War on the Sea || IJN Campaign || Ep.3 -Trial by Fire.

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What is War on the Sea?
1942: The world is at war
The Japanese Empire expands throughout the Pacific where Allied forces attempt to halt its spread. A desperate struggle for control of the Solomon Islands is now underway.
How will you protect your transports as they deliver troops and supplies in the South Pacific? Will you deploy precious aircraft carriers to provide air cover? Do you screen the area with submarines? Or attempt to lure the enemy navy into a decisive surface engagement?

[@Wolfpack345]

Hey all! I got quite a few comments in the last episode asking why I did not target the ship that is farther away first and then the closer one with my submarines. I agree this would be the best way to hit multiple targets! I do this in all of the subsims I play. However, War on the Sea does not have any manual TDC or other options for me to really mess with my torpedo solutions. I have to rely on the solution given to me by the crew in most cases. (There is manual firing which I did in ep.1) Low solution values tend to result in your torpedoes missing. Even at proper angles. My strategy is to get my solution as high as possible on the main ship I am targeting to really ensure hits on it. I generally am firing this salvo when my SOL is as high as possible. Once the torpedo's are away I transition to another ship and fire at a much lower SOL. If I hit the target I fire at last then great! It is sugar on top! If not then at least I severely damage or sink the primary target.

[@bugwar5545]

Thanks.

[@stallfighter]

You can calculate torpedo triangle manually, but doing that EVERY TIME in 1940s where TDC was standart-issue on all subs is dumb. We should at least get gyro angle information or lead indicator on minimap like in Cold Waters after SOL is high enoth

[@mallyuk1]

you still only fire at 1 ship then wait till there turning then fire again loving this though

[@bobtank6318]

I think that the second resupply convoy was a different one from the first, not a bug. The first one had a Portland that was sunk, and in the second one there was no Portland... So you might have two invasion fleets running around.

[@asheer9114]

@Peter Morch. That's no bug but simply a very limited ship rooster for AI (and players as well) to choose from, so be prepared to seeing plenty of Portlands, Brooklyns, and Atlantas on the US side during this campaign... unless devs will drop some bigger ships package to the game.

[@gebus5633]

"I'd like the nights to be really dark" said no SH3 campaign follower on KZbin ever...

[@Wolfpack345]

Lol.

[@DZ-1987]

I'd like em to be dark, hush it. I'm a humie, not an owl, we sods can't see the broadside of a First rate Man o' war to save our lives in a pitch black area, though, there's not much chance of surviving once around 50 guns are pointed at you.

[@Karza_357]

I hate to admit it.. i might have an addiction to this series.

[@bugwar5545]

That is a VERY slippery slope you are on, friend. :-)

[@simonfrederiksen104]

I suspect you'll have plenty of company if you decide to start some sort of anonymous support group for addicts of this game

[@fun_police8011]

Don’t we all?

[@NapFloridian]

@Karza, I already have scheduled some therapy and some detox.. hope they can help me. This series is great. I just hope that the game would not be as buggy as it is sometimes.

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

LoL! Me too! I thought about buying the game, but then I'd have to learn the controls and stuff. This is much easier 😅 Who am I kidding, I'll have to buy it. Just watching dev. attention to patches.

[@fun_police8011]

Fighting Wolfpack in a nutshell: “There are torpedoes everywhere. Every wave is a submarine. Oh god please help me.”

[@austinduong-van6071]

*Kantai Kessen Intensifies*

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@Mechanized85 ww2 remember, not cold waters cold war era .

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@Mechanized85 Sound homing did occur by the germans and some others but that was late war and not sure if the ijn ever had any.

[@rizuki7438]

@@austinduong-van6071 yep, he litterally used kantai kessen doctrine here. Even though it might be unintentional

[@battleshipfreez2344]

@@Mechanized85 Any resourses on this project? I was reading Japanese Destroyer Captain when Capt. Tameichi (author) mentioned his Yahagi received sound-homing torps in Operation Ten-go (escorting Yamato on her last convey to Okinawa). Due to American air strikes, Yahagi dropped all these torps without a chance to encounter any surface targets.

