Wolf: I'm not commiting a War Crime Game: But you really want to! Wolf: No, I don't Game, revealing the hospital ships are a tactic to get more troops to places: Yes, you do
Actually, Article Four of the Hague Convention states that the Hospital Ships have the following protections: Ship must be clearly marked and lighted as a hospital ship The ship should give medical assistance to wounded personnel of all nationalities The ship must not be used for any military purpose The ship must not interfere with or hamper enemy combatant vessels Belligerents, as designated by the Hague Convention, can search any hospital ship to investigate violations of the above restrictions Belligerents will establish the location of a hospital ship That being said, its entirely legal to fire upon a hospital ship if the following occurs: Diversion or capture is not feasible No other method to exercise control is available The violations are grave enough to allow the ship to be classified as a military objective The damage and casualties will not be disproportionate to the military advantage Thus if they are transporting troops, then the protections given to the vessels for Hospital Ships are rendered null and void.
@@seawolf4846 Not to mention Japan never ratified the Geneva convention, and never followed them anyway plus actively targeting US medical personnel and ships as they did.
*War on the Sea:* Your aircraft spawn directly over the Japanese fleet within AAA range. *Cold Waters:* Your submarine spawns at shallow depth right under an ASW helicopter. Killerfish Games certainly does get the 'kill' part right, don't they?
@@wolflives4316 Sadly, yes. Rescue floatplanes in the English Channel were shot down for violating their mandate(capturing enemy aircrew), by both sides. Justified? Yes. Legal? Barely.
@@mikhailiagacesa3406 It's kinda strange to speak about legalism on the war, where tens of millions, including civilians, were killed in all possible to humans brutal ways. IMHO.
wait a minute, holdup You’re saying use the hospital ships as troop transports because if the japanese are going to violate the rules of engagement might as well start abusing hospital ships
The two Fuso-Class can be identified with one simple feature. Fuso's #3 turret is facing forward, while turret #4 is facing aft. Yamashiro's turrets #3 and #4 are both facing aft.
The two Fuso class are: Fuso and Yamashiro. I think you may be referring to the Ise class which are: Ise and Hyuga. They have the 2nd kind of turret placement you're speaking of. Fuso and Yamashiro were the earlier class, with Ise and Hyuga coming shortly after them....then Nagato and Mutsu were the final class of the older dreadnoughts built for Japan. I have not seen any Nagato class in the game yet.
@@FinnishJager - I realize that you are talking about the Fuso. I am simply saying that the Yamashiro has exactly the same turret layout as the Fuso. They are sister ships.
@@georgecoventry8441 So unfortunately for your comment, Yamashiro and Fuso do NOT have the same turret layout. As listed above "Fuso's #3 turret is facing forward, while turret #4 is facing aft. Yamashiro's turrets #3 and #4 are both facing aft." Please take a look at photos of each ship.
@@FinnishJager - I'll do that. They are among my favorite ships ever. :-) (a minute later... Okay, yes I see that you are right. I found some good profile art of both ships. Thank you for this information, FinnishJager.)
The historical format and presentation is really what makes this channel sing! Thanks Wolfpack, you inspire to make my own WWII channel...but its a bit scary and Idk what exact content to do yet...but its on the horizon. The rising sun is well rising :3
Go for it man! The worst that can happen is it doesnt gain a ton of popularity but if you enjoy it and it gives you something to do why not? We dont all have to be rockstars on TH-cam or twitch to simply enjoy making content and interacting with others that enjoy it. I highly encourage you to give a try with the idea that its meant to be enjoyable for you and not just failure or success based on views or followers.
His cinematic context certainly helps. WOTS isn't the 'fastest' game; it requires a great deal of forethought before any of the ACTION, but he does a good job of building subtext beforehand.
