War on the Sea - Dutch East Indies Campaign || Ep.40 - Invading Singapore

[@FL910]

8:48 Having ships assist with friendlies firefighting would be awesome.

[@alduintheanti-dragonborn]

As well as being able to tow ships while in combat.

[@remko2]

@@alduintheanti-dragonborn iirc Isaac Sweers towed a strikken British destroyer clear of the burning oil that surrounded it .... sadly no other destroyer was present when she got torpedoed herself later in the war of the ships in Taskforce 17 ... none survived

[@jeffreyestahl]

Or having a fire jump from one ship to another if they're too close while they're 'helping'

[@magnum6763]

@@remko2 actually no, only 108 out of her 194 man crew were killed.

[@alduintheanti-dragonborn]

@@jeffreyestahl Maybe secondary explosions could launch debris at any ship too close, or bombs could have a small area of effect damage and slightly damage another ship if they're touching.

[@eofjldkv7812]

you know it's gonna be a good evening when there's a new episode of war on the sea!!

[@Siddich]

unda da sea, unda da sea!!!

[@thetorturepenguin]

Well seeing the confirmation of Titan I don’t think so…

[@JustPeasant]

Make sure that O-19 keeps patrolling that grid. It just might catch-up that unprotected carrier group.

[@MaxSterling01]

Love the way you edit your openings with a B&W newsreel feeling

[@oakseya5207]

I have nowhere near enough patience for this game myself, but still love watching you play it, Wolfpack! (Especially 21:19 - 23:15. Had me on the edge of my seat!)

[@sse_weston4138]

If that convoy that O-19 encountered landed on Singapore, that is quite the troop reinforcement. The leading ship of that enemy group was Akitsu Maru which, if modeled like real life, should carry north of 2,500 troops.

[@didnothing2308]

I landed into the exact same situation in Singapore during my own playthrough, i just loaded everybody back onto the ships and bombarded the ports for a few weeks whilst also ferrying more troops to palembang, tried again and almost walked into town.

[@disbeafakename167]

Im really liking this series. The low level units really make every ship and shell count.

[@loneranger4113]

You do an amazing job with these "news update" styled videos. Loving them. Thank you for sharing them.

[@markstott6689]

Today, for me at least, has been a Wolfpack day. I've rewatched 13 episodes of the Russian Cold Waters campaign from two years ago and now the latest War on the Sea. It's been a pleasurable experience. The thing that stood out for me with Cold Waters is how varied play styles can be. When Wolfpack stopped playing Cold Waters I found the.Magztv channel for a weekly dose of sub fun. It's almost like two different games. All great fun either way.

[@Camaro-Sean]

Welcome back O-19. I missed you.

[@jeffreyestahl]

Okay, you currently have about 1:3 in force strength in Singapore. According to the formula (I have a nice spreadsheet that calculates the force and projects all the resulting combat day by day), the IJA has between 3500 and 17500 troops in Singapore, depending on its supply conditions. If you're willing to bombard further and get it down to a level 3 airfield, you'd cut the IJA force strength by 18%, nearly doubling your chances of victory at this point. (sadly you'd still lose without additional reinforcements)

[@bryinusa]

Retaking Singapore...gutsy move with a lot of ships out of theater! But a good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan executed later. Keeps the IJN on its toes!

[@ericboss641]

Excellent episode as usual. Kinda get that "desperate" feeling as the Japanese throw everything at you even unarmed.

[@PetesHQ]

Another fantastic episode. Good to see the invasion of Singapore is under way

[@Vtarngpb]

I'm not sure which I like more, the gameplay, the commentary, or just the moral thought that ABDACOM could have been this effective... the only thing that scares me is how you choose to keep running your ships with such damage 😱

[@jay76ny]

Be careful of inbound supply convoys. I heavily damaged one on its way to Singapore and they kept going. My progress bar on the ground was about half red, half blue. After that it dropped to almost all red and I had to pull my troops oit because they were getting slaughtered.

[@JustJohn505]

its amazing how much content you manage to pull out from the very small corner of the pacific ocean

[@daspps1]

I feel like the repair parties take way too long to take out fires, controlling flooding is understandable for how long that takes. If it was a magazine explosion it would also be understandable.

[@Ayeshteni]

Wolfpack, your editing and intro's are Second to None.

[@e.kent.d9561]

This helps my mood on a friday afternoon. Love all of your stuff.

[@screamingeagles2670]

The monologues just keep getting better and better!

[@admiralradish]

You Dirty BASTID!!! 🤣🤣 Damn CLiffhanger.... Well you got me for the next episode.👍

[@danielmartens6369]

Yet another episode of the A.I. being some of the worst I've ever seen. That air attack at the beginning of the episode should've sunk 2+ if done correctly

[@CrazyCrave32]

Always a good day when Wolfpack drops a vid!! Thank you!!