[@chrismercaldo7604]

I didn’t think you could make a series I liked more than silent hunters or IL-2 but this is my new favorite. I can’t wait for the next one!

[@masteroogwaysfirstdeciple8538]

Agreed

[@ryanfields1965]

Same, exciting!

[@nottherealAlexander]

Yeah no cap this slaps

[@antonioestevesala1782]

SH3 is still No.1 but this one... Is also too notch!

[@pashauzan]

This is my second favorite

[@MilitaryHistoryNotVisualized]

oh "respawning" sunk ships, I think I had the same issue, but thought I might have mixed up task forces, well, I guess it might be game not me.

[@shinkicker404]

I suspect that since you can just requisition more ships based on the campaign points you get, you can just remake the same or clones of ships since the naming pool is so small. Like you could have four Yamato's if you could afford it I guess. So if you could name ships or if the pool was larger things might be a bit less jarring. The same should be true, or similar for the AI.

[@Wolfpack345]

Spoiler alert! It was actually a different TF. Not a bug like I originally thought. I know others have complained about this being an issue however.

[@shinkicker404]

@@Wolfpack345 was thinking it might have been that since the original TF had a different amount of cargo ships than the second.

[@MilitaryHistoryNotVisualized]

@@Wolfpack345 ohhh, well, thanks. I guess the other theory of the AI basically spamming TFs that are almost identical it is then. I would really love if they would add the recon system from 1942: The Pacific Air War from Microprose from 1994 and I think it also had spotting mechanics with dots and timestamps of the sightings. Was quite fun to see how clunky the controls are and how extremely smooth the look in all those videos.

[@chrissan7043]

@@MilitaryHistoryNotVisualized That's a great idea!

[@maxkennedy8075]

I’d strongly recommend the Kongo class for your second task force. Very fast so it won’t slow down your cruisers, lets the task force move quick on the map to intercept enemies, with easily enough armour and firepower to rip apart cruisers. Not super expensive either so you can still bring some CLs, CAs and DDs for a well rounded task force

[@Wolfpack345]

Probably will get one soon.

[@maxkennedy8075]

@@Wolfpack345 Love your vids, can’t wait for the next one!👍

[@PaladinMesser]

At 22:44 you hit the Destroyer, Contact 2 with a torpedo. Looks like it ran away and eventually sank after losing visual contact.

[@IceBear702]

This series is awesome it’s hard to wait for the episodes to come out 😂

[@frellor6704]

Agreed!

[@adamtruong1759]

I must say, the torpedoes launching seem to take quite the aggressive dive.

[@maxkennedy8075]

I think if you are near an island your task force can shell the beaches to help either an amphibious op or to support your grunts in defence. Same menu as the one to unload troops and supplies

[@Wolfpack345]

Indeed you can! It takes up 1/3 of your ammunition however.

[@stevepirie8130]

With CA, BC & BBs you can.

[@Paroxsym-OX]

I wasn't expecting another WotS video so soon! Wolfpack, you do us a treat

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks for watching!

[@markstott6689]

They can't come quickly enough for me. Same goes for IL2 multilayer tank battles.

[@bakapotato5327]

For those who didnt notice the unidentified destroyer was hit by a stray torpedo.

[@frellor6704]

Thanks, was wondering what did it in. Assumed it was fires.

[@louiscypher4186]

thanks i had no idea where it went.

[@sugerwsp1235]

That poor unlucky destroyer lol

[@Atesz222]

Takao is my favourite warship ever, I was glad to see her being important in this battle.

[@franknstein546]

Jeez, surface engagements are slugfests. Wouldn't want to be on one of those US cruisers when the IJN comes 'knocking'.