OMG, they put HOSHO as a front-line ship?! WTF is this game thinking?! She was obsolete by the time WWII began and after Midway was used solely as a training carrier. She couldn't even operate the newer types of aircraft due to being too small (this was corrected during a late-war refit). She actually carried BIPLANES at Midway. After the mauling of that task force, I can imagine the leader of that unit (if he's still alive) simply putting his head in his hands and sobbing. Excellent work...you managed to finish off FOUR ship classes (Fuso-class BB, Hosho-class CVL, Takao-class CA, & Furutaka-class CA) in one day.
Japanese AA firing directors IRL: Guys pointing at planes with sticks. American AA firing directors: Sophisticated, precise analog computers that get the job done. War on the Sea: "These are the same thing."
Why the Japanese haven’t cut their losses yet is beyond me. You have destroyed anywhere from 2/3rds to 3/4ths of japans entire battleship force that they started the war with, and have eliminated about a third of Japan’s total fleet strength, all on a shoestring budget. at this point you have near single handedly won the entire war in the pacific.
Well, that's the problem with AI in most games. It doesn't use common sense, it just keeps attacking in the same old way and taking horrendous losses. That's certainly the case in this game, regardless of which side the player chooses.
Not really. They have military escorts, so they are legit military targets. In order to be protected from attacks, hospital ships have to have proper markings (which they did, I guess), be unarmed (which they were?) and travel alone with no escort whatsoever, which clearly wasn't the case.
Your a better commander then I. The first time I saw the hospital ships in the convoy, I sunk them fist thinking the Japanese where smuggling troops on them
That was some butt-puckering flying there boss! I bet the Japanese were in awe to see American pilots fly so recklessly. Had a group of Avengers give the lookouts on the med ships high-fives they flew so close! Even had a couple of pilots Kamikaze into their targets. Great episode!
Exciting, thanks. You're having trouble with your T.o.T. and suffering their defending against your elements as you offer battle in detail. Suggest tighter scheduling as you will likely have more survivors and enough damage inflicted they can not as easily recover between engagements. Added, great job staying with it and dominating that J taskforce.
Would have been better to have the bombers rendezvous and then made their run. 3 planes at a time allowed the fleet to completely concentrate their anti-aircraft gunnery on just the small squadrons. I was surprised even one escaped. Those hospital ships were definitely a curve ball, though. I'm thinking, "This a trick?" Wasn't sure if they were even legal targets.
Loved the video @Wolfpack345! Can't wait for the next video man! Wasn't expecting to see your Aircraft Spawn right on top of the Japanese Convoy, only for your A-20G's and B-25J's to get Slaughtered in a Follow-up attack LMAO! As for the Ships that you sunk in the Convoy, The Aircraft Carrier looked like it was a Zuihō-class Light Aircraft Carrier, the Battleship was Definitely a Fusō-class, the First Heavy Cruiser was a Takao-class (The Atago, as she was apparently the only one left) and the Other Heavy Cruiser looked like it was a Furutaka-class and the Cargo Ship might have been a Kinai Maru-class Cargo Ship. The Two Hospital Ships looked like they were the Oceanliners of the Hikawa Maru-class, Hikawa Maru Herself being the Sole Survivor of the 3 Sister Ships and has Been a Museum Ship since 1961 at Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama. It did look as though they were Armed with Anti-Aircraft Guns like most all of Imperial Japan's Transports and they may have been trying to Land Troops at Malaita but were Dissuaded from doing so with the Loss of the Battleship and Heavy Cruisers. Even Fewer of Imperial Japan's Transports were Used to Ferry Allied Troops by cramming them into the Ships Cargo Holds like Cattle, Similar to how the N@zi's Crammed the Jews into actual Cattle Cars in the Second World War as well, the most Likely destination was China for the Burma Railroad. These Ships would've been known as "Hell Ships" and the most Well known Of these was the Shin'yo Maru, a Paddle Steamer from Britain Purchased by Japan prior to the Second World War. In September 1944 she was Torpedoed by the Gato-class Submarine USS Paddle (SS-263) while carrying 750 Allied POW's from the Philippines to Manila. The Crew and Nearby Gunboats killed all but 83 of the Prisoners, 1 Died on the Shoreline and another Elected to stay simply because there wasn't any room left in the USS Narwhal (SS-167) (Narwhal-class Submarine) which came by to pick them up and so he stayed and joined a Nearby Philippine Guerilla Group. There's a Memorial to those who Died in what's known as the Shin'yo Maru Incident in San Antonio, Texas which was Dedicated on the 54th Anniversary. For Clarification, The Japanese never Marked Shin'yo Maru up to be a Hospital Ship or anything like that and so the Paddle sank her without being any the wiser. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man!
