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03-07-11, 08:28 AM | #211 |
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Got into a convoy almost perfectly Suddenly some destroyers decided to drop depth charges at me, well before evading I decided to launch a salvo, maybe I'd get lucky and hit something. The depth charges hit my coning tower perfectly, everything destroyed, all the scopes, radar warning, flak's everything... I turned my tail , launched one circling torpedo at the convoy and went to 230m.
After the torpedo circled and missed a whale factory, some troop ships and tankers it decided to hit a 2kT Nipiwan tanker, well at least it sunk it. Going back to base was fun, no radar warning and the watch crew refused to go up and watch for ships. I hate going blind.... |
03-07-11, 04:28 PM | #212 | |
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03-07-11, 04:36 PM | #213 | |
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Now that I think about it, if they couldn't go up to watch ships, how did they get out of the sub in base? Did it get cut open ? Well maybe they used the back up exits, but still how is it possible to maneuver in the port while being inside? |
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03-08-11, 12:39 AM | #214 |
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03-10-11, 12:01 AM | #215 |
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The Kiel Kanal.
I really do appreciate you GWX guys coding that in there. I really do. It saves me 2-3 days of travel time, only takes 12 hours now. But Real time.... I have it maxed to 64x near land, and my watch crew freaking out every time a squirrel runs along the shore.... sigh...... |
03-10-11, 12:31 AM | #216 |
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After sinking a merchant , I returned to my initial course , and set TC to 128. Too bad , as I went right into the sinking vessel.
I will never do this again. |
03-10-11, 01:20 AM | #217 | ||
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--------- And from current patrol: I've met most resilient Small Tanker ever: - first attack on convoy, I hit him with magnetic torpedo. It slows down but doesn't sink - second attack, I fire another torpedo that misses (heavy seas, passed under him without detonating). Then a destroyer drives me away. - meantime, weather clears and sun rises. I regain contact and attack now lonely ship. While setting up a shot, I see another smoke behind it. Destroyer! I fire quickly and dive with shells flying over my head. Before the periscope goes under, I hear explosion and see big column of smoke rising over the water... - after being depth-charged several times, I evade the destroyer and rise to PD once again... hey, what's this smoke? You've got to be kidding me... but no, the tanker is still there, plodding happily at 0,9 knots. He just won't give up. Last edited by kapuhy; 03-10-11 at 06:43 AM. |
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03-10-11, 05:48 PM | #218 |
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Bad weather + IIa.
These things don't have the speed to chase down contacts as they blow by you in the North Sea in rough seas. |
03-15-11, 03:35 PM | #219 |
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makes you go aahhh ****
When playing through an entire evening session with no chance for a save-game due to running submerged as in contact with aircraft....
Got back to surface, was and about to quit anyway...just one last look at the map and then I will save............ CTD!!!!!! |
03-15-11, 03:40 PM | #220 |
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I feel your pain, dude...
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03-15-11, 03:58 PM | #221 |
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03-15-11, 09:06 PM | #222 |
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Crappy graphics cards.
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03-15-11, 09:43 PM | #223 |
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Watching my torpedoes bounce off hull of ships because I missed a step in my targeting
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03-15-11, 10:15 PM | #224 | |
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(Sigh... sounds better when you spell it out, out loud. ie "Did you check the O N O F F Switch?") |
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03-15-11, 11:08 PM | #225 |
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Wouldn't matter much, I'm a Polish U-Boat captain, serves me right.
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