How to Moss?

[m2906741]

The water goes hot. I drop the noise maker, shoot the Moss and change depth ASAP.

However most of the time, the AI torps just ignore Moss and keep chasing me. I just couldn't figure out how to use Moss properly for defending.

Some questions about the Moss in vanilla game:

1. Do you set active range for Moss like torpedo in game, or it will go active immediately when you launch it ?

2. Should I launch the Moss at the same depth of incoming activated torpedo for best effect?

3. I saw some gameplay footage using Moss to cause AI chaos and friendly fire. How should I perform that correctly?

[The Inept European]

Be quieter than the MOSS, or be sure the MOSS is between you and what's hunting you, or both.

It's just a mobile noisemaker, so use it like a noisemaker that moves.

[The Inept European]

Also it can be better to launch the MOSS before you attack and before you are being attacked. It's less effective after the bad guys already have a solution on you.

[AkWildBoyZ]

Answers (I think)

1: MOSSes start emitting sub nosies the second they are launched.

2: If the torpedo is locked onto you, it will lock onto the MOSS when fired. However, if you fire the MOSS at the torpedo, the torp will lose lose the MOSS, and re-acquire you. In my opinion, just having a MOSS in the water when you are under attack helps. It will draw torpedos away from you momentarily, and if it travels far enough, it can completely take the torps away.

3: The MOSS can cause friendly fire among enemy subs, however enemy torpedoes can not lock onto surface ships (again, I think), so you can’t use it for friendly fire among enemy surface vessels. You can use the MOSS to get an enemy to reveal themselves if you are having trouble finding them.

Hope this helps

[AkWildBoyZ]

I also think that your own torpedoes lock onto your MOSSes, so be careful when firing a torp at close range with a MOSS near you. It can cause your weapon to lock onto the MOSS, lose it, than acquire you when it searches for a target. If you keep your torp on a wire you will be fine.

[Twelvefield]

The MOSSes I've launched caused the AI to challenge the decoy rather than my sub. I only use them if there are more than two contacts actively prosecuting me, and in that case I just fire the MOSS in their direction and run away. As has been mentioned, if PACT has a solution on you, they may likely ignore the MOSS, but if you can break contact, they magically forget about you and chase the decoy.

[PKJ0330]

Shot moss your onside or downside
And go 20kt speed parralle