War on the Sea - Tokyo Express Mod || USN Campaign || Ep.1 - Operation Watchtower

[@GaldirEonai]

At least you had one key advantage over the historical USN: You didn't go into the night battle believing japanese torpedoes had less range and power than american ones :P.

[@TheSDB13]

And also utilized your radar properly... And had a command staff that was actually effective in combat XD

[@steweygrrr]

And then conversely losing _Shinano_ to American torpedoes because they are 'weak and ineffectual.'

[@Grimmwoldds]

That's good because look at his initial fleets(3 heavy cruisers, 2 lights, 3 destroyers, and some transports for 2 destroyers to escort before joining the group). Suspiciously similar to Tassafaronga, just swap 1 light for a heavy cruiser and proceed to underestimate Japanese long lances.

[@risingsun9595]

@@steweygrrr If it had been a few years earlier, they certainly would've been right... but it was 1944.

[@steweygrrr]

@@risingsun9595 Aye but that's what the admiral said, paraphrased ofc, when they took the hits. If there was one thing that the IJN was oversupplied with it was arrogance.

[@GaldirEonai]

"Let's lay smoke..." *brutal hit* Well, there's your smoke, then...

[@davidallen2058]

Start of fight: "Maintain formation boys" During fight: "Every man for themselves!"

[@StrategicPlanner13]

16 minutes in and wolfpack has already taken more damage than the entire last campaign. This game has gotten GOOD!

[@tylerjirkovsky482]

@Maximillian Wylde oh it was so boring last run

[@spiffywolf2850]

@@tylerjirkovsky482 Feel bad for wolf because he knew it to.

[@HerrLindstrom]

I love how unforgiving of mistakes this game is.

[@graysonholman4026]

@@tylerjirkovsky482 yamato decimation was great for a while tho 🤣

[@lupulul]

"Solution is still 0. That's impressive." - man, 2021 sure does not set high standards

[@crusader318]

😂

[@chrisscott6254]

Can be taken as a quote or a statement and I’m not sure which is funnier

[@jacobdearancibia9436]

The way you turned that battle from the brink of defeat to a clear tactical victory is a pretty impressive feat Wolfie !

[@Wolfpack345]

It certainly makes things more fun when it is a fair fight like that haha

[@SalmanSalman-gr8ko]

How in the world was this comment posted 2days ago

[@christianlingelbach5327]

@@SalmanSalman-gr8ko patreons get videos early I presume

[@dereinepeterpan5637]

It´s also a strategic victory since the japanese can´t replace cruisers while destroyers are basically worthless to the US

[@spiffywolf2850]

@@Wolfpack345 So your saying melting the us navy with IGN subs is not that fun or challenging?

[@ledzik1893]

I wish enemy AI was more keen on disengagement and saving it ships. This Mogami should been running away from the second her magazine exploded

[@FoundDaKiwi]

Crazy how those Vals kept getting that close to your Surface fleet, especially with at least two Cruisers designed for AA duty

[@Seegurkee]

I thought War on the Sea wasn't coming back! A pleasant surprise!

[@irommel6209]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@hupreix2553]

why do i see you everywhere

[@jlinn543]

Oh how i wish i could apologize for what trauma i put you through, but i don't have enoug money for therapy

[@memeologist21]

Ayyyyy we're back with more war on the sea. Let's hope this time it ain't just 3 destroyers being fed into the battle over and over

[@kim-9707]

It'll be 8 instead

[@memeologist21]

@Adolf Himmler mmm yes, japanese have destroyer numerical superiority apparently

[@kot1pelto]

Shhh!! Hush your heretic mouth and enjoy this gameplay!

[@memeologist21]

@@kot1pelto but the last few episodes of the Japanese campaign were just subs and destroyers mostly tho...

[@kim-9707]

@@memeologist21 on my U.S. campaign, it has devolved into several groups of 2-8 Japanese Destroyers patrolling the waters of 'The Slot'. They don't attack nor move out of their jumbled patrol patterns. So expect something more boring towards the end of the campaign.

[@Hexmark90]

CPU straight away using carriers and battleships...I suddenly feel that subs should be allowed.

[@spiffywolf2850]

He might want to test how easily they detect subs and react to them and go from there. Nobody wants a derp ai repeat.

[@LTPolasGlassII]

And then the Eight fleet arrives lul

[@HGShurtugal]

How good are the us subs? Historically they would be terrible due to the torpedo

[@snigie1]

Always enjoyed War on the sea! Thanks for bringing it back!