[@dougsinski5862]

Why don't you form up all of the same airplanes into one formation before attacking? It makes it a lot easier to manage along with more safety in numbers for a massed attack. The first thing I do in any engagement is group up all of my planes by putting them in the same formation at half speed so they can all catch up to each other, with the lead plane in a circular holding pattern somewhere a safe distance away. After they've all grouped up, you can then split off flights of 3-4 planes into their own formation for individual attacks. If you do this on pause then all of your planes start their own attacks from the same distance away, too. Makes sense to do this for fighters too - if you put them in line abreast formation and then put them facing a target, they'll all be pretty much the same distance away from a target when they start their attack. Also - for your bombers - the box formation I think works the best because the planes stack in a tighter formation at slightly different altitudes.

[@Vatsyayana87]

Im pretty sure moving helps the fires spread, Barker was a roll of the dice either way but youll have a chance if you stop her.

[@djd1067]

Speed matters but the vulnerability from carrying cargo is a killer when it comes to fires spreading

[@HerrLindstrom]

Best Friday morning ever ❤

[@lukec31]

It’s a good Friday when a new episode comes out!!!🙌🏼

[@memadmax69]

The Ai in this game is just silly lol

[@nicklindberg90]

Happy Friday to us! Thank you Wolfpack!

[@joeobyrne3189]

So close to sinking that flat top. Great episode.

[@colindouglas7769]

He might well have sunk it if all four fish had detonated.

[@jefferywilson3279]

Nice, fun to watch

[@hemorrhoids5443]

We need more Silent Hunter 3, sir!!!

[@gohibniugoh1668]

My fav series!

[@DarksidePrime1]

Hopefully before the end you can bring out a fleet carrier or Newer Battleship. Just a show of Force in the Area

[@papasmurfette007]

AI seems to be learning from Wolfpack. Flying empty Kates over the convoy to draw flak - nice...

[@dylandarnell3657]

Something weird happened when you're unloading cargo on the second night (timestamp 19:00 on). At 04:16 (video 19:50), when TF Jupiter leaves, Singapore has 3063 Troops and 3355 Supply. But at 04:34 (timestamp 20:00), after TF 16 unloads, Singapore only has 2570 Troops. Was there a Banzai charge we missed? (You also have like 2 minutes of dead time at the end of the video.)

[@tomastomas8192]

Exciting as usual.. Good stuff 😁

[@arthurcrego8297]

good one loved the carrier hits

[@jacobdearancibia9436]

So hyped !!!

[@chrisd8866]

13:08 Ok, now can anybody tell me what this light aircraft carrier is? It seems to be a merchant conversion but I can't find any Japanese carrier that looked like this one.

[@sse_weston4138]

It is the Akitsu Maru. Technically it isn't a carrier since it is not the Navy's, but the Army's. It is part of a program to make amphibious landing ships that the Army stepped its toes in when constructing the Shinshu Maru in the mid 1930s. Akitsu Maru's landing deck (it doesnt have an elevator) would, in theory, operate autogyros equipped with depth charges for self defense. Its main purpose was to carry massive amounts of troops, then stern doors would open up and landing craft would exit from there to invade a beachhead. She was never utilized for this role as, by the time she was ready for service, Japan was already being pushed back. Akitsu Maru would end up being sunk in November of 1944 by a submarine with the loss of 2,500 lives. If this game models Akitsu Maru as real life, then this ship will be a major headache for Wolfpack for the sheer amount of troops it can pull at once.

[@chrisd8866]

@@sse_weston4138 @sse_weston4138 Thanks for this detailed reply! Such a ship could prove quite problematic if used to reinforce Singapore, hopefully O 19 will soon receive new orders: "Sink the Akitsu Maru!"

[@michaelbedinger4121]

Finally, you are going on the offensive!

[@cultureshock5000]

a game like this that also had silent hunter world of warships and fps mechanics would be amazing u think that will ever happen, would be huge, oh and flight sim ...

[@sse_weston4138]

There is a game coming out that similar to War on the Sea, I think made by breakaway developers, called Task Force Admiral. Not sure if it will come equipped with your wishlist but here's to hoping :D

[@ralstongregson3330]

I Love these streams!

[@Caktusdud.]

How many heavy cruisers do you have access to? You're gonna need them for fire support.

[@paulsnodgrass2849]

Enjoying your gaming abilities

[@p35flash97]

You got a reverse Tokyo Express going there.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

HMS Emerald took a hit but the air losses are building on the Japanese forces.

[@jeffreyestahl]

Worse for Emerald, that torp was coming in off her port stern quarter, and her 'skipper' turned to port to avoid it. A starboard turn would've caused the torp to run down the port side. Of course, another ship would've had to deal with the same torp later however.

[@bjorntrollgesicht1144]

It might take some time... Also why not go and intercept the carrier group with something bigger? Once those are down, it's gg for the IJN.

