War on the Sea || IJN Campaign || Ep.8 - Transport Annihilation.

[@IceBear702]

“You can see all those torpedoes there” KZbin compression: “no”

[@baguette4177]

Too true lol

[@Wolfpack345]

:(

[@acer8123]

I'm either blind as a bat or wolfpack is too good at this game

[@beardedphobos5211]

I saw the first set the second wave came out of no where....

[@_tyrannus]

@@Wolfpack345 I would trade the 60fps for 30fps at improved quality without hesitation, if only that was an option.

[@_tyrannus]

This survival of the Kako was keenly sponsored by the US Bureau Of Ordinance. :D

[@acer8123]

They're advertising their "amazing" mk14 torpedoes

[@gregorylumban-gaol3889]

*US Submarine Commanders have left the match*

[@ChemySh]

failure is like onions indeed

[@GaldirEonai]

@@ChemySh I see you are a commentator of culture as well...:P

[@ChemySh]

@@GaldirEonai it's only natural that we're all cultured here, with these kind of nerdy history games... lol

[@fun_police8011]

Americans: Ok, it’s nighttime so we should be able to make a surprise landing. Wolfpack carrying a torpedo like a baseball bat: You came to the wrong house fool!

[@TwinHuginHelmet]

Carrying a torpedo like a baseball bat sounds like a risky proposition. For all involved parties.

[@ikko93]

@@TwinHuginHelmet But its funny anyway XDD

[@StGene22494]

All ya had ta do was follow the escorts, CJ!

[@21specter]

Ey-ey-ey-ey! Big I it’s me Carl, chill! Chill!

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@TwinHuginHelmet if its a usn mk14 at this time in the war, no risk at all its a dud anyways.

[@tefras14]

Dud American torpedoes. I still remember the shit you had to go through during the Silent Hunter 4 run

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha indeed.

[@jamesturner9651]

This series is like visual crack. I can't get enough of it

[@crusader318]

Great analogy

[@jacksonbrown6199]

This is quickly becoming the best series on this channel since SH3

[@warmstrong5612]

I think that if a cargo vessel is hit, damaged but survives the engagement then it should lose a percentage of its cargo. Not exactly realistic for a half sunk and burning freighter to pull into port with 100% of its payload untouched.

[@Spitfire_1940]

How dare you make me wait 5 days for this amazing series! Lol! For real though loving the content and I understand it takes time.

[@bluestorm3628]

American navy after another defeat: Ok new plan people this time we will come though the south of the island Genius. Wolfpack: Ya I don’t thinks so mate 😎

[@Wolfpack345]

I really wish the AI would cook up some new strategies.

[@bluestorm3628]

@@Wolfpack345 well there is still that carrier about some where, and when it tends to show up some unexpected stuff tends to happen.

[@MilitaryHistoryVisualized]

at around 34:00 when you see the sub, did you try at another time to use your guns? I saw another video where B-17s bombed a sub that was submerged and killed it, not sure how shells are modeled in-game though.

[@Wolfpack345]

I have never tried to hit the sub with my guns when they are submerged. I am curious if it would work now. I'll have to try it haha. Part of me suspects you won't be able to cause any damage.

[@lorenzopirovano6727]

I"ve found that bombers can successfully attack submersed subs, at least up to a certain depth. But surface ship won't even fire on a sub until it's completely surfaced.

[@de-173]

The Japanese did have an anti-submarine shell during the war. But it was more of a by-product of their Diving shells than an actual weapon.

[@ryanhampson673]

I would imagine if you were using BB guns or maybe even cruisers if the sup was at P. depth the concussion should do little damage....I haven't seen anyone using depth charges from aircraft as of yet...I think scouting with SBDs and having a load out of DC's could be useful when you discover a sub in the open

[@mutsusenpai8032]

One of the old Dev's who no longer works with the company but played the game has confirmed on discord that BBs can sink the Subs with Shells.

[@themodernwarfarehistorian825]

"They have small eyes, we can blind them easily with starshells!"

[@gremfive4246]

Been hammering f5 on this channel for the last few days looking for another War on the Sea episode.