They should make it so bombers can also do a bombardment to try and lower an airfield or port rating, just have a lower chance the fewer planes are in the flight, and have only one chance each - assuming they are armed with the correct bombs. So like a 50/50 on which of the two gets dropped with half the normal ship bombardment chance of a drop, and only one or the other (the 50/50) would drop as opposed to the naval bombardment which can drop both at once. I think it would be an interesting (and realistic) addition and mechanic to the game, as it could give carriers a chance to do the job as well as that is how they were used during invasions, while putting the player in a tougher spot as well should the AI attempt to do the same, encouraging the build up of airfields and increase the need for CAP and fighter intercepts.
Just another thought. The Hospital Ships could turn into either bases and release the POW and detainees ! After the Japanese fleet is sunk. Once having done with the Imperial Japanese fleet here.
War in the Air would be the perfect title for my last campaign. It lasted 74 days and it wasn't until the 72nd day that I had my first surface engagement. Until then, I was able to solve every encounter with enemy fleets with aircraft, even though I did not use aircraft carriers in that playthrough.
These Japanese hospital ship has more troop then normal merchant, you have to sink them. I also does a mistake not sinking these hospital ship they landed troop in milne bay.
Disinformation - however. One other possible option the hospital ships could be Kobayashi Maru escorts with detainees and POW onboard. Human shield tactics are in use.
During that air strike against the Japanese CV & BB you had one Avenger still circling in the staging area with its torpedo. You never selected it to fight anything and therefore missed a chance to sink the CV. I've noticed in many of the games you play you tend to get really focused on a single task and miss the bigger picture. Try to step back from time to time to regain your overall focus. I know when I play I'm excited to see the damage and carnage but sometimes its best to just slow down so you don't forget things.
It's a common thing for youtubers. I suppose, it's hard to concentrate on commanding multiple units, commenting and taking good shots on camera for viewers at the same time.
Am i the only one that notice Wolfpack only use three of his four Avenger squads in the very first air strike? The forth squad haven't drop their torpedoes!
Taking personal control of the torpedo planes setting them to max speed in a line formation then manually dropping the torps so close that the enemy ships have no way of avoiding them is incredibly over powered. Also instantly doing a hard turn away from the enemy ships, instead of having the torpedo bombers fly over the enemy formation sometimes lead to having no lost planes and for the most part maybe one or two. Games got way to many ways to exploit systems. Like dropping the torps while the avengers are going full speed should wreck the torpedo when they hit the water.
WoTS HS in a nutshell: Nurse: This dude was hit by a bullet and might die Captain: We reached the location, therefore he is healed Nurse: Ah ok send him off
I wasn't sure where else to go with my crazy Idea, so I hope you see this. This new Thrustmaster Boeing yoke? I think it would be pretty cool for someone to play IL-2 with it. Ju-88, P-38, A-20, etc. Let me know what you think, love your stuff!
Man, I'd wish they would do something about the way you spawn in, and make it so you don't spawn in right onto the enemy. But more in each part or side of the combat area. Don't know if you can avoid this by entering combat by launching it when the units on the strategic map are further from eachother (?)
I took out 3 Japanese carriers, a yamato class battleship, and 3 subs at the cost of an escort carrier, a battleship, and 3 Cruisers. A phyric victory to say the least. At least I can feel safe about air cover now
Love your content. Just wondering if a line ahead formation would be viable for your air attacks, cuz I feel like they bunch up together real hard when you send them an individually the flak gets em' good...
