Mike_B20
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Joined: 2/13/2003 From: Sydney, Australia Status: offline
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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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