Who else is holding up the honour of the U-Boats?

[Brag]

U-123, 13 Aug. 1941. 2 miles SW of Madeira. Brisk wind, sunny sky.

Even though many of our comrades have gone west, we're off on another patrol to cause havock with the enemy. Who else is holding up the honor of the U-Boot Service?

[smoke]

U-960 Sept 16, 1943 North Atlantic. Heavy seas heavy rain. Heavy damage after attack on convoy, but still aflot.

Oblt. z.s. Willi Dietrich

[P_Funk]

U-601 baby. South Atlantic, rocking it out to our thang in the year of our funk, 1941.http://bg.medipharmwiki.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_rap.gif

[STEED]

U-182, 10th Flotilla based at Penang 20 Jan 1944 15 patrols and only just still here.

[hotdog]

U-45 docked at Kiel and not going west for quite some time (to the pacific that is).

[andy_311]

U-123 docked at Lorient 23 August 41 and not going West just right now (sh4)

[Kingcobra24]

Staying with U-511 in the Atlantic to create havoc for the queen.
Besides, from what BdU tells us, the Americans in the Pacific are their own worse enemies with unfinished submarines. No worries!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
:lurk:

[Lzs von swe]

U-24, 30th flottila, Nov 23 -42. Chasing Russians, eastern Black Sea:up:

[robbo180265]

U65 North Atlantic. 4 kills so far for 23,000ish tons. Weather calm

@ Kingcobra
From what I hear our boats out America way are doing so well, all the American submarine crews are stick thin.;)

[Paajtor]

Nov.'42, U-586 , just W of Ireland, on 4th patrol from Bergen...fighting where it really matters.:arrgh!:

[Jan Kyster]

June 26, 1940.
U-33 500 km W of Stornoway. 0 wind. 0 clouds.

1 Illustrious Class carrier downed on the way... :smug:

[Deep-Six]

Until I get my hands on SH4, I am still here heading towards NY in a IXD2.:o :D

[Brag]

So far, we've been depleted but by far not defeated. The best Kaleuns are still with us! Allies beware: We'll sink your kargoz!!

Commanders, keep your reports coming in. One hell of a party is brewing! :up: :rock: :smug: :rock: :up:

[Zero Niner]

U-109, Jan 1940. Off the NW coast of Scotland, en route to BD99.

Sunk one V&W and 2 large cargos thus far, off a passing convoy I just happened to bump into. :D

Edit: Now setting course to patrol off Casablanca (Feb 1940) after completing assigned patrol. Tonnage stands at 44k+ tons, with 12 eels remaining.
2 tankers
6 merchants
1 DD

[HW3]

U-929 October 1943 docked at Bergen. Have sunk 64 ships in 11 patrols this career.

[Kingcobra24]

U65 North Atlantic. 4 kills so far for 23,000ish tons. Weather calm

@ Kingcobra
From what I hear our boats out America way are doing so well, all the American submarine crews are stick thin.;)

That's what happens when you don't do like we do...hang sausages, hams and bananas on the overheads in the control room. You get so thin that you can apparently walk on water without sinking.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
:lurk:

[Kingcobra24]

By the way...just finished a patrol out of Brest to BE39 in a IXB. Wanted to see how well I could do without using any torps - strictly deck guns and flak guns.
With realism at 75% in 1941, we sank 58,740 tons of shipping, from C2s, C3s, coastal merchants, to T2 and T3 tankers. Also bagged 12 hurricanes. But, it's not something I want to do on a regular basis. Someone could get hurt out there - ME!!!
:doh::o
:lurk:

[Greentimbers]

Karl Lettman
2nd patrol
Oct 26th , 1939

U27
Grid square AM19

Weather bad, most of the crew seasick:o

No sightings for 5 days now.

[Eagle Eye]

U-65 Reporting in

Oct 27 1941 running on surface to intercept large convoy in grid square BE-86.

On oct 25th U-65 spotted a task force built around an Illustrious class carrier. 2 eels and a steamer sent the carrier to a watery grave. Another steamer took down a Dido light crusier. :D

In real life I ran around my living room screaming WOOOOO my first carrier!!!! :smug:

I love GWX!!!

[bookworm_020]

Will be patroling the atlantic for another week, and then I'll be spliting my time between the two. SH4 is due to arrive today, I hcave 2 gig of RAM being sent to me as I speak. Once the RAM is installed it's time to clock on playing both sides.

To stop them fighting, the Americans will stay in the pacific, while the atlantic and Indian oceans will be the playground of my U-boats.

[danurve]

U-47, VIIB Commanded by Gerhard Damm.

