was a bit puzzled by that. I now use radiolog, but I might not have been using it back when that happened. __________________ Idaho- -I like to play poker with Tarot cards. The other night I got a full house, and 4 people died.

08-02-05, 01:12 PM	#3
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Keep up the good work".............

08-02-05, 01:55 PM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Friendly contact ! Meh... "Be more aggressive"

08-02-05, 02:13 PM	#6
FritzHeinz Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Antartica Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No it wasn't our friendly BdU telling me to be more agressive or asserting me I'm doing a good job. It was a message originating from a friendly (Blue) ship-icon (Diamond). You can even ask the radioman to report it and then he tells me 'nearest radio contact is 1130 km away' It will cost me 42 hours to get there, so I will probably never know what was the real message

08-02-05, 04:21 PM	#9
FritzHeinz Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Antartica Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just so i Know? Why does BdU want me to know? He must know I am a busy guy, so he wouldn't just spam me with 'friendly' messages, would he? There must be more behind this (i hope) oh, btw no radio mod...

08-02-05, 04:44 PM	#12
FritzHeinz Sailor man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Antartica Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well I am surprised so few captains have had these kind of messages. I will need to investigate it then. Probably restart the same patrol and head directly towards the location where the message will appear.