A (really weird) wolfpack emulation idea...

CCIP · 12-02-05, 09:49 PM

Alright, I'll make this quick so you can call me crazy right away.

Since we can't have real functional AI subs that will work as they should in campaign, I think most of us would be quite content if something in the convoy blew up at night - and better yet, blew up after you reported contact by radio.

Idea: create an invisible, silent, undetectable air unit (that is, neither you nor enemy units would actually be able to detect it) and attach it to friendly "air bases" out in the atlantic, making it "bomb" enemy convoys on occasion. We all know that radio reports would actually increase chances of such attack.

Possible? I think it might be worth a try... :hmm:

chris911 · 12-02-05, 09:58 PM

Sound good imho and limiting the plane to carry only two DCs it would be not overpowered too.

CB.. · 12-02-05, 10:04 PM

even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

CCIP · 12-02-05, 10:04 PM

It's easily possible to change the loadouts. Experimenting would likely give the best results; I was personally thinking more along the lines of 500kg bombs (which are pretty comparable to a torpedo). :hmm:

The air strike system lends itself very nicely to this, since it lets you control both the coverage area and probability very accurately and broadly.

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Originally Posted by CB..

even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

But they don't blow up! :rotfl:

chris911 · 12-02-05, 10:10 PM

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CB.. wrote:
even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

But they don't blow up!

If fed the right fish who knows......

Marhkimov · 12-02-05, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chris911

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CB.. wrote:
even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

But they don't blow up!

If fed the right fish who knows......

You mean Blowfish?

CB.. · 12-02-05, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by marhkimov

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Originally Posted by chris911

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CB.. wrote:
even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

But they don't blow up!

If fed the right fish who knows......

You mean Blowfish?

i do indeed!

gdogghenrikson · 12-03-05, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by marhkimov

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Originally Posted by chris911

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CB.. wrote:
even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos

But they don't blow up!

If fed the right fish who knows......

You mean Blowfish?

:rotfl:

P_Funk · 12-03-05, 01:51 AM

It would be great if the game could create message that you could receive like "U-557 attacking convoy HX-43" and all that stuff so that you'd know if you were helping a pack.

chris911 · 12-03-05, 01:56 AM

Thats no problem if u take convois that are not random . i did such a thing when i created PQ 17 for a futur HT release.

CCIP · 12-03-05, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by chris911

Thats no problem if u take convois that are not random . i did such a thing when i created PQ 17 for a futur HT release.

True, but I'm talking about things that are far from scripted (like the hugely-randomized Improved Convoys routes.

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Has anyone thought about this?

Here's an enhanced version of this: not only use an invisible air unit, but actually take one of Sergbuto's AI uboats and attach an air group to it (which has recently been proven possible). So that you would not only see attacks, but have a chance of meeting the friendly u-boat somewhere in the general vicinity, too :hmm:

Rubini · 12-04-05, 03:32 PM

Hey guys,

Please let that innocent dolphins in peace. Don't transform them in a torpedo!

Edit: By the way, I think that CCIP's suggestion is very good. We have wolfpacks on Uboat War mod. The news here will be the addtion of the invisible airplanes. Good!

Rubini.

12-02-05, 09:49 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	A (really weird) wolfpack emulation idea... Alright, I'll make this quick so you can call me crazy right away. Since we can't have real functional AI subs that will work as they should in campaign, I think most of us would be quite content if something in the convoy blew up at night - and better yet, blew up after you reported contact by radio. Idea: create an invisible, silent, undetectable air unit (that is, neither you nor enemy units would actually be able to detect it) and attach it to friendly "air bases" out in the atlantic, making it "bomb" enemy convoys on occasion. We all know that radio reports would actually increase chances of such attack. Possible? I think it might be worth a try... :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

12-02-05, 10:04 PM	#3
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	even madder might be to use those dolphins some one found as "free range" torpedos __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

12-03-05, 01:51 AM	#9
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	It would be great if the game could create message that you could receive like "U-557 attacking convoy HX-43" and all that stuff so that you'd know if you were helping a pack. __________________

12-02-05, 09:58 PM	#2
chris911 Chief Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 312 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sound good imho and limiting the plane to carry only two DCs it would be not overpowered too.

12-03-05, 01:56 AM	#10
chris911 Chief Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 312 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thats no problem if u take convois that are not random . i did such a thing when i created PQ 17 for a futur HT release.

12-04-05, 03:32 PM	#12
Rubini Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: São Paulo Brazil Posts: 2,728 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Hey guys, Please let that innocent dolphins in peace. Don't transform them in a torpedo! Edit: By the way, I think that CCIP's suggestion is very good. We have wolfpacks on Uboat War mod. The news here will be the addtion of the invisible airplanes. Good! Rubini.