Departed Kiel Jan 27, 1940 destination AM52. Current position NW in AM36.
Task force sighted, 12000 N of our position.
Boat taken to Periscoipe depth, multiple sonar contacts, moving closer..


http://mysh3.info/WAC/images/wac_2.jpg

[Der Kolkrabe]

U-53 VIIB, 2nd Flotilla / Wilhelmshaven.

May 9/1940, heading North at Norway coast. Wind 13, light fog.

8th patrol.

[GoldenRivet]

Type VIIC, U-594, Tuesday May 11, 1943, in port at St. Nazaire undergoing major structural repair and overhauls after being depth charged to over 270 meters.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Still hopelessly addicted to U-boats here!

[TarJak]

Still in the Atlantic. Currently doing the long hal to the Carribean hoping for some tanker action. Haven't bought IV yet. Got to buy the wife a birthday present before I can spend $100 on a game for me.

Am itching to get it but the wife must come first!:yep:

[AndyW]

U-972, ObLtn. Koenig on his 3rd patrol. April 5, 1944, currently in BF17 heading Northwest to AM66 (Irish Sea). Heavy air activity, one Greek cargo 2,800 tons, 12 torpedos left. Clear, wind 5 from SSE.

Cheers,
AndyW

[Winjer]

U-51 - VIIB, the Scapa Shark, Dec 1940
In port at Wilhelmshaven

[Vacillator]

U47 heading back from 5th patrol, off West coast of Scotland. 42000 tons sunk this patrol (to make total of 170000) but still have two torpedoes left.

[Kpt. Kozloff]

March 1941, heading towards The Bristol Channel in my trusty and rusty VIIB.
Though i am moving soon.........................




........................to The Mediterranean!

[Corsair]

U-55 type VIIb July 15th 1940, a little north of AM 52. Left Kiel on June 30, patrolled AN 41, went around through the Orkneys/Shetland straight. Did'nt find anything else than bloody Hurricanes and DD patrols. It's daylight almost 24 hours a day... Just tried to intercept a big convoy heading towards Liverpool, but daylight and nice weather when I don't need it (interception at night would have been in shallow waters). Just spent more than 2 hours escaping a couple of Black Swans and a Flower who are now heading back to the convoy. Waiting for better days but enjoying every hour at sea...

[Gezoes]

U-97, still alive in the Med.

SH4 is a slideshow anyway, and my fear came true...

SH4's interface ****s! :huh: The buttons OMG, this is 2007. Not 1992.

The return-button returning to fire a torpedo didn't bolster my confidence either, if that's in, who knows what else is wrong.

Water looks nice though.

[Der Kolkrabe]

Still hopelessly addicted to U-boats here!

Jawohl Herr Kaleun! :)

Last night take visit to Pasific but returned back to Atlantic. :yep:
You feel like you can communicate with your crew when you are in UBoot...:up:

[Brag]

U-51 - VIIB, the Scapa Shark, Dec 1940
In port at Wilhelmshaven

Winjer, welcome aboard, Kaleun! :up: :up: :up:

[Captain Nemo]

U51 on patrol just off of the NW coast of Ireland. Sunk over 50k tons of Allied merchant shipping and was planning on returning home to Kiel because I'm out of torpedoes when my soundman picks up a lone merchant at long range. Currently investigating this contact in the hope of bagging another merchant with my deck gun.

Nemo

[Winjer]

U-51 - VIIB, the Scapa Shark, Dec 1940
In port at Wilhelmshaven
Winjer, welcome aboard, Kaleun! :up: :up: :up:

:sunny:Many thanks Kaleun. :up:

[codmander]

stuck in gibraltar under heavy dc attack dam sh4 traders they'll be back no doubt :smug: theres only 1 true u boat

[bigboywooly]

Currently only running a test boat
No career but plenty of DD still hitting the sea floor

[STEED]

Until I get my hands on SH4, I am still here heading towards NY in a IXD2.:o :D

Be warned if your turm is damaged or destroyed one third to half your crew will die when you surface. It's a bug in the game and as yet no solution to it.

[Sharkfood]

U-47 reporting!Heading for AM23 on first patrol after an <cough> accident with my watch crew that sent us to the bottom. :arrgh!:

No SH4 for me i think.I have AMD 3800+ x2,Asus Nvidia 6600 512MB,2GB RAM.My video card plays SH3 GWX with dignity,but i had to bring particles down to 30,otherwise explosions seen from the periscope were lowering fps too much.Since i hardly play any games now,i don't see why i should change video card just for SH4,which could be very well an add-on to SH3.I mostly use the PC to surf,watch video and encode and my VGA does fine all this.