When the Japanese walked out of the Geneva Convention, hospital ships became “eligible” to carry troops. At lest they didn’t have the gall to put AA guns on them…
interestingly, in a diverging path, there were the Diplomatic Exchange Ships that operated under a similar rule as hospital ships. Still some broke rules and carried contraband, but despite this Allied naval command in the Pacific chose not to target them. Why the submarine commander of the boat that sank Awa Maru had his command revoked.
It would be interesting if HS carried no troops, and if you even accidentally sank one, it cost you command points. It would cost you no points if they were actually carrying troops though.
@@usnluna1395 For modders perhaps, but if you examine the savegame file, you'll see that any ship has any 'cargo' recorded, so you would be able to know if there were troops on board.
The hospital ships are full of 'sick' troops who will suddenly recover when the ships reach the target.
Seasick troops that were healed by unloading them to solid ground.
yes
@@Tuulos of course, they are sea sick!
War crime time.
@@gunslingerluckytankijunky It's only a war crime if you lose the war
Wolf: I'm not commiting a War Crime
Game: But you really want to!
Wolf: No, I don't
Game, revealing the hospital ships are a tactic to get more troops to places: Yes, you do
Remember, It isn't a war crime if your on the winning side ;)
Actually, Article Four of the Hague Convention states that the Hospital Ships have the following protections:
Ship must be clearly marked and lighted as a hospital ship
The ship should give medical assistance to wounded personnel of all nationalities
The ship must not be used for any military purpose
The ship must not interfere with or hamper enemy combatant vessels
Belligerents, as designated by the Hague Convention, can search any hospital ship to investigate violations of the above restrictions
Belligerents will establish the location of a hospital ship
That being said, its entirely legal to fire upon a hospital ship if the following occurs:
Diversion or capture is not feasible
No other method to exercise control is available
The violations are grave enough to allow the ship to be classified as a military objective
The damage and casualties will not be disproportionate to the military advantage
Thus if they are transporting troops, then the protections given to the vessels for Hospital Ships are rendered null and void.
@@seawolf4846
Not to mention Japan never ratified the Geneva convention, and never followed them anyway plus actively targeting US medical personnel and ships as they did.
*War on the Sea:* Your aircraft spawn directly over the Japanese fleet within AAA range.
*Cold Waters:* Your submarine spawns at shallow depth right under an ASW helicopter.
Killerfish Games certainly does get the 'kill' part right, don't they?
on the UI part, they don't seem to get it at all though.
Atlantic Fleet: Your battleships spawn 10000000 miles from the target but aux cruisers spawn 1 inch away
@@ralphkerr6809 pacific fleet:your warships spawn next to the enemy warships
@@ralphkerr6809auxiliary cruisers I can understand since if they weren’t right next to your ships they would be absolutely useless
Hospital ships work just like regular transport ships, so warcrimes are technically encouraged here
Its a war crime to sink a HS, but its also a war crime carry armed troops in a HS, so its justified LOL
So sinking a "hospital" ship carrying troops is just getting even?
@@wolflives4316 Sadly, yes. Rescue floatplanes in the English Channel were shot down for violating their mandate(capturing enemy aircrew), by both sides. Justified? Yes. Legal? Barely.
@@mikhailiagacesa3406 It's kinda strange to speak about legalism on the war, where tens of millions, including civilians, were killed in all possible to humans brutal ways. IMHO.
@@1kvolt1978 Not my fault...Talk to Geneva and the Hague.
I always look forward to the next episode of WOTS campaign
Happy to hear that!
I would agree. I just wish we could all watch Wolfpack continue the campaign all the way to invasion of Japan.
I actually wish ai had handicap based on bad ai where they had 2 yamatos from start
The hospital ships can carry more troops than normal cargo ships
wait a minute, holdup
You’re saying use the hospital ships as troop transports because if the japanese are going to violate the rules of engagement might as well start abusing hospital ships
@@apleknight411 Thats the nature of WW2, I guess. Pretty much every country sank hospital ships intentionally or not.
Imperial Japan was not known for respecting the laws of warfare.
