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Bubblehead1980 · 06-12-22, 05:45 PM

Three patrols into my Dark Waters career. Started in September 1939 with Type VIIB U-48. Now March 1940. Loving the mod.

Couple interesting things I do not recall encountering in SH 4 before

When I am under silent running, evading escorts...if I use the rudder, it has a great sound effect of it turning, but seems it is more than a sound effect, seems it makes noise and gives position away as it will bring a escort in when otherwise they do not have fix on position. I like this, just interesting touch.

Second, looks like duds can damage a ship. March 1 1940 ran into large Northbound convoy in Grid BG 451. Submerged and made it inside the convoy during morning and attacked around noon. Hit one 8300 ton tanker, the second torpedo was a dud. Next two were duds(!). I turned and fired stern tube, which functioned. Crippled the tanker, which sunk some 45 minutes later.

Meanwhile when came back to periscope depth, forward tubes reloaded, fired two eels at 8500 ton tanker, one detonated one dud. This one sailed on burning but slowed. Another tanker emerged out of the fog and right across my bow, fired a eel...dud! However, after the dud, he slowed and went almost dead in water...on hydrophone could hear the "groans" of sinking ship on his bearing, as well as the other one that eventually sunk.

I fired my last eel at the tanker(last one hit by dud) and it was a dud also. However, this tanker is now dead in water. Destroyers came on scene and forced me deep. I am currently at 120 meters waiting them out. The one tanker went down, other can hear it groaning, afloat but groaning.

Seas at quite heavy, 29 knot winds, large waves so possible they damaged it but ship was running fine until the duds hit them.

06-12-22, 05:45 PM	#1329
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 6,922 Downloads: 550 Uploads: 42	Couple interesting things Three patrols into my Dark Waters career. Started in September 1939 with Type VIIB U-48. Now March 1940. Loving the mod. Couple interesting things I do not recall encountering in SH 4 before When I am under silent running, evading escorts...if I use the rudder, it has a great sound effect of it turning, but seems it is more than a sound effect, seems it makes noise and gives position away as it will bring a escort in when otherwise they do not have fix on position. I like this, just interesting touch. Second, looks like duds can damage a ship. March 1 1940 ran into large Northbound convoy in Grid BG 451. Submerged and made it inside the convoy during morning and attacked around noon. Hit one 8300 ton tanker, the second torpedo was a dud. Next two were duds(!). I turned and fired stern tube, which functioned. Crippled the tanker, which sunk some 45 minutes later. Meanwhile when came back to periscope depth, forward tubes reloaded, fired two eels at 8500 ton tanker, one detonated one dud. This one sailed on burning but slowed. Another tanker emerged out of the fog and right across my bow, fired a eel...dud! However, after the dud, he slowed and went almost dead in water...on hydrophone could hear the "groans" of sinking ship on his bearing, as well as the other one that eventually sunk. I fired my last eel at the tanker(last one hit by dud) and it was a dud also. However, this tanker is now dead in water. Destroyers came on scene and forced me deep. I am currently at 120 meters waiting them out. The one tanker went down, other can hear it groaning, afloat but groaning. Seas at quite heavy, 29 knot winds, large waves so possible they damaged it but ship was running fine until the duds hit them.