Crossing the T bug?

[moses]

Don't know if this is a bug or just real bad luck but I've seen it several times and since I have saves should be easy to check. My 7 destroyer force crosses the T of the enemy force in night combat at 9000 yds. Then in first round of combat the enemy unloads with the bulk of its ships firing multiple salvos. A single destroyer of mine then gets off a single shot.

Its seems that either the messages are switched (i.e. maybe the allied force crossed the T and it was misreported) or the effect of crossing the T has been switched.

I realize that maybe its just bad luck but this should be checked. BTW my force was an ASW TF which possibly effects this in some way.

[Tophat]

Hmmmn,
here was the battle in two different rounds......its Jan 9th and Japs are landing all over Borneo.I sent the RN in to try and hit the transports!

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murasame
DD Harusame, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Dragon
CL Durban
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Murasame, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Samidare, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 1
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
CL Durban
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter

I do believe that neither side was surprised and I was intentionally attacking at night!
Didn't these destroyers bombard last turn?

[moses]

oh no doubt I am supposed to lose this battle. I'm facing nearly your whole fleet with a bunch of destroyers!!! My concern is that I have several times recieved the message that one side or the other has crossed the T and then seen the combat results go the exact opposite way.

Had the battle opened with the statement that your guys had crossed the T it would have made perfect sence. Your battle line shot off dozens of unanswered shots. All of your heavy ships and most of your smaller vessels fired full salvos before a single ship of mine fired a single shot. Just as if you had crossed the T.

I'm not claiming I should have won this battle, I just think the combat report has some wires crossed. I suspect its something like the computer determining that you have crossed the T and then just outputing the opposite message. Still it takes some of the fun out of watching the combat reports when they don't remotely relate to the outcome of the battle.

[Rainerle]

Hi,
it might be a good idea if something like:
'IJN Commanders crossed the T on Allied Commander' would also appear in the combat report. It would lead to less people complaining or questioning combat results.