[@nicoferguson1215]

With the critical damage taken by Zuiho and the invasion of Singapore well underway, the end of the Japanese SE Asia/Philippines campaign is nigh

[@Zulgurub]

Wow, the Japanese seem to be running low on supplies, given the lack of torpedo armament.

[@RedSurge56225]

What version of the ABDECOM mod are you running? I run it as well but don't have access to ships like emerald and 019 etc?

[@ablazetrogdormkii2647]

O-19 is your MVP.

[@corsai7506]

Adjectives, love em myself but too many make a meal of a snack!

[@Cod3nameHurricane]

why didnt you continue the attack on those carriers? there wasnt any destroyers so you should be safe right?

[@jotabe1984]

abandon ship should be modded, this way you could maybe retrieve 1 or 2 cp back just to roleplay crew being saved

[@onetime8424]

Kinda wish they were a little longer but love the videos all the same

[@ugdunlovable3494]

Very nice

[@glenjones5416]

Always good episode w/Wolf is. Q: wouldn't 3 convoys of 2DD, 4 transports be faster? Would have 9K troops, 12K supplies in 1 trip. Did u gave pts?

[@anthonator8810]

at this point i think its worth calling it abdacom offensive

[@jbeckley6849]

O-19 should be renamed Midway for the number of carriers it is sinking.

[@jointedlimb]

nice

[@magnusred2945]

Shouldn't you set the speed of damaged ships to 0?

[@CK-ig3pu]

How on earth do you play this with no lag???

[@bigcheezut718]

Pog Singapore deserved it

[@eriklinkogel6399]

Somebody: makes stelaris mod for ST:Infinite

[@cultureshock5000]

since when can u sortie planes from teh carriers does the mod fix that? i havent got far enough in the campaign .. .. i need a better pc before i really sink into that game

[@jamessweet5341]

The Japanese took Singapore with about 35,000 troops vs a British army of about 130,000. You're a bit better than the British!!

[@KarolGrom92]

3 carriers that would of hurt the war effort if you sunk all of them

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@EveryThingInLife592]

Worth watching it, even if the new episode is too long

[@cultureshock5000]

why u not use surcouf, that mod is fun for sh4 sucks u have to play the vanilla game with it a i have had it working in fotrs but it was glitchy, it is still fun to wipe out junks with it

[@cultureshock5000]

sanpans*

[@GaldirEonai]

Operation Overlord this ain't :P.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

You really need more submarines in a pack formation. You've got sufficient points. With O-19 as the flagship submarine.

[@sse_weston4138]

I think he wanted to limit his use of subs since they can be extremely effective but make the campaign too easy.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

@@sse_weston4138 At this point in question. One sub has effectively scuppered the carrier fleet carrier - or flagship - critical damage and flooding will mean that it's likely to be scuttled. Wolfpack will realise that he needs another two or three subs. O-19 has reduced the carrier force make up by 60% but there's still two Auxiliary Carriers with Zeroes, Kate Torpedo Bombers and Val Dive Bombers. Unless able to re-engage with O-19 to deal with those - more submarines is a 'must!' and a most urgent one, at that. Two T Class RN Subs could help him out. And these are needed.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

@@sse_weston4138 I don't agree - O-19 has scuppered the biggest carrier which carry the most aircraft. But there's still a sizeable chunk of carrier aircraft that can still be flown off by the two smaller carriers. He really needs to get submarine reinforcement out to O-19. Two T Class RN Subs with eight torpedoes forward and two astern. Are required. I'm seeing it from the operational requirements. It is essential.

[@sse_weston4138]

@@stephenfarthing3819 I didn't say O-19 hasn't done good, she's done excellent. He said at the beginning of this campaign that he wouldn't use many submarines if at all, because they would sink so many ships that it would lead to less chances for surface engagements, something he said he likes a lot. Plus, from his point of view, surface engagements are more entertaining from the viewer perspective.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

I'm not saying four US or Two more Dutch Submarine. Two T Class RN Subs. With a torpedo array that CAN scupper this carrier force. And help O-19 to finish the job. You have to understand that I have observed two others who did the ABDACOM scenario and perceive alternative options. The two best submarines for the job remains the T Class RN Subs. There's still plenty of scope for surface operations. I just say don't go overboard with use of subs -J76ny is using 5 subs at present. Darthvegan went more overboard with upward of that number. But he achieved that objective and got Singapore back.. I'm saying that with a modest use of subs you can achieve more! I'm not saying an overuse of submarines. Just sufficient to do the job.

[@husnucelik3891]

we want silent hunter 3

[@OldGrumpy-l6j]

No we don't. SH3 is old there's already enough video's online for that

[@MrJansenenjansen]

No new submarine to battle the japanese? 😁

[@youria2559]

almost first :(

[@joebuchanan3808]

This is getting boring. All you do is just keep on winning : (

[@clifftrimble2616]

why not press the kill? What about the other two ships? How many torps does O-19 have?

[@firestater2.071]

do a jap campaign after you finish this one

[@pdxcorgidad]

*Japanese*