[@Paskanakki-Jack]

Imagine being a marine on any of the C3s after all the escorts are at the bottom of the ocean :E

[@_tyrannus]

"Is she still shooting?" "Meow!" "That's not an answer, sailor!"

[@EriIaz]

IJN Nekopara

[@alexroselle]

Unsinkable-San?

[@rodrigobarraganmartin8186]

Damn that was quick, I just devoured the first two episodes of this series today, and they´re amazing ! Looking forward to even more episodes !

[@beowulfsocal1]

You should be taking advantage of those long lance torpedos with their crazy range!

[@snowleaperd1313]

I bet the second heavy cruiser respawned when you restarted the game to get the music back.

[@hannes0000]

Wow i was just starting to order this game but that kind of bug ruins my immersion 100% not buying today.

[@hermanvanstaden4242]

Imagine this game as a multiplayer. Two players who have to outplay one another.

[@Balladency95]

Wonder how close that would assemble the multiplayer mode of Battlestations: Pacific. I've only heard stories, but that game was the gem back in XB360 days...

[@battleshipfreez2344]

@@Balladency95 Don't try PvE multiplayer mode in BSP... your computer opponent will spam the battle zone with 30+ BBs & 30+ CAs. No chance to form my fleet before the game crashed. RIP

[@theshadesofreal9372]

@@Balladency95 I've heard stories... that was before I got into serious gaming though and by the time it rolled around no one played it anymore☹

[@fearlessfosdick160]

She is definitely a Northampton, and although there were six in the class, she probably is the Northampton herself. She was lost in the battle of Tassaronga during the Guadalcanal campaign, so she was operating in your general area at this time in the war. The class was built in an attempt to improve on the Pensacola class of heavy cruiser, and is recognizable by her high forecastle.

[@crusader318]

This has now apparently become a place for us ww2 nerds to share information that no one else cares about

[@filipearthur5379]

Put the 3 cruiser in a line, go head on, when the first start shoting you turn, making all the three to use all guns and torpedos, then you turn again, so they can launch the torpedos on the other side, always manouver, 20knos or 38knos is the same if you are goin in a straight line.

[@b25mtchll]

This series is great, War on the Sea is such a raw gem. Can't wait for it to be fully polished.

[@DavidKing-ph8or]

Same - it is a real diamond in the rough. I am 50 hours in now - when I am not fighting the UI and it all comes together it can be glorious ;-)

[@Albert_1_of_Belgium]

Even Killerfish's mobile games are great. Check out the graphics on Atlantic Fleet.

[@willynthepoorboys2]

It would be a bright night with a full moon. I don't know if the game takes into account the full Lunar cycle but a full moon makes for a nice night light.

[@roebuck554]

Is it possible your submarines don't repair because you have them on silent running? Good video as always

[@MilitaryHistoryNotVisualized]

according to the tool-tip during silent running reloading and repairs are stopped.

[@ger_airfighter]

Repairing compartments with 0 integrity is impossible. Even pumping out water isn’t doable, so In this game it’s death for the sub if it gets hit by even one depth charge

[@themacker894]

Also, one salvo of "spot" results in a 20% solution increase for 120 seconds.

[@WhiteRaven7278]

Holy shit that was fast!!! I just watched the last episode and now I can get another fix??? Bro you're the best.

[@declanferguson1439]

You're work is fantastic, I have been playing some IJN myself. Throughout my play throughs the USN sends 2 task forces of Transports always, 6 merchants, 2 destroyers, 2 heavy cruisers looping around the sounds side of the Solomon's. Even though I know they are coming it always gives me trouble, keep up the great work!!

[@Perkelenaattori]

This is honestly an excellent addition to the channel and I gotta say I like that you're playing as the IJN.

[@VynalDerp]

Awesome, you get ot experience game breaking bugs too! In my game, i sank an enemy transport fleet three times in a row and blew all of ammo doing so only for it to not only drop off troops on Guadalcanal but make it all the way back to its home port to try again. I also sank the same heavy cruiser 4 times before and it keeps coming back.

