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Subs guarding minefields seem too effective against MSW - 9/8/2003 9:22:18 AM

Mike_B20

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In a PBEM I'm playing my opponent is picking off MSW at a high rate.
He has mined Wunpunko (my base) heavily and parked subs in the hex.
Recently I sent two large(approx 15-20 ships) fast transports mssions in consecutive turns to the base, one accompanied by an MSW and the other by a DMS. The minesweepers were embedded in the fast transpot taskforces.
In both missions the sub (previously detected ) picked off the minesweepers, ignoring the other ships.

The incidence of picking off escorting MSW's seems a tad high and the success of the subs also seems too high.

Both sub intercepts occurred at night.
Wouldn't a sub, previously detected, operating in shallow water, at an enemy base, on the surface at night, manouvering in or around a minefield, be at a disadvantage in ambushing successfully a large destroyer taskforce.
I don't agree with the view that the MSW are operating independantly from the taskforce in clearing mines and are therefore easy prey.
Heck, the minesweeper only cleared a mine or two (one of the APD's cleared two).

Anyway, it just seemed a little wacko.

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- 9/9/2003 12:23:39 AM

Damien Thorn

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Well, from a gamer's point of view it makes perfect sense that the sub attacks the minesweeper. Since he minesweeper is the most important unit in a tast force that transitions a mined hex it is natural for the sub to target it. If I were the sub captaion I would do the same thing.

Also, miesweepers are usually sloer than combat vessels. DMS are not, butthen again, I don't think they should be allowed in fast task forces anyway. There is no way they could sweep mines ifthe task force is moving as fast as the DMS could move.

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