[@anthonychojvang]

I wanna see the Kongo in action

[@augustosolari7721]

LOSSES SO FAR Empire of Japan Fighter aircraft: 15 lost Dive Bombers: 8 lost Seaplanes: 1 lost Submarines: 2 sunk USA Fighter aircraft: 1 lost Seaplanes: 2 lost Merchant ships: 16 sunk Submarines: 1 lost DD: 8 sunk CL: 2 sunk CA: 12 sunk

[@byronperry8931]

The 14 Cruisers lost in this series is a sixth of the total cruisers is a fifth of all USN cruisers. Brutal

[@augustosolari7721]

@@byronperry8931 the question is where does the AI get the command points to send more ships to combat? Also, it's getting quite difficult to keep track of the damaged units.

[@byronperry8931]

@@augustosolari7721 Presumably Uncle Sam is being generous.

[@Medikto]

@@augustosolari7721 the ai doesn't use command points for "missions" , you will soon see those " missions" without CA though , as he gets nearer to 18 CA . I.e. game will get even easier and thus boring soon.

[@jefferynelson]

If this game sponsors Wolfpack I will purchase game !!

[@hungryhippoEditz]

Same I'm waiting for my Oayvheck monday to get it

[@BetImRight]

Absolutely

[@edwardpicking7117]

I third it lol

[@rblinson8136]

I mean, he's playing the game and having a great time. So is Tortuga Power, so is Lt Rainbow Slash, so is The Historical Gamer. Isn't that enough to purchase? Most of the major bugs have already been patched as well.

[@OutboundFlight87]

This game is already good enough to buy and the updates keep pumping out

[@haydenc2742]

Pay attention to the target info screen....it will show you if it's surfacing or whatnot...and gives you it's speed Awesome surface and ASW engagements!!! Keep em coming!!!!

[@oshmanproductions173]

At 39:40 reminds me of Greyhound when the sub slips through the destroyers and gets the deck gun going

[@Wolf-Rayet_Arthur]

9:43 if you select the BB fleet and click tactical, it would be them you control on the battle map with the enemies in place. You were correct that they were in range and you were able to choose which of your forces were to engage (the game doesn't tell you that though)

[@swordmonkey6635]

Kako is pronounced "Kah-Koh" It's sounds like taco. In Japanese, the "a" is like in father and the "o" is like in toe. Japanese vowels are consistent and don't have the crazy rules of English.

[@FiliderHerr]

I love this series so much! Keep on doing these awesome vids.

[@Atesz222]

Wolfpack: Laying a big pattern Me: This is what I say when I go to the bathro - wait, what?

[@DZ-1987]

I enjoy my momentary pause when i saw the Kongou. "Yo it... wait, Nagato? No, the Y turret is miles away from the X turret, Kongou!!"

[@taylorh9398]

Hey Wolf just some friendly advise from a player who plays this as well. Be careful when engaging enemy submarines when you're playing the japanese. The Americans for some reason like to use Wolfpack tactics and you will often encounter 2 subs at once. The first will fire their torpedoes right out the gate but the second one will wait a bit before firing theirs. I've lost 2 Fubuki class destroyers and a Takao class Cruiser to this tactic. Now whenever I engage American submarines I always assume there are 2 on the battlefield. Also when depth charging enemy subs if your first strike hits hold fire and wait for a few minutes the sub will 9 times out of 10 initiate an emergency blow and come up to the surface where you can be waiting for them and blow them out of the water. You can usually tell when they are about to surface cause you can track their depth. Happy Hunting

[@madkyngehenry4401]

That attempted ram was so ... underwhelming. I've suffered pretty badly in SH$ being rammed by an IJN Destroyer in the past. Still, a sunken submarine is an excellent dessert after polishing off that American convoy. Well done, Wolfpack345! Cheers!

[@saschawagner5167]

Be glad that the Star shells arent moddled ,-))) At the battle of samar a US DD met a mess of a IJN cruiser by star shelling the superstructure. Lets just say a shell designed to iluminate a area for a loooong time makes a pretty good firestarter,-)))

[@Paludion]

"- Bad detonators..." HA ! If only it was the only problem about Mark 14 torpedoes... *cackles*

[@roryross3878]

Yeah, they should model the gyro problems, that would be fun.

[@sparkyswe396]

Love your videos. You got lucky by that torpedo. That is what happens (not the dud, the torpedo strike) when you underestimate destroyers

[@davidwright7193]

Well with Kongo you really ought to be in contact at 18km as her main battery is in range.

[@turkeyisgood55]

Thank goodness you posted another episode. I leave for boot camp on Monday. I won’t be able to watch for awhile

[@warhammer5690]

Where are you off to?

[@LexieAssassin]

You weren't lucky w/ that dud, BuOrd is still in denial that their wonder torpedo isn't.

