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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Great book, Thunder Below. Such an exciting read. Well done, glad you are enjoying the mods. Did the gunfire hit you or just come close? Not sure is lit up is implying they put searchlights on you, shot you full of holes or both? lol. Did you survive the depth charging after diving?
Nice to be able to pull off realistic night surface attacks eh ? I plan on releasing my update which has updated versions of my mods for TMO in couple weeks before go on vacation( was end of June but refining a few things) and night surface attacks are even better now. I added some of the large almost allied style convoys japanese were deploying in spring summer, most of fall 1944, player can under the right conditions, get inside the columns and wreak havoc.
Also added a lot of the historical convoys/warships etc such as those Fluckey, O Kane, etc attacked, they show up at historic time and location of the engagement. They only spawn once and compositions are as historically accurate as possible within game. Can even try to pull off Fluckey's Namkwan Harbor raid in January 1945. , the convoys are there at anchor, escorts patrolling. Challenging but fun and can pull it off almost minute by minute according to his book.
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Both escorts and merchants appeared to know my exact location when torpedoes hit.
Wasn't sure if they would.....as torpedoes impacted port side, from the rear.
But would they expect me to to be attacking from behind ???
They sure did !!!
Captain Fluckey pressed forward.... and so did I. But not with the same results. Lol
I was illuminated by spotlights, and immediately fired upon by escorts and merchants.
However, although I heard the sound of ricochets, suffered only minor damage, which was quickly repaired by my OUTSTANDING crew.
I crash dove, and once under, turned into the closing escort to starboard, keeping my speed up until below the layer, then ordered silent running.
When I heard pinging, and or depth charges, I was moving at Ahead Standard, with course changes.
Although I did not play to completion, escorts did not appear to have my location locked down.
Yes !!! Surface attacks are certainly possible, historically accurate.... and fun.
I find myself playing a campaign looking to pull them off, and testing how close I can get, before getting detected. All depending on the sea state, weather, and moon of course.
Looking forward to your impending TMO update.