[@baguette4177]

A month ago you were on 50k now 52k. This channel really deserves 100k, you do such an excellent job of making a story-being a good player-being interesting-not being annoying 🤭-and also having a sence of humour mixed throughout. I really hope you continue this campaign and have fun at the same time as making great content. See you on the high seas kapitain.

[@willbecker1034]

I swear to god the enemy always has an ungodly amount of heavy cruisers in this game. I sink one and two more show up.

[@Boslandschap1]

That was _intense_! Eliminating that group must have been a heavy blow to the US forces and will certainly buy you precious time to get you base in Guadacanal up to speed. I was a bit surprised to see that your ships ended up repairing all the damage 100%, very welcome but I'm not sure if that is quite realistic. Nonetheless, good start and really looking forward to the next episodes!

[@tanktrooper0073]

Captain "attack that burning what ever it is" Crew "ok but which burning what ever it is?"

[@willynthepoorboys2]

A glorious victory for the IJN, the Emporer will be most pleased.

[@grumpychiken2261]

As I finish the second episode a new one drops loving the series!

[@jeffburnham6611]

The Guadalcanal campaign started in August of 1942. Japanese naval vessels did not have radar until late 1943.

[@gebus5633]

The damage control section really reminds me of the old Great Naval Battles games. Same kind of sections, counter flooding included. This could be the real successor to those titles :O

[@davidbiren2062]

Crushing defeat for the Americans. Main concerns: Where and how many American carriers? Taking out cruisers is fine but losing the reconnaissance abilities of your subs might not be worth the trade. Can you get the Mitsubishi G4M?

[@astrangehumanbeing888]

theres a game called task force admiral coming out on steam soon, you might want to give it a go

[@CaoimhinP61]

Glad you hadn't forgotten about poor old I-40 that's been sitting at the edge of the Coral Sea since day one

[@markantek]

Its normal the ai always sends out two convoys thats why its so confusing when you see it for the first time

[@VynalDerp]

There is a bug related to this though, you can often encounter the same convoy again but with all its ships inexpicably intact. Unless the enemy has 5 separate convoys all with 2 destroyers and 2 heavy cruisers stacked ontop of eachother in such a way i don't fight them in one battle, it's a bug.

[@markantek]

@@VynalDerp But the ships Change the ship class stays the same but the ship type changes and if you destroy one ship it does not make sense that the ship has been replaced for the next encounter

[@VynalDerp]

@@markantek idk man, the duplicate ships in my ship sinking record seems to indicate a bug. It's not like you can tell enemy ship names anyway.

[@systemshocker7634]

Thanks Wolfpack345. Looking to be another great series. I'm interested in how the repairs will be simulated. Also want to see how things work when you spend those command points!

[@jakoblozeau8832]

I'm pretty new to the channel, but I love the way you commentate the videos. This is definitely the playthrough I look forward to most at the moment. Keep up the good work!

[@bluestorm3628]

Man new episode in such short time amazing😁 Aslo yes that carrier must be dealt with before any further advance is made. Finally, good show in dealing with that American task force and convey That will definitely slowed them down.

[@jg1093]

This is such a cool playthrough. All the extra editing and story telling format intro's are a cool extra piece to update the viewer. Cheers to great content

[@marinary1326]

Awesome to see what surface ship engagements are like in this game! And I *think* that contact 2, that unidentified destroyer, was hit by a torpedo

[@legacyofgames9571]

The dislikes are from the heavy cruisers

[@AustinBlack28]

Lol

[@copee2960]

I'm really enjoying these uploads ...great show Wolfpack.

[@ChrisS-fh7zt]

I would do a light carrier group as like you said in the other eps. there is what seems to be a US carrier group. A light carrier group would have the benefit of speed with a couple of cruisers and DD's. As I have no idea how much a fleet carrier would cost but out of all the IJN fleet CV's classes the Shokaku would be the best as it had the largest air wing out of the other 3 classes at 84 planes.