@@davidingbar846 That's how war is.
lol 😆
This series makes my gibbly bits tingle
😳
@@Wolfpack345 🤣
@@Wolfpack345 👀
I always love the Battlestations Midway/Pacific music
The two Fuso-Class can be identified with one simple feature. Fuso's #3 turret is facing forward, while turret #4 is facing aft. Yamashiro's turrets #3 and #4 are both facing aft.
The two Fuso class are: Fuso and Yamashiro. I think you may be referring to the Ise class which are: Ise and Hyuga. They have the 2nd kind of turret placement you're speaking of. Fuso and Yamashiro were the earlier class, with Ise and Hyuga coming shortly after them....then Nagato and Mutsu were the final class of the older dreadnoughts built for Japan. I have not seen any Nagato class in the game yet.
@@georgecoventry8441 I am not referring to Ise and Hyuga, since Fuso is the battleship seen in this video.
@@FinnishJager - I realize that you are talking about the Fuso. I am simply saying that the Yamashiro has exactly the same turret layout as the Fuso. They are sister ships.
@@georgecoventry8441 So unfortunately for your comment, Yamashiro and Fuso do NOT have the same turret layout.
As listed above "Fuso's #3 turret is facing forward, while turret #4 is facing aft. Yamashiro's turrets #3 and #4 are both facing aft."
Please take a look at photos of each ship.
@@FinnishJager - I'll do that. They are among my favorite ships ever. :-) (a minute later... Okay, yes I see that you are right. I found some good profile art of both ships. Thank you for this information, FinnishJager.)
The historical format and presentation is really what makes this channel sing! Thanks Wolfpack, you inspire to make my own WWII channel...but its a bit scary and Idk what exact content to do yet...but its on the horizon. The rising sun is well rising :3
Go for it man! The worst that can happen is it doesnt gain a ton of popularity but if you enjoy it and it gives you something to do why not? We dont all have to be rockstars on TH-cam or twitch to simply enjoy making content and interacting with others that enjoy it. I highly encourage you to give a try with the idea that its meant to be enjoyable for you and not just failure or success based on views or followers.
His cinematic context certainly helps. WOTS isn't the 'fastest' game; it requires a great deal of forethought before any of the ACTION, but he does a good job of building subtext beforehand.
OMG, they put HOSHO as a front-line ship?! WTF is this game thinking?! She was obsolete by the time WWII began and after Midway was used solely as a training carrier. She couldn't even operate the newer types of aircraft due to being too small (this was corrected during a late-war refit). She actually carried BIPLANES at Midway.
After the mauling of that task force, I can imagine the leader of that unit (if he's still alive) simply putting his head in his hands and sobbing. Excellent work...you managed to finish off FOUR ship classes (Fuso-class BB, Hosho-class CVL, Takao-class CA, & Furutaka-class CA) in one day.
Japanese AA firing directors IRL: Guys pointing at planes with sticks.
American AA firing directors: Sophisticated, precise analog computers that get the job done.
War on the Sea: "These are the same thing."
Wolfpack triumphed in the war, but was then lynched by his reconnaissance pilots. Or at least by their surviving relatives... :)
Why the Japanese haven’t cut their losses yet is beyond me. You have destroyed anywhere from 2/3rds to 3/4ths of japans entire battleship force that they started the war with, and have eliminated about a third of Japan’s total fleet strength, all on a shoestring budget. at this point you have near single handedly won the entire war in the pacific.
Well, that's the problem with AI in most games. It doesn't use common sense, it just keeps attacking in the same old way and taking horrendous losses. That's certainly the case in this game, regardless of which side the player chooses.
I am really happy you dindt atack the hospital ship on that first encounter that would have been a war crime
Not really. They have military escorts, so they are legit military targets. In order to be protected from attacks, hospital ships have to have proper markings (which they did, I guess), be unarmed (which they were?) and travel alone with no escort whatsoever, which clearly wasn't the case.
