Author Topic: Subs (Read 1926 times)

mars01 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:40:13 AM »

Cool, I saw his name on the registry. I was hoping you were going to point him out.

Too cool.

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memnon · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2004, 10:23:48 PM »

Hitech it is your combat sim and i for one would love to sneak in on a carrier and torp the poo out of it so go ahead give us subs " PLEASE". Then all we would need is some PBY's with Depth Charges to kill the little bugger's

I would like to take this time to thank you for AH the versatility of this Combat Sim is unparalled in my book.

Raptor · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2004, 10:59:19 PM »

I would think that depth charges would be dropped automatically from destroyers in a task group, much like flak is. maybe a little less precise though. I wanna see how a depth charge's explosion would be modeled

Ghosth · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:00:40 PM »

If you had flying boats able to carry depth charges you solve some of the problem of spotting and attacking. Still have to have some way to turn position on map plus depth into sonar so destroyers can hunt subs & subs can evade destroyers.

I agree subs would need a lot more targets to attack. Fleets should IMO be slowed down a bit unless they are willing to out run the fleet oilers & run out of fuel in a day or less.

Slow, lightly armed merchant convoys would be the key. Make em hard to kill with bombers/jabo but easy meat for a fish or 2.

RTR · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:06:44 PM »

Subs...very cool

would be cool to be able to have the corvette to hunt them down..
*hint, hint* throw this fat old Canadian a bone?

Very cool about your Dad HiTech...<<>>

RTR

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:11:48 PM »

how about a sub fleet with a I400 as the main sub?

fly an aircraft off it:D .

Widewing · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:40:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Charon
That's very cool. I got into subs when the USS Silversides was docked here and then there is the U-505 of course. I assume you've read Clay Blair Jr.'s Silent Victory. Probably the bible of US sub operations in WW2.

The probelm I've had with WW2 sub combat simulations is the time involved after the attack during the escape portion. Sitting there for two or three hours real time trying to avoid the depth charge attacks and creep away can get a bit dry.

Charon

Have you read "United States Submarine Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe? Blair pales in comparison. Originally a monster hard cover published by the U.S. Printing office, it was abridged and released as a paperback, re-titled "Pig Boats". You can find the paperback (used) at Alibris.com for as little as $3.00 plus shipping. It's quite a lot of reading at 445 pages. Hard cover originals are very hard to come by and command prices up to and often exceeding $250.

Here's a link to
Alibris

My regards,

Widewing

simshell · « **Reply #22 on:** August 11, 2004, 12:56:40 AM »

Subs LOL worthless

iv allways wanted destorys and cruisers and battle ships made as perk boats and you could spawn them from a port or base like a PT boat but not from the CV lol

the + to this is that with a battle ship you could shell a base go after a fleet have squads do there own convoy

a Ship could do alot more then a SUB could do in AH right

hogenbor · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2004, 03:56:28 AM »

If we get subs I want a Swordfish

Charon · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2004, 10:07:26 AM »

Thanks Widewing, I'll check it out. Blair offers a lot of detail but it is a bit dry.

Charon

TalonX · « **Reply #25 on:** August 11, 2004, 10:12:38 AM »

All this talk about subs - I bought a sub sim game.

That was cool - now I am sick of it.

I am over subs......

sawman · « **Reply #26 on:** August 11, 2004, 10:31:38 AM »

Subs would be ok,buuuutt,i think a supply convoy would be great to maybe resupp the ports faster (plus it would great to be hunting for somthing else besides just the cv)
Maybe put a few cruisers around it for protection,and make it to where we could controll it to resupp the ports we choose:rolleyes: soooo,whatta ya think:D

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2004, 10:42:25 AM »

yes yes give me subs

dramatic view of a gunner on a sub
from an avenger

memnon · « **Reply #28 on:** August 11, 2004, 04:00:19 PM »

Subs are just one of many vehicle's that i would like to see in this Combat Sim. The possiblities are limitless but it all comes down to one thing does Hitech want it in here. Right now they have alot on there plate so as far as i am concerned when and if we get the vehicle's that we would like to see i will be ecstatic.

Glasses · « **Reply #29 on:** August 11, 2004, 09:13:16 PM »

When HT give us subs maybe an U-boat I'll have an excuse to grow a beard, then you can call me FrigattenKapitaen Der Glassoid