[@Planefan1000]

39:25 The crews of HIJMS _Fubuki_ and HIJMS _Miyuki_ : GOOD GOD HE'S CRAZY!

[@kohwai8321]

Cargo ships fought harder than the destroyers. Lol

[@honorless1719]

It's funny how effective the IJN type 96 and 98 AA guns are in this game when they were barely mediocre in the War. While the US torps are accurate in how bad they were

[@jameswilliams1085]

Its always strange watching you hunt US submarines haha!!! Had so much fun watching your SH4 series

[@YOUPIMatin123]

Ha! Our submarine might be sunk, but your sailors are now blind!

[@reenqjej1783]

Finally after 6 days here it is. Love your video, keep it goin man.

[@jilthunder2276]

I was waiting for this new episode for days and already feared that you might have seized recording this great series... Thank you very much for going on!!!

[@nolandewell1102]

Literally a scene out of Greyhound

[@ryanhampson673]

Wonder if shooting the Star Shells at such close range was to try and start a fire on board? Would be interesting if that was modeled in the AI.

[@inhibitedhat5959]

OMG It's finally here! Man I love this series, it's so addicting! :D

[@hogandonahue9598]

Ayyy that sub kill was dope AF!

[@josephdedrick9337]

IJN DD captain "Ramming speed" USN sub captain "what was that dull thud i heard?"

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@Mechanized85 it worked well historically vs subs. Little damage to the surface ship with the sub getting wrecked.

[@josephdedrick9337]

@@Mechanized85 One gun vs many more. The sub is a bit outmatched

[@Muck006]

31:10 Hint: the higher your speed the larger your turning circle ... so dont complain about the Destroyer not turning fast enough after giving full speed orders.

[@paulborisiv519]

at the first engagement, with the bombers, its still advisable that you bomb them from the front, even with the bomb distribution being side to side, try it at least once, and compare the results, at least for me, that was the best option in terms of Dive Bombing.

[@Freeeez3]

that sub teleporting 20 km right on top of your task force was pretty ridiculous.

[@Lykas_mitts]

11:00 it's pronounced "Kah-Koh" :) japanese pronunciations are pretty standard; you have the 5 vowels which almost never change in pronunciation; merely modified by the preceding letter. "A" is pronounced as "Ah" "E" is pronounced as "Eh" (like you would say the alphabet "A" in english) "I" is pronounced as "EE" (like you would say the alphabet "E" in english) "O" is pronounced as "Oh" "U" is pronounced as "oo" (like the U in the word "Blue")

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks! This will help me out. Not sure why I am so hung up on this one lol.

[@marinary1326]

@@Wolfpack345 What helped me with Japanese vowels was basically treating them like Spanish- I mean, I grew up watching Dora, so it came pretty intuitively. Then once that's down, you should be able to figure out any vowel combos- "AO" sounds like "Ow" as in what you say when you stub your toe, as the "Ah" "Oh" sounds blend together; "AI" sounds like the alphabet letter "i", blending "Ah" and "Ee"; etc Now if only Japanese were as easy to read as it is to pronounce, gosh darn you kanji...

[@asheer9114]

kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/Ship_Class ...this site can be really helpful to learn IJN ships names (at the bottom end there are sound bites where they introduced themselves for example) 😉

[@TheFietek]

Wow, just like german!

[@ledzik1893]

@@Wolfpack345 This video might be helpfull kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWSwhWRtjpZ0r5o

[@warhammer5690]

I'm loving this playthrough, reminds me of my SSI days . Back in the 80s and 90s

[@ryanschrader1073]

This game looks pretty fun but Im worried about the AI. I like a bit of a challenge, and I havent seen you lose a single ship in 8 Episodes...

[@MrMartechi]

The fact that this american U-Boat attack was just no threat at all, with the boat detected so easily and torpedoes visible with trails as they come in really annoys me. Seems hard to imagine how the AI would ever pull off a successful one of those

[@thepodcastcrew1113]

@@MrMartechi The problem is that the player knows when a sub is in the area and so can react at will to avoid the torpedos fired, the AI on the other hand has no idea when a player sub is in the area and only takes avoiding action once a ship has been slammed with torpedos

[@t4rv0r60]

Just watch others play this game. Some get their asses handed. It must be, said that Wolfpack is doing a really good job here

[@gkagara]

Lol you have no idea, he is winning because the harassment if he duke it out he would lost, AI is damn accurate with cannon, he always took the big ship out leaving destroyer which no threat at all when you have BC like Kongo or heavy cruiser like Takao. Playing as IJN straight duke it out would be suicide since allied have more ship in the area.