[@Wolfpack345]

Happy to hear you liked it! I think this series will be even better than the last.

[@hectopascal799]

@@Wolfpack345 gotta say damn youtube does not like the darker nights from the TTE mod

[@idontwantanysubscribers1157]

@@Wolfpack345do you play war thunder?

[@thegermanfool8953]

Haha true

[@XxJay71xX]

Apparently one of the most effective tactics against dive bombers was... doing tight circles. Kinda makes sense since it would throw off the aim of the aircrafts quite a bit while keeping the ships in relatively close formation to défend each other, so idk, maybe it works in this too ?

[@owo1744]

I dont think it would throw off the aim for the pilots in this game atleast. It might concentrate the AA fire though, which would help.

[@idontwantanysubscribers1157]

@@owo1744 UwU

[@marksmith9350]

Staying in tight formation during an air attack is essential. It helps you to concentrate your firepower using all ships for each formation of planes. The one mistake I see being made is sending each ship into a different direction. The standard navy tactic was that all ships turned together. By turning in a circle they not only kept their guns concentrated but it's harder for the bombers and even the torpedo planes to center up on one ship. It's much harder to calculate a drop point when the ship is in a tight turn as opposed to running in a straight line.

[@IvanIvanov-sc2iu]

@@marksmith9350 AI is kinda stupid in this game, so mod does not change it dramatically. the most power AI has is unlimited planes(CVs are replenished the next day as ground fields). in tactics battle basically it does not change its target chosen at the beginning. and its not making any maneuver to reduce AA or make better chances of hitting. so basically in most cases AI planes will come somewhat aside from some "AA-friendly" angle make 1 bomb run an flee. players tactic is simple: straight line formation with good distance to be able to find who's the target. After detecting, target ship goes max speed, makes slight turn off the run to line "behind" the other's ships AA guns. for every 6 bombers usually its 1-2 hits per engagement(and 1-2 bombers down) which is not that bad - player's runs usually way more effective. Sometimes its possible to distract fighters from bombing with few dive bombers circling just in front of ships. but thats goes only for fighters. other planes will ignore them all the time. CAP fighters are 1-time use too - 12 fighters make 1 engagement to enemy bombers and half of them down(??? but that's the tactics battle goes), half of them smoking so next wave of enemy planes will come unattended. To summarize: the main solution against enemy planes player has - is to detect targeted ship as early as possible and make her max speed and course behind the other's AA guns and pray ) all other means are just useless.

[@rzu1474]

How about a historical challenge? Get all Cleveland classes home safely. As it actually happened

[@magnum6763]

lose only 3 light cruisers lol

[@rzu1474]

@FATEd Pondera Sadly there not really with it anymore, at least until CA and CL are differenciated bt the MM

[@rzu1474]

@FATEd Pondera Well. Issue is. A CL is the exact same as a Petro. Or a Moskwa. Or Yoshino, or insert Supercruiser. Ships with more Armor and same ish firepower

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

Can't kill a knight of the sea

[@smc1942]

The Cleveland class didn't fight in the Guadalcanal Campaign. They didn't reach the Pacific Theater until 1943.

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

Hmmm, yes, poor Cleveland indeed... Oh, you mean the ship.

[@the_gamewarden1607]

Finally can't wait for the next episode of war on the sea so happy you brought it back

[@CallMeMark_]

Was wondering when the US series was going to start. I’m glad you decided to use a mod to change things up a bit. Hope it’s more of a challenge for you.

[@SalmanSalman-gr8ko]

Ok mark

[@t4rv0r60]

oh i missed that, what mod did he installed? also OhHiMark

[@CallMeMark_]

@@t4rv0r60 steamcommunity.com/app/1280780/discussions/3/5671690972174045737/ It’s “The Tokyo Express” Mod. Hence the video’s name

[@the_gamewarden1607]

Me seeing gleaves under the ships *Gets flashback to Sabaton Wolfpack*

[@Schnittertm1]

The Gleaves itself shouldn't even be operating in the Pacific. It was part of Atlantic convoys and attacks on Atlantic and Mediterranean targets during WW2.

[@admDanRyan]

Gleaves and the Ingham leading the Bury west!

