I'm currently playing GIUK 4.0.

 

So Trondheim detects a number of missiles in the air from a Russian surface group (I know where it is rougly due to air recon). I also know there is a Kirvak pretty far ahead of the main body.

 

Next thing I see the Kirvaks point defences shooting down a Sunburn. The next Sunburn hits the Kirvak sinking it.

 

Presumably it works a little like the Harpoon? It's activated too soon and guided in on ther first ship its found!

 

Very amusing!

A "bearing only launch" (BOL) attack has its risks.

A "bearing only launch" (BOL) attack has its risks.

 

If I hadn't just sent the rest of the group down to Davy Jones locker, that skipper would have had some explaining to do

 

However, surely it's a total rookie mistake to set to activation range to within your formation ))

However, surely it's a total rookie mistake to set to activation range to within your formation ))

 

Happens with a very large area of uncertainty. The default activation range is set to a shorter distance than is wise.

However, surely it's a total rookie mistake to set to activation range to within your formation ))

 

Happens with a very large area of uncertainty. The default activation range is set to a shorter distance than is wise.

 

You can say that again!

 

It's especially amusing as the Sunburn was heading towards a Norweigian patrol boat, the sunburn wasn't even worth wasting on the patrol boat, the net effect was killing the Kirvak AND saving the patrol boat

 

Additionally (slightly of this particular topic), I was able to take out the whole group (Sovremenny, Udaloy, Kresta, Kashin, 2 x Nanchukas) with harpoons launched from a OHP, Knox and Spruance + 2 x Orions. This didn't quite do it so I had a flight of 5 F-16s loitering nearby, they swooped in and rained fire with their Mavericks. I don't know if it was the earlier harpoon attacks (damaging radars and mounts?) or the jammers on the Falcons but the Sovremenny and Udaloy didn't muster any kind of effective AA response.