[@patrickhamilton9242]

@@gkagara The fact that he can sink a heavy cruiser in a heavily armed convoy with FOUR Val dive bombers tells me that this game is waaaaayyyy too easy.

[@OutboundFlight87]

You should use the manual fire with your battleships for those long range slaps

[@techforthedisabled9514]

Gonna buy this love WWII history. The game sounds complicated and difficult which I like. I was in the Army 10 years and became 100 % service-connected disabled from my injuries in Iraq.

[@alexz7766]

Manual firing is so OP in this game, granted you do need to very precise with in predicting where the enemy will be.

[@willynthepoorboys2]

I was thinking, ram her, ram her, and then what a letdown. And her firing of star shells was quite odd too, but it ended well for you nonetheless. Thanks for another fun video.

[@EvilTwinn]

Really sad the ram didn't work. Also, shame your crew didn't start shooting at the deck gun crew with hand weapons, at that range they'd have been cut down instantly if they tried to crew the deck gun.

[@christian_swjy]

yea, the crew should've been able to board the sub pirate style. Would've been awesome

[@kilroyrip2979]

and throw potatoes!

[@DudokX]

I watch this as I would an actual TV series. I really like your style of editing and storytelling! btw Have you ever played any of the Graviteam Tactics games? They are pretty similar to War on Sea but they are about war on Land, mainly WW2 but there are also campaigns from 1970s Angola and Afghanistan.

[@SadenIsWatchin]

Wolfpacks style with Graviteam would be literally legendary.

[@GaldirEonai]

22:09 : Ah, the good old Mk.14...never fails to entertain.

[@jamesfrench7394]

Val attacking sub idea -- drop down in altitude to 150m like the Zeros on the way in. Much lower means much closer so likely to hit the sub (and be hit too!) -- Also, why not buy a couple of destroyers, old cheap ones with lots of depth charges, and keep them around Guadalcanal port as a 'Hunter-Killer' (H-K) pair to be dispatched to attack whenever a US submarine is discovered? These two can also act as spares whenever a destroyer in one of your two Fleets is damaged or runs out of torpedoes (so maybe more modern destroyers?). Remember that for surface engagements, Destroyers need Torpedoes and shells, but for ASW work, all they need is depth charges. You can swap these Destroyers between your Fleets depending on their munition stores and use them on different task forces; thereby keeping the number of 'effective' destroyers you have on-hand longer on-station this way.

[@SporksINTL]

You have now become my favorite youtuber

[@OpossumSupremacist]

So when driving a large ship like that, you need to ease off the rudder as you get to the direction you want to point. They get alot of momentum on a turn and have a bit of follow thru, so end you turn a bit earlier and that might help with the S pattern driving.

[@beardedphobos5211]

Wolfpack345 I was severely let down when I saw you destroyer not cut the sub in half in real life he would have been screwed but again something for the development team to make happen I love your IJN series keep up the good work

[@kampfkatze6092]

YESSSSS !! War on the Sea is back !! BANZAI !

[@JaamesJohnson]

those Star shells may have been from the rest of the fleet you and I and every watching likely forgot about lol....

[@gelatinoussire7772]

You can go into tactical instead of beginning an encounter to include surrounding forces. It seems to work almost all of the time.

[@junkyarddog8277]

Haven't been this early in a while. Love the videos Wolfpack, fair winds and calm see.

[@Dv087]

Please make these episodes more often. Love it big time. Very entertaining.

[@OriginalWarwood]

The wonky battle areas seems to be something that should be a priority. An indicator of which groups will be involved would be nice

[@Kaiimei]

Gotta love how you can clearly see enemy ships firing, but the game refuses to recognize it for ages. You'd think seeing the giant fireballs would tip off your fleet to where the enemy ships are.

[@Gilgamesh347]

Great video! BTW, the Gato class sub is pronounced “Gah-tow” 👍🏻

[@Wolfpack345]

No, that is the spanish pronunciation. That is not how the USN pronounces it.

[@Gilgamesh347]

@@Wolfpack345 I stand corrected. (I was thinking Italian anyway, LOL)

[@Deamon93IT]

That ASW action was spookier than it should have been. Btw such a shame Kongō didn't join in the C3 turkey shoot, then again she would have been quite overkill

[@arteckjay6537]

Overkill is a kill nonetheless!