[@KermitTheGamer21]

I'm not sure if it's the Gleaves itself or just a Gleaves-class

[@alexspicer5089]

Not sure there's any need of nerfing yourself by avoiding submarines, they've got carriers and battleships

[@sse_weston4138]

*Cleveland suffers mild case of spontaneous combustion*

[@jlinn543]

Not to mention historical US navy methods, where the yamato was pointed out by sub.

[@Daffa137]

Damn this mod and recent patches really turned up the difficulties up the notch! I guess you really do need those subs wolf

[@_fruitnveg]

Great that War on the Sea is back, loved the last series and this will no doubt be equally as good. A small suggestion - Each turret on a ship can take individual orders which helps for certain tasks, though it can be a bit mircro-managey. For example, The atlanta could fire Star shells from its two flanking turrets when line of sight allows while the other guns fire HE, saves you going through all your star shells in one go and keeps targets lit for longer. Or you can have one turret fire spotting, while the rest don't to keep your solution up. Its fun to see what you can do with it :)

[@adamtruong1759]

Or he can keep his ships on "fire at will" mode where the ship automatically shoots star shells when necessary.

[@_fruitnveg]

@@adamtruong1759 Sure, but Fire at will also selects its own targets and changes the target at will. you have no control over it at all. So no firing at targets of opportunity or focusing fire on a target you want destroyed. its a tool meant to fill a hole while you do target designation on other vessels, not for fighting the whole encounter.

[@th3_lonely_moon]

17:07 "It's just her rear turrets, secondary guns destroyed as well..." **explosion**

[@ronaldstephenson4380]

WOW!! What a slobberknocker!!!! Glad to see you, once again, victorious. Looking forward to the next one!! WOW!

[@strawberrydragon1]

I wonder if an airbase/supply base at Rennell could be useful for this campaign. It is a big supply investment but it basically takes the place of a carrier and halves the distance required to rearm...

[@satulurisarathchandra6857]

War on sea was my favorite in the whole channel thank you for binging more content in it😍😍😍

[@that1swede164]

I love how Wolfpack is just like “It will cost what it will cost, kill the damn mogami”

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

I love the Tokyo Express mod. It definitely makes it a lot more challenging!

[@Noone-fr2ru]

You should mark the location of the battle and call it “The Savo Island where I won”

[@jay76ny]

I've been waiting for your Watchtower playthrough. It's seems that mod stepped things up a notch or 10. I've never seen so much fast paced carnage in one surface battle. Very nice!

[@ZimbolicalMayhem]

Nice battle, turning an almost defeat into a strategic victory

[@lmaoroflcopter]

I just want to say whilst I'm watching your new content, your entire back catalogue of content is so good. The production value you put into it, those intros are fantastic. I can't imagine the efforts you go to keep all your active campaigns going. Just a genuine thank you for the content.

[@tradewind8723]

Now THIS looks promising as a campaign. Let's get it Wolfpack!!!

[@codefeenix]

"We need to get out of here" >keeps half of the ships on the same heading since the start of the battle

[@Wolfpack345]

Well I'm not going to completely turn tail and run. The ships were moving in a good direction to disengage all while fireing at the enemy.

[@codefeenix]

@@Wolfpack345 nothing meant against ya :) I watch ya cause I enjoy you and your vids!

[@ghost9282]

Yay! I loved your last WOS playthrough as the IJN and I'm sure I will love this one as well. Great to see some WOS again. Oh, and also as I have found in my campaign the Atlanta class light cruisers are very good in an anti-aircraft role.

[@noahlobene5384]

YES, I've been waiting for more War on the Sea for so long

[@hazael6769]

One tip for star shells, the best way to use them is to purposefully fire them behind where the enemies are or where they are going to be as it illuminates them far better against the horizon and it keeps your own starshells from illuminating you at all. Take a somewhat large spread if possible and cast the shells out behind the enemy ships so you get to see their entire taskforce backlit by the shells and they can't use the light to see you.

[@ArfiniGa]

Wolf when Vals are diving on you try to turn the ship towards them so they have to get a more hard dive and maybe force them to miss and abort mission. Remember: Turn only when the Vals are starting to dive on you.

[@momov2many]

He lost more ships in his 1st encounter than he did in the entire Japanese campaign. This is a MUCH more immersive playthrough!

[@cnote6923]

Seems like with Cold Waters mods really breathe new life into this game. May have to pick it up next time it goes on sale.

[@Koolkavlo]

IJN campaign was clearly one of your best series, so i have high hopes for yhis one. first episode is great :)

[@loyalpiper]

We asked for the yank campaign and you delivered. I hear-by declare you an honourary Scotsman!

