AI behaviour

Zero Niner · 12-17-21, 01:14 AM

June 1942, on patrol in the South China Sea off Hong Kong. It's night time and radar picks up a small convoy headed my way from the south, which turns out to be a CH-28 class sub chaser in the lead followed by a merchant ship astern.
I manage to get ahead, submerge and lie in wait. The escort passes me without noticing me, and I launch 2 torpedoes at the merchant, both hitting. The ship soon stops dead in the water, and I pass underwater to its other side but before I can manoeuvre into position to launch a 3rd torpedo sonar picks up another merchant coming my way from the north.
I deal with this 2nd merchant then fire a 3rd torpedo at the first merchant which sinks it.
Throughout this engagement, apart from firing a few illumination shells, the escort does nothing. It does not seek me out, or go to high speed to chase me down even with the 2nd merchant taking hits. It does not race to where it thinks I am and drop depth charges. Instead it just sits dead in the water (map says "stationary") and only starts moving slowly on its northerly course when the ship it was escorting sank.

I'm not sure if this behaviour is an anomaly or normal. I've not had many hours in FotRSU, but when I played GFO the escorting DDs would race towards me and drop depth charges. It would circle around stricken ships even if the rest of the convoy moved on. So the difference in AI behaviour is quite stark, to say the least.

12-17-21, 01:14 AM	#1
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,032 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	AI behaviour June 1942, on patrol in the South China Sea off Hong Kong. It's night time and radar picks up a small convoy headed my way from the south, which turns out to be a CH-28 class sub chaser in the lead followed by a merchant ship astern. I manage to get ahead, submerge and lie in wait. The escort passes me without noticing me, and I launch 2 torpedoes at the merchant, both hitting. The ship soon stops dead in the water, and I pass underwater to its other side but before I can manoeuvre into position to launch a 3rd torpedo sonar picks up another merchant coming my way from the north. I deal with this 2nd merchant then fire a 3rd torpedo at the first merchant which sinks it. Throughout this engagement, apart from firing a few illumination shells, the escort does nothing. It does not seek me out, or go to high speed to chase me down even with the 2nd merchant taking hits. It does not race to where it thinks I am and drop depth charges. Instead it just sits dead in the water (map says "stationary") and only starts moving slowly on its northerly course when the ship it was escorting sank. I'm not sure if this behaviour is an anomaly or normal. I've not had many hours in FotRSU, but when I played GFO the escorting DDs would race towards me and drop depth charges. It would circle around stricken ships even if the rest of the convoy moved on. So the difference in AI behaviour is quite stark, to say the least.