[@Pancaika]

I think the reason the torpedo didnt go off was because it bounced on a heavy angle. And if its magnetic detonaters then I dont know what happened

[@simonmoran1995]

enjoying your content and hoping you keep the frequency up on War on the Sea campaign.

[@grimalkin6676]

Hey wolfpack for your dive bombers when it comes to using a carrier try box formation with 6 planes in a formation,so a full group of 12 is split into 2 formations. I have tended to get more hits in that formation with my dive bombers than any other formation so far though I could just be lucky.

[@81HM]

Enjoying teh videos. So nice to see it from the IJN side.

[@samsung1702]

I think there is a little detail about repairing the ships. If you get minor damage in battle, like with those convoys, and you sink them all, then you get 5x time compression available again. And if you stay in the battle, and let your damage control repair the ships, you will get "None" at the end. And the next time in battle, you won't have to repair it. I'm pretty sure (not certain) they don't repair on the campaign map, only in tactical. So that means spending that extra minute after the battle, and repairing your ships the best you can give u some tactical advantage next time?

[@Karagianis]

guessing that destroyer survived the dive bomber hit because the hit was one of the wing bombs, not the big one.

[@Crazcosmopwnu]

It would be cool if they had the ability to capture vessels in the game where you could have captured and possibly used the American sub for intel/ or as one of your own.

[@thomassparks827]

Loving this series so far! When you go to form everyone up, it doesn't look like they respond to the orders. It could be you need to select multiple ships at once to tell them who to form up with? (I haven't played before, just speculating.)

[@ArcticuKitsu]

Loving these videos. Reminded me of when HMCS Oakville made a "pathetic" yet semi-epic sub ramming which went a bit better than yours. I also died laughing at the star shell firing because it reminded me about all the stores of shooting potatoes and even throwing coca-cola bottles at one another. You had one of those moments. HA! XD

[@happydappyman]

What does the spot setting do on the gun controls?

[@skeeferguson5783]

Love all the series. Thanks for making great content.

[@hillbillykoi5534]

Gotta love those early Mark 14s heh.

[@nekomakhea9440]

saved by notoriously unreliable US torpedoes lol

[@w1ndexpfc]

This game looks like it would scratch all my itches... except I don't want to fight a UI for hours.

[@spartanalex9006]

22:15 Considering the state of American torpedoes during this state of the war, no you were not lucky. The detonators were just that sucky.

[@rotorhd2]

much fun....knowing there are carriers close is ominous though

[@leebenson4874]

It feels like this game is in real time, hope I live to see the end!!! LOL

[@Simspon96]

so if you hadn't spotted that sub on the main map before the battle at 30:00 would you have taken command right when the sub launched it's torpedoes?

[@RowNumbers]

Moaaarrrr!! Love your gameplay very much, Wolf!

[@sophiaschwanborg5329]

Dud torpedo. Time for a lottery ticket 😃👍!

[@herrakaarme]

The American torpedoes had big problems in the beginning. Because the people responsible at the Bureau of Ordnance were too prideful, the bad situation was actively denied, despite feedback from the navy captains. So, the dud wasn't too surprising.

[@yeetinzinger5818]

I love this series so much bro

[@purgyhd3025]

i love this series soo much, thank you keep up the fun videos :)

[@LeanderMr]

They should make planes cost points to buy, it feels weird when they are free unlike ships

[@e.kent.d9561]

Great action, great presentation.

[@ryanovski]

Every past night action, I am saying, "Turn on your Radar!!!!"

[@Wolfpack345]

It is only air search radar

[@1800-REGICIDE]

Can your scout floatplanes carry bombs? Also, can some of your subs launch floatplanes like in RL?

[@roryross3878]

The IJN subs do carry floatplanes, and you can use them, but no heavy ordinance loadouts

[@adamtruong1759]

I really don't think the Tone class CA are optimized for surface engagements, I mean, the Myoko and Takao class CAs are probably better suited at the job and cheaper (by 2 cp).

[@StarWarsSurvivalist]

I am invested in this series.

[@that1swede164]

Transports:exist wolfpack345:haha sub go BRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@baguette4177]

YEAAAAAAAAA MORE MORE MORE. I think I'm addicted lol

[@Analitique]

We have been blessed! Another video !

[@romakrelian]

That ending was just like the movie Greyhound.

[@floydkershner6591]

Congrats hits on all targets! Nice stream :)