Do not worry, the guys on the hospital ships are the guys in BuOrd that take care of the Mk 14, im sure noneone will miss them
I see what you did there
Finally!!!! after a week and day i can watch another episode of awesomeness🤗😅
Nice. Flown the P39s yet? They should make mincemeat of the Vals and that 37mm cannon may also do damage on subs and destroyers too.
Your a better commander then I. The first time I saw the hospital ships in the convoy, I sunk them fist thinking the Japanese where smuggling troops on them
Congrats!
You are nearly to 1 million!!!
1 Million tons sunk...
Lol
That was some butt-puckering flying there boss! I bet the Japanese were in awe to see American pilots fly so recklessly. Had a group of Avengers give the lookouts on the med ships high-fives they flew so close! Even had a couple of pilots Kamikaze into their targets. Great episode!
Exciting, thanks. You're having trouble with your T.o.T. and suffering their defending against your elements as you offer battle in detail. Suggest tighter scheduling as you will likely have more survivors and enough damage inflicted they can not as easily recover between engagements.
Added, great job staying with it and dominating that J taskforce.
Would have been better to have the bombers rendezvous and then made their run. 3 planes at a time allowed the fleet to completely concentrate their anti-aircraft gunnery on just the small squadrons. I was surprised even one escaped.
Those hospital ships were definitely a curve ball, though. I'm thinking, "This a trick?" Wasn't sure if they were even legal targets.
Those hospital ships were obviously added to the fleet in order to support the crushing amount of casualties that they knew you would inflict them.
29:28 "I have a feeling this strike will be absolutely... devastating" LOL
Loved the video @Wolfpack345! Can't wait for the next video man! Wasn't expecting to see your Aircraft Spawn right on top of the Japanese Convoy, only for your A-20G's and B-25J's to get Slaughtered in a Follow-up attack LMAO!
As for the Ships that you sunk in the Convoy, The Aircraft Carrier looked like it was a Zuihō-class Light Aircraft Carrier, the Battleship was Definitely a Fusō-class, the First Heavy Cruiser was a Takao-class (The Atago, as she was apparently the only one left) and the Other Heavy Cruiser looked like it was a Furutaka-class and the Cargo Ship might have been a Kinai Maru-class Cargo Ship.
The Two Hospital Ships looked like they were the Oceanliners of the Hikawa Maru-class, Hikawa Maru Herself being the Sole Survivor of the 3 Sister Ships and has Been a Museum Ship since 1961 at Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama. It did look as though they were Armed with Anti-Aircraft Guns like most all of Imperial Japan's Transports and they may have been trying to Land Troops at Malaita but were Dissuaded from doing so with the Loss of the Battleship and Heavy Cruisers. Even Fewer of Imperial Japan's Transports were Used to Ferry Allied Troops by cramming them into the Ships Cargo Holds like Cattle, Similar to how the N@zi's Crammed the Jews into actual Cattle Cars in the Second World War as well, the most Likely destination was China for the Burma Railroad. These Ships would've been known as "Hell Ships" and the most Well known Of these was the Shin'yo Maru, a Paddle Steamer from Britain Purchased by Japan prior to the Second World War. In September 1944 she was Torpedoed by the Gato-class Submarine USS Paddle (SS-263) while carrying 750 Allied POW's from the Philippines to Manila. The Crew and Nearby Gunboats killed all but 83 of the Prisoners, 1 Died on the Shoreline and another Elected to stay simply because there wasn't any room left in the USS Narwhal (SS-167) (Narwhal-class Submarine) which came by to pick them up and so he stayed and joined a Nearby Philippine Guerilla Group. There's a Memorial to those who Died in what's known as the Shin'yo Maru Incident in San Antonio, Texas which was Dedicated on the 54th Anniversary. For Clarification, The Japanese never Marked Shin'yo Maru up to be a Hospital Ship or anything like that and so the Paddle sank her without being any the wiser.
Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man!
"Well, that was, uhhh... not good"
I think the the word you are looking for is "suicidal"
After watching this I had to boot up my load file. I do like watching someone who knows what they are doing.