[@jamesjewell3515]

My grandfather served in the Navy in WWI and WWII. My father and uncle were in the Navy in WWII. All of these sailors received Purple Hearts, my grandfather in both World Wars. I listened to a lot--I mean a lot of war stories growing up. I am 72 and know the history of these two wars, as well as the tactics that worked. My grandfather was given a commission from enlisted to officer after Pearl Harbor, where he was on board one of the ships that was sunk. He was given command of a destroyer that he said, "Got shot out from under my ass in the Coral Sea." So, I want to recommend using torpedoes one at a time, spread out, somewhat regularly, not all in one shot. Once they dodge the "group" you have shot your wad. Sporadic shots with torpedoes can get lucky. I have the problem when I play these games of empathizing with the men screaming their lives away being burned and drowning amidst the wreckage and I play them to avoid casualties. If you were losing hundreds of men during this engagement, is this what you would be doing?

[@rychloun202]

50 minutes of war on the sea?! hell yeah!

[@lenku]

Absolutely loved your War on the Sea IJN campaign, and this is looking to be an absolutely thrilling series as well. Thank you for producing such high quality content!

[@thegungadfly8930]

Wow, great battle. You almost panicked there, but kept your head , commanded well and pressed your advantage. Well done.

[@bluestorm3628]

Yes, I’ve been waiting for this ever since the Japanese one ending. This is gonna be electrifying!

[@josepetersen7112]

Spectacular man. This is the content I’ve always wanted from war on the sea.

[@banzeyegaming2234]

Nice to see that there’s more in the way of carriers! That’ll make things a lot more interesting.

[@on69hzsergej15]

Oh yes! Thank you wolfpack for playing the game again and with the TTE mod! (Amazing job to the mod creator too)

[@rshort4296]

Great to see this back again. Loving the videos Señor Wolf.

[@dreshawnn]

Another war of the sea campaign hell yeah!

[@someguardsman]

New war on the sea campaign with mods? POGGERS Great job Wolfpack! That was a spicy start to the series!

[@H-24-66]

I love your gameplay of War on the Sea. I am glad to see it back so soon.

[@stevenahlberg1542]

Just finished up the Japanese campaign. The first episode of United States Navy is awesome thank you

[@stephenmagan3685]

I am really looking forward to this series! Thanks for your time.

[@aaronrivas7977]

Seen the two ships about to have a collision had me really stressed lol

[@Anglashock]

“That’s what I’m talking about”. Love it. Keep up the good work Wolfpack.🇦🇺

[@jamesmiller5655]

Loved the last series and this one has the potential to be even better!! great work young man!!

[@michaelkoznarsky7911]

Excellent start to the series. The last one was a blow out and not a contest pretty quickly. this one looks to be a real challenge. Best of luck! I'm looking forward to seeing this replay.

[@jilthunder2276]

Thank you soooooo much for playing this game again!!! I loved the IJN campaign!!!!

[@theunqualifiedgamer2344]

her speeds at 5%! "we'll see if damage control can get that under control" B)

[@wolflives4316]

Gwin's "get down Mr. President!" Will be remembered. RIP Gwin.

[@drby0788]

Duuuuuude yes!!! Just wanted to say man that your content has always been quality. I've binge your silent hunters vids all the time!

[@thegamingbrit4677]

Tokyo express is a brilliant mod is it not? The fact of having decently sized battles from the get go is much more entertaining than dealing with destroyer/cruiser fleets for years! Anyway great video Wolfe look forward to seeing more!

[@Kharneth88]

Way to pull off the vic! that was a tough battle. Historically the Japanese were trained very well for night battle's.

[@thefinalsurvivur6161]

Dang, what an exciting start to the series! This seems much more fair, since even in my own campaigns I've operated with few to no losses against the base-game AI. Best of luck!

[@flankersukhoi8294]

Wow, War on the Sea again, that is great start of new week, thx Wolfpack on that. You sure know how to bring smile on our faces :-)

[@benwelch4076]

I really enjoyed it the first time you did this game. It might be me, but the graphics look cleaned up a bit. The play was exquisite and the tension...WOW! Please continue with the play through, I would like to watch some more.

[@Frizzleman]

The amount of fire Mogami was able to tank is incredibly impressive. The Japanese sure know how to make sturdy ships.

[@rickbolt4386]

Wow! That night battle was intense! Great job!

