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banryu79 · 07-15-14, 06:33 PM

Large Cargo 15K tons... Large My-God-Tanker 25K tons!?!

You can really encounter these kind of... Queens?
Mee too, slurp slurp, I want them on my scope!!!

desirableroasted · 07-15-14, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by banryu79

Large Cargo 15K tons... Large My-God-Tanker 25K tons!?!

You can really encounter these kind of... Queens?
Mee too, slurp slurp, I want them on my scope!!!

They don't exist in the game or realistic mods.

banryu79 · 07-16-14, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

They don't exist in the game or realistic mods.

Noooo! Me sad now.

vanjast · 07-16-14, 02:22 AM

I was just as surprised with the high tonnage numbers.. I was expecting around 7K each.

Possibly an error in the ship cfg files.. I'll look at this... they were big ships though, and I didn't ID them.. just 'los' ed at them.

vanjast · 07-19-14, 04:11 PM

Restart at last save.. and 'TC down the road'.
Actually missed the convoy, but picked it up behind me and back-tracked.
This wasn't that bad as it put me in position for a night surface attack.

First night attack in about two years I think.. got the speed right, miss-judged my range so fired two torps (testing) at long range... no result from those, I've turned down the convoy tack to recharge torps.

At about 01:00 I turned in again for a 2nd, closer attack.. only to find the convoy had changed course from approx 125 to 60.. so the chase began.
Fairly calm seas and running at 10 knots. Only half a moon was out, but this still worried me.

An escort appeared out of nowhere on bearing 290, so I changed course to put her at 250. It was close and if I reduce speed it would catch me, or at speed it'll see my wake in the moonlight.
This was a catch 22 - so I decided to persevere.. and held my rudder at 1 degree port, which slowly brought me around to the front row - the front escort still someway out.

Beam down the front row I placed the ships at 330.. rechecked speeds, AOB's and courses. Some 4000m out the watch finds another escort bearing down on us at 310... Bugger... I turn starboard to go wide again. I might be forced into the front escort.

Deciding to chance it I then place a 3 degree port rudder, but watching the new escort for any signs of 'aggression'. Nothing happens and I eventually have the ships at 330 again.

Now it's time.. placing the ships at 350.. I go straight into the front row at an AOB of approx 60 degrees - If I've made any calculation mistakes all my torps should still hit at this angle, as the ships now cover a large area of 4 ship lengths - this is a 'barn door'. Closest ship is about 2500m.

3 torps into the front row, and the last at a tanker in the second row. Turn and leave the crime scene. 6 torps and one ship sunk - must have been many duds

I didn't get a torp hit report nor a shreaking torpedo room, but the furthest ship was hit.

vanjast · 07-28-14, 04:03 PM

So Herr Kaleuns... I couldn't understand how a perfect line-up would result in one-in-four torpedoes hitting.. again ??

I damaged this ship and it stopped dead in it's tracks but didn't sink... so avoided the escorts and came around again..

I crept up to this stationary ship and set the TDC all to 'zero' - it was point blank. Shot off my last front eel .. and waited.. and waited

As I suspected the torpedoes have a problem... spun the boat around and let go with a stern torpedo.

There was an explosion off to the one side and a split second later another on the ship... luckily Heinz the photographer was on the bridge to photograph both events.

This is for BDU.. the first torpedo went absolutely wide,.. scheizens!! I cannot believe it.. and detonated far away...

This put us in a dangerous situation with 2 escorts on our trail... we were lucky to escape by cunning and good seamanship of the crew!!

JeromeHeretic · 08-03-14, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by vanjast

It's not that difficult...

For me it's not difficult if i'm somewhere between 5 deg N and 80 deg N.
But i'm lost on south hemisphere, because i know navigate only by Polaris and time.

BTW: Once i was lost in storm as you and i was searching Canarian Islands, because i badly needed refuel from Corrientes in Las Palmas.
I was zig-zaging sea about four days and set my course only from differencies in depth measuring. I missed islands a few times, so bad wather was. But everything finish good. You can imagine how lucky i was when seen light of lighthouse through the rain...
It was quite challenging experience :-)

07-15-14, 06:33 PM	#16
banryu79 Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 554 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 2	Large Cargo 15K tons... Large My-God-Tanker 25K tons!?! You can really encounter these kind of... Queens? Mee too, slurp slurp, I want them on my scope!!!

07-16-14, 02:22 AM	#19
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 801 Uploads: 4	I was just as surprised with the high tonnage numbers.. I was expecting around 7K each. Possibly an error in the ship cfg files.. I'll look at this... they were big ships though, and I didn't ID them.. just 'los' ed at them.

07-19-14, 04:11 PM	#20
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 801 Uploads: 4	Restart at last save.. and 'TC down the road'. Actually missed the convoy, but picked it up behind me and back-tracked. This wasn't that bad as it put me in position for a night surface attack. First night attack in about two years I think.. got the speed right, miss-judged my range so fired two torps (testing) at long range... no result from those, I've turned down the convoy tack to recharge torps. At about 01:00 I turned in again for a 2nd, closer attack.. only to find the convoy had changed course from approx 125 to 60.. so the chase began. Fairly calm seas and running at 10 knots. Only half a moon was out, but this still worried me. An escort appeared out of nowhere on bearing 290, so I changed course to put her at 250. It was close and if I reduce speed it would catch me, or at speed it'll see my wake in the moonlight. This was a catch 22 - so I decided to persevere.. and held my rudder at 1 degree port, which slowly brought me around to the front row - the front escort still someway out. Beam down the front row I placed the ships at 330.. rechecked speeds, AOB's and courses. Some 4000m out the watch finds another escort bearing down on us at 310... Bugger... I turn starboard to go wide again. I might be forced into the front escort. Deciding to chance it I then place a 3 degree port rudder, but watching the new escort for any signs of 'aggression'. Nothing happens and I eventually have the ships at 330 again. Now it's time.. placing the ships at 350.. I go straight into the front row at an AOB of approx 60 degrees - If I've made any calculation mistakes all my torps should still hit at this angle, as the ships now cover a large area of 4 ship lengths - this is a 'barn door'. Closest ship is about 2500m. 3 torps into the front row, and the last at a tanker in the second row. Turn and leave the crime scene. 6 torps and one ship sunk - must have been many duds I didn't get a torp hit report nor a shreaking torpedo room, but the furthest ship was hit.

07-28-14, 04:03 PM	#21
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 801 Uploads: 4	So Herr Kaleuns... I couldn't understand how a perfect line-up would result in one-in-four torpedoes hitting.. again ?? I damaged this ship and it stopped dead in it's tracks but didn't sink... so avoided the escorts and came around again.. I crept up to this stationary ship and set the TDC all to 'zero' - it was point blank. Shot off my last front eel .. and waited.. and waited As I suspected the torpedoes have a problem... spun the boat around and let go with a stern torpedo. There was an explosion off to the one side and a split second later another on the ship... luckily Heinz the photographer was on the bridge to photograph both events. This is for BDU.. the first torpedo went absolutely wide,.. scheizens!! I cannot believe it.. and detonated far away... This put us in a dangerous situation with 2 escorts on our trail... we were lucky to escape by cunning and good seamanship of the crew!!