I always enjoy watching you crush the Japanese fleets
13:36 the explosions man! look so cool
I like how you entertain us with that little red bull air show over hospital ship :D
They should make it so bombers can also do a bombardment to try and lower an airfield or port rating, just have a lower chance the fewer planes are in the flight, and have only one chance each - assuming they are armed with the correct bombs. So like a 50/50 on which of the two gets dropped with half the normal ship bombardment chance of a drop, and only one or the other (the 50/50) would drop as opposed to the naval bombardment which can drop both at once. I think it would be an interesting (and realistic) addition and mechanic to the game, as it could give carriers a chance to do the job as well as that is how they were used during invasions, while putting the player in a tougher spot as well should the AI attempt to do the same, encouraging the build up of airfields and increase the need for CAP and fighter intercepts.
Great narration of both tactical and strategic
This is no doubt my favorite series
TTE hospital ships are OP, the japanese HS can carry 3700 troops
Just another thought. The Hospital Ships could turn into either bases and release the POW and detainees ! After the Japanese fleet is sunk. Once having done with the Imperial Japanese fleet here.
War in the Air would be the perfect title for my last campaign. It lasted 74 days and it wasn't until the 72nd day that I had my first surface engagement. Until then, I was able to solve every encounter with enemy fleets with aircraft, even though I did not use aircraft carriers in that playthrough.
Finally another episode. You are really keeping us on the edge of our seats
In my experiments, whenever a plane hits a ship, it's like a 6000lbs HE.
Definitely action packed. Love the aircraft very realistic
I'm very disappointed that Wolfpack didn't commit a war crime in this video.
These Japanese hospital ship has more troop then normal merchant, you have to sink them. I also does a mistake not sinking these hospital ship they landed troop in milne bay.
Loving the Battlestations Pacific theme in the intros
That 3 dud torpedo really pissed me so hard
Disinformation - however. One other possible option the hospital ships could be Kobayashi Maru escorts with detainees and POW onboard. Human shield tactics are in use.
Bro, I don't know, two hospital ships in a CV battle group... Nah, that's the fishiest shit I've ever seen in my life.
Wolf: Oh a hospital ship!
me: SINK IT!!!
Been waiting for another video of this series for a while; best way to start my lunch break!
Also, hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Wolfpack!
That was exciting. I like watching the air engagements.
My favorite series after a long day at work!
TTe makes this game so much better!
During that air strike against the Japanese CV & BB you had one Avenger still circling in the staging area with its torpedo. You never selected it to fight anything and therefore missed a chance to sink the CV. I've noticed in many of the games you play you tend to get really focused on a single task and miss the bigger picture. Try to step back from time to time to regain your overall focus. I know when I play I'm excited to see the damage and carnage but sometimes its best to just slow down so you don't forget things.
It's a common thing for youtubers. I suppose, it's hard to concentrate on commanding multiple units, commenting and taking good shots on camera for viewers at the same time.
That last torpedo attack would have ripped that ship in half.
That attack with the dive bombers on the carrier is kind of like that epic scene in the 2019 movie Midway.
No war crimes? Eh, you're definitely not built for the Eastern Front. Cheers from behind the Iron Curtain!
"The (PBY ;p) torpedo planes will distract the enemy fighters and let our dive bombers get to the carrier"
War on the Sea, Midway Edition.
Loving this series. What a massacre it was. Quite enjoyable to watch 😁 keep up the great work Wolfpack.
So that's what it's like to use P-38s and Avengers as Kamakazi...and now I know. Banzai!
Am i the only one that notice Wolfpack only use three of his four Avenger squads in the very first air strike? The forth squad haven't drop their torpedoes!
Taking personal control of the torpedo planes setting them to max speed in a line formation then manually dropping the torps so close that the enemy ships have no way of avoiding them is incredibly over powered. Also instantly doing a hard turn away from the enemy ships, instead of having the torpedo bombers fly over the enemy formation sometimes lead to having no lost planes and for the most part maybe one or two. Games got way to many ways to exploit systems. Like dropping the torps while the avengers are going full speed should wreck the torpedo when they hit the water.