[@sanescobar7738]

Seriously - this is he best series in your channel. IJN and now US Navy. Very intensive . Keep this gem alive as long as possible. I'm waiting on Kriegsmarine and RN operations soon to watch :). Greets and fair seas :D.

[@smc1942]

Fun fact.... While the official name of the Guadalcanal Operation was _Operation Watchtower,_ it came to be known by most who fought in it, regardless of branch of service, as _Operation Shoestring._ Because supplies of almost everything were limited. This was because of _Operation Torch;_ the Invasion of North Africa, in the Atlantic Theater. I liked how you worked in _Shoestring._ I hope you'll do another campaign, and clear the Solomons up to Bougainville before you close the game. In battle, have one Destroyer firing starshells, so your Cruisers can focus on enemy ships. Use Atlanta class against light Cruisers and Destroyers, others against heavy Cruisers.

[@idv1328]

Yes! Love watching these big battles! It like Victory at Sea!

[@jollyjohnzz]

Great stuff , eagerly awaiting the next episode .

[@trinavazquez8485]

Hell yeah I’ve been waiting so long for him to do this campaign

[@tedrossi1514]

Can't wait to see how this series goes. Very excited!

[@soiherduliekvideoz]

Most exciting battle we've seen from you in this game, really looking forward to the rest of this series.

[@swimmingnoodle1679]

NO WAYYYY WAR ON THE SEA IS BACK LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[@chrismercaldo7604]

I really was sad when this series ended. Glad to see it back and better!

[@41st_GRINCH]

Been waiting for this and it looks like it's great so far!

[@hectopascal799]

one tip for you, especially since you play the USN now you can now select all units and turn on all their radars at once works for all orders like auto attack etc. aswell

[@rnin689]

YEEESSSS he started a us campaign I am happy now

[@ИльяКурьянов-х9л]

I have been looking forward to this. Glad to have this game back!

[@shatterdreamz2325]

Wolfpack don't be shy about making our long videos like this, this was fun to watch all the way through.

[@Azzie420]

I watched your IJN campaign and couldn’t find the channel after, glad I get to see more of you Wolfpack!

[@travissecoy2703]

Randomly stumbled on to this channel and this is the first video I had the opportunity to watch and it was gold keep them coming, definitely worth watching the rest of the series

[@lupulul]

He is back! Huzzah! TTE is the best mod for this game. Baron (author) did fantastic work. Wolfpack, if you ever feel like the enemy is running too quickly out of ships you can try "Expanded Arsenal" - increases number of ships in vanilla classes. Savegame compatible anytime of the day and is TTE compatible. There are other mods similar to EA, but they add new ship classes (no new 3D models yet - a modder is working on that and he has Kaga almost finished). If you want to stay close to vanilla, EA is the option. If you want to branch out and diversify the number of classes, there are multiple mods exactly for this in the modding section of the forum. Looking forward to your next uploads.

[@DiamondsandWoodSS]

Harder difficulty or updates to the game just made this more enjoyable to watch. I second the vote for using subs. Looks like you'll need them. Awesome stuff Wolf.

[@rizalardiansyah4486]

Judging by the outcome of this battle and the fact there's a battleship and a carrier, I guess having some submarines isn't so bad at all. Keep them coming Wolf! Really like this new difficulty!

[@kot1pelto]

Yeahhhhhhhhh!!!! Exactly what I've been waiting for!!!! You're amazing!!

[@matthawthorne113]

Woohoo, love some war on the sea, can't wait to see where this campaign goes!!

[@cgd1037]

Night fighting chaos, lives up to the historical perceptive I have. Well done!

[@zhicaofang2354]

The night battle is like a vivid replay of a combination of all battles in the Ironbottom Sound. Very well played.

[@Swagman12]

what an intense start to this new series, very exited to see what's gonna happen next :D

[@MikeSmith-ko9fh]

Great to have War on the Sea back!

[@fromhelltocell]

Well thank you very much good Sir, for bringing attention to this game and making a great vid about it. All the best.

[@socialistpastries.stooby]

Wow, that was pretty hard. I sure hope no Yamato class battleships show up next episode.

[@untruelie2640]

This is really exciting. :D I'm glad you returned to this game.

[@jamesriley2436]

yes yes, i loved the Japanese campaign even through its update to make it better and now a new playthrough on the USN cant wait to see the story play out xD

[@rosameltrozo5889]

If this is a first episode battle i can't wait for more. I'm rooting against Wolf though.