[@timmy3822]

Nice video, agree the nights are far too bright. Star shells are good for the game mechanics of firing solutions, but it would be much more cinematic if you had truly dark nights. U-Boat is REALLY good for this, with a good IPS display those nights are truly inky black, only if it's a full moon do I feel like turning it off (as full moons make it suprisingly bright).

[@stepankubicina2768]

That second destroyer designated as "2" was hit by a torpedo at some stage and sunk soon after. It can actually be seen arround 22:52 as Wolfpack says "Our torpedos have missed"

[@stepankubicina2768]

In the background right after the camera changed it's focus on that cruiser, you can even see the explosion of the torpedo. ( 22:49 - 22:52)

[@tedrossi1514]

Can you show the building of the new cruiser force with the Command Points

[@georgecoventry8441]

Great episode! You handled the situation with Takao wisely. Probably my favorite Japanese cruiser.

[@SuperJay23]

@Wolfpack345 you have the advantage from crossing the T ! Way to go man! You are a true naval commander.

[@pbt_7326]

I've already rewatched this campaign 4 times....its awesome af

[@WillCarter1976]

My Lord! Our units are fleeing the battlefield! SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!

[@MrThekingofrock97]

I really like this series. I see what you mean. The cruiser being magically refloated and the sub damage are frustrating but I’m sure the game will be updated

[@reggiekoestoer1511]

Nightfighting masterclass. You did better with a cruiser group than I did with a battleship group, and I had 2 BBs! (Kongou & Hiei)

[@zzodr]

You should fire at the furthest cruiser first, then calculate the wait time, then fire at the 2nd closer cruiser. That way all your torpedoes arrive at same time and you don't have to worry about them evading.

[@jefferynelson]

On an unrelated note, Canada's cold air machines must be destroyed. Let Wolfpack have access to space to surface ordanance !!

[@tinkertailor7385]

Excellent series. There is a lot going on during those engagements.

[@siah7590]

Loving this series and game man, highly interests me!

[@friendlyhuman2341]

Fists Thundering on Table. MOOOOOOOOOORE, MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRE xD Loving it esp because you put in the effort to Micro Manage.

[@austinduong-van6071]

Would be cool to have a Deutschland-class cruiser hammering this convoy

[@temphtempg8819]

You always fire at the rear most ship first, that gives you time to get a solution on the closer ship, then you torpedoes will hit pretty much simultaneously.

[@flyingfortress15]

American cruiser: exists Japanese submarine: hello there

[@Seegurkee]

Finally a new episode :D I love your War on the Sea content, it's the best on KZbin imo.

[@gui1393]

the best by FAR!!!

[@deino117]

This looks like a terrific game. Enjoying these videos very much. I have to say the subs do seem a bit overpowered!

[@jamesgriffiths7588]

A small but key element that puts you above the rest Wolfpack is that you upload in 1440p. I know it is probably agony waiting for a video to upload but man does it make so much of a difference on the receiving end and just gives your content that extra seasoning of quality. Makes for a very pleasant viewing experience on top of whatever great stuff you're doing in any given game. Looking forward to the next WotS upload, your content is absolutely on fire at the moment!

[@thunderousavenger2382]

What a perfect series for me to learn how to actually play the game decently

[@JackSmith-kk2hx]

It is soo strange seeing you on the other side of the water (not all the time tho) Loving the series btw!!! Keep it up

[@alexz7766]

22:42 looks like you had fire there but there were no crews assigned to extinguish that fire.

[@LeCFarms]

Didn’t expect to like this more then the IL-2 games or the SH games but you are making this one my new favourite!

[@cipher8971]

Damn, this episode is something I would called "Target Rich Environment"

[@parceval8853]

Greatly enjoyed. Bery entertaining commentary and a competend approach to this new game.