My favorite series. keep it on!
Get that carry wolf nice job. Love the vids
Good having all the air bases
Hey man, loving the videos. Almost 100k!! You will be there in no time :D
this campaign has just become a slaughter for any Japanese taskforces, it is not even a fight anymore
Great Series. Luv your Narrative. Keep up the Always Entertaining Work 👍🔥
WoTS HS in a nutshell:
Nurse: This dude was hit by a bullet and might die
Captain: We reached the location, therefore he is healed
Nurse: Ah ok send him off
Sink the hospital ships. Give the enemy no quarter.
Great video Wolfpack keep em coming.
Who could've possibly foreseen that sending 3 PBYs up against an entire carrier battlegroup would end poorly??? 🥴
28:31 the unintended kamikaze
Great video; thanks for the excitement!
Is it bad that I wanted a hospital ship to be hit by either a stray torpedo or a crashing plane just to see Wolfpack’s reaction?
Damm. Having air superiority is scary.
Thanks for another!
Good run Sir. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving
How are the Japanese still prosecuting this campaign? This is MADNESS!!!!!
I just love Tuesdays :)
LEEEESSSSGOOOOO MY FAVORITE SERIES IS UP
I wasn't sure where else to go with my crazy Idea, so I hope you see this.
This new Thrustmaster Boeing yoke? I think it would be pretty cool for someone to play IL-2 with it. Ju-88, P-38, A-20, etc. Let me know what you think, love your stuff!
I would commit so many war crimes with those hospital ships lol
Excellent episode . More ! More !
Thanks for another great battle. Hope you and your family have a good Thanksgiving.
Man, I'd wish they would do something about the way you spawn in, and make it so you don't spawn in right onto the enemy. But more in each part or side of the combat area. Don't know if you can avoid this by entering combat by launching it when the units on the strategic map are further from eachother (?)
Not sure how I feel about the mod having hospital ships as troop transports, since it kinda encourages the player to sink them
It's historically accurate
I took out 3 Japanese carriers, a yamato class battleship, and 3 subs at the cost of an escort carrier, a battleship, and 3 Cruisers. A phyric victory to say the least. At least I can feel safe about air cover now
Love your content. Just wondering if a line ahead formation would be viable for your air attacks, cuz I feel like they bunch up together real hard when you send them an individually the flak gets em' good...
Yeah can hardly wait for it ;-)
I think they need to nerf dive bomber accuracy or bomb damage. In the Battle of Midway, Japanese carriers dodged a lot of bombs actually
No because War on the Sea isn't based of the battle of Midway it based after it so yeah
Agreed. The bomb damage seems more or less accurate, it's the accuracy that needs to be toned down.
My guess on what the hospital ships do in the game is they reduce the amount of troops reducing
Love watching your videos :]
Seaskimming AP bombs shouldn't penetrate the belt armour. Is it a viable option in game?
Now I feel like I have to play this game...just to see what if anything happens when you sink a hospital ship
Those hospital ships are troop carriers imho. did the Japanese do that irl?
Woah that is so many aircraft are coming there way lol
Sinking a hospital ship doesn't just feel wrong, it would be a war crime.
When the Japanese walked out of the Geneva Convention, hospital ships became “eligible” to carry troops. At lest they didn’t have the gall to put AA guns on them…
interestingly, in a diverging path, there were the Diplomatic Exchange Ships that operated under a similar rule as hospital ships. Still some broke rules and carried contraband, but despite this Allied naval command in the Pacific chose not to target them. Why the submarine commander of the boat that sank Awa Maru had his command revoked.
It would be interesting if HS carried no troops, and if you even accidentally sank one, it cost you command points. It would cost you no points if they were actually carrying troops though.
That seems like it would be harder to code then but I love the sound of that idea
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For modders perhaps, but if you examine the savegame file, you'll see that any ship has any 'cargo' recorded, so you would be able to know if there were troops on board.
Those carrier personal are going : holy sh*t
GG as always Wolf!