[@zapata8142]

Well now i finish to see the episode and i read comments... Oks for everything and inwait too much next episode!! Good work!!!!

[@femboyactual395]

36:35 Glad I'm not damage control on that C3! Imagine what the orders would sound like, "You see that hole under the bow turret? I need you to patch that up and put out the fires." "Sir, that was the ammo compartment..."

[@colehoward2136]

Loving this series! Great stuff as always.

[@ieattofu8178]

I'm starting to like night battles with the IJN. Its their specialty.

[@battleshipfreez2344]

But most USN warships are equipped with surface radar early in 1940 in WoS... IJN can't stand a chance when USN detects them far enough and starts the shelling with radar advantage.

[@ieattofu8178]

@@battleshipfreez2344 true, but when it comes to concept, the IJN would have been proficient in these battles with radar out of the equation.

[@Fischer0Dude]

Excellent engagement, kinda miffed you got screwed by the game with a magic heavy cruiser but you still gave them hell.

[@Genocidejim]

You weren’t repairing the sub as you were still running silent 👍

[@redsaint7259]

Another resounding victory for the IJN!

[@floydkershner6591]

I have found that telling a ship to go to 0 Knots helps with fires.

[@Believeorreason]

Oh boy i get home from work and theres a new IJN video from wolfpack. you sir made my day.

[@jonathancadavidvasquezmarq2435]

I´m really addicted to this series and everything that has to do with submarines and ships XD

[@originalnoname1223]

Love this series! Thanks for the entertaining gameplay !

[@EggFuhrer]

so glad i accidentally found your channel, i love your content! thank you for it! this series has me hooked!

[@xXColCoolXx]

Thanks for the daily upload of this series!

[@autonomous_lass]

Love the video and loving this series. Keep 'em coming!

[@petro3366]

Oh man, two episodes of this in a row! I love it

[@DZ-1987]

Multiplayer with this game would certainly be interesting. Like, honestly, imagine. You invited your mate over and told him to bring his laptop or something, and you sit him down in an empty room with 2 sockets and challenge him to take over the pacific with you as his one opponent. In other words. Modernized Real Time Battleship.

[@uncanny_R]

War on the Sea seems to have taken the whole concept of American ships coming back from the dead a little too far

[@averyrandomllama6516]

Next thing you know Wolfpack will have to sink the Yorktown 3 times

[@battleshipfreez2344]

Players can only identify ships' classes rather than their names, so it's hard to tell which one you sink. Therefore you might be sinking Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet in a roll. lol

[@averyrandomllama6516]

@@battleshipfreez2344 Then next thing you know Wolfpack sinks nine Yorktown classes...when there's only 3

[@HarpzS01]

got this game after the first episode and getting my butt kicked by the americans when its not a sub fight i have no clue what im doing but having fun haha :) keep up the good work wolfpack! love your series

[@mattk9662]

Hello, Random but with the enemy convoys sneaking past you after you have spotted them the first time. I think that is something with the game where you may have to have the unit go to "world" at the last known location after you lost contact with the icon on the map and find them. I think that there is a time period before the icon comes back up on the map.

[@DaRealDJ]

Glad you're doing this daily. Loving the series :)

[@themacker894]

I experimented quite a bit with HE and AP vs a DD. I've found that the HE is good for destroying modules, such as if a heavy cruiser was to find a DD getting too close and wanted to destroy guns and torpedoes, though AP killed the DD considerably faster. I recommend the same strategy for your cruisers. Use HE to destroy modules and AP against all targets that are not much of a threat and that you want sunk quickly, such as the cargo ships near the end of your video. Good luck!

[@videogenics86]

There will be some awfully lonely Marines on Guadalcanal.

[@kampfkatze6092]

Beautiful surface engagement, please keep up the good work on this series !!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!!

[@DEP1323]

Love the series.... Keep it going sailor.... “Fair Winds and Following Seas”