Besides,we wouldn't want to turncoat in the middle of the war now,would we? :arrgh!:

[Rhodes]

U-69, Fev. 41, on route to AL63 to patrol, with one kill confirmed and listning "It's a long way to Tipperery"!:D

[Brag]

This reads like the roster of the Kriegsmarine's elite. :up: :up: :up: :up:

[melnibonian]

U-47 (VIIB) and U-501 (IXC) from 1939 till the bitter end. We've managed to survive the hellish war in GW1.1a and to bank 1,976,959 tons as well. Now in GWX I'm too busy with Beta Testing and Real Life Problems to play but my trusty U-75 (IXC) is ready to sail for the US Coast as soon as I find a bit of time off work;) :up: :up:

[bert8for3]

U-52 north of Scapa Flow headed for Western Approaches. Crew took a vote and prefers the cold weather to the sunny Pacific. Besides, the Cap's skinny/hairy legs don't look good in a bathing suit on the beach.

[minute]

U-51, October 15 1940, position return through Kiel Canal to 1st Flotilla base, reporting 100k+ tonnage including Revenge Class and 3 whale factory ships in AM52 convoy. Sailing the flag up all the way. These are the happy times.

[NipplesTheCat]

U-172 IXC several hundred miles outside Gibralter. Intercepted a task force in bad weather only to discover that it was a task force of 3 DD and nothing else. Was detected despite the bad wether and forced to go deep. This thread reads a lot like actual radio traffic reports.

[Sailor Steve]

It's been a long time since I've been able to play anything, but I've made no secret of the fact that I'll continue to play SH3 until a real replacement comes along. Of course I'll be playing SH4 as well.:sunny:

[Duli]

U 802, IXC, sinking targets in the Carribean and North Atlantic. Previous patrols were 123517 tonnes, and 55838 tonnes. Date is August 12, 1942, also in this patrol so far, on CV was sunk.

[Redwine]

Even though many of our comrades have gone west, we're off on another patrol to cause havock with the enemy. Who else is holding up the honor of the U-Boot Service?

Gone west ? as much up to the USA coasts :rotfl:

U-200, January 7 1944, on patrol, around Irish coasts, Type IX D2, 2nd Flotilla based on Lorient.

[Brag]

Saludos a nuestro camarada Argentino!:up:

[Platapus]

I have always wanted to fight a desperate battle against impossible odds

[firouz]

U179 IXD2 March 1943 off the Azores enroute for a patrol off Cape Town. Knocked down three Ansons before a Short Sunderland almost did for me. Four AA crew dead, flooding in all bar forward compartment. Full marks to Engineering Officer who took control of the repair crew, and kept us afloat. Fuller marks to the two replacement AA crew who stood in the carnage of our deck to see the Sunderland off. Still seaworthy. Currently at 180m shaking off three angry escorts with no sense of humour. :smug:

[Ubåtskapten]

U-45 August 9 1940 - Still alive and kicking! :up:

On patrol outside of Gibraltar, much french shipping but at the wrong date (neutrals).

[Brag]

U179 IXD2 March 1943 off the Azores enroute for a patrol off Cape Town. Knocked down three Ansons before a Short Sunderland almost did for me. Four AA crew dead, flooding in all bar forward compartment. Full marks to Engineering Officer who took control of the repair crew, and kept us afloat. Fuller marks to the two replacement AA crew who stood in the carnage of our deck to see the Sunderland off. Still seaworthy. Currently at 180m shaking off three angry escorts with no sense of humour. :smug:

Firouz, hope you'll make it!

[Tigrone]

U-38, IXB, still on long patrol off Rio. Weather calm and flying fish for breakfast.

Herbert Asch, Kapitanleutnant

[nativetexan]

U-108, IXC, between Cape Verde Islands and African coast. Headed for Freetown, August '41.

Egon Fleischmann, Kaleun

[Brag]

U-108, IXC, between Cape Verde Islands and African coast. Headed for Freetown, August '41.

Egon Fleischmann, Kaleun

I'm in same area, same dates. It will be interesting to compare patrols. 2 days ago stopped in Cape Verde for swim-call and to buy bananas and lobsters. :sunny:

[nativetexan]

So far I have encountered a convoy north of the islands. Mid morning. Calm weather. Huge, heavily escorted. Only managed to take down a large cargo and medium merchant before being driven deep. Thankfully the escorts had set the depth of their charges at about 100 meters. I was at 140. Was able to quitely slip away without damage. Hope to see good fishing around Freetown.

[Der Kolkrabe]

Status report

08/07/1940

U-53 Position Grid BF21
Torpedoes left: 11
Cargo ship sunk: 2
Total tonnage: 4824

Clouds Overcast, Precipitations Heavy, Fog Heavy.
Wind Speed 15 m/s, direction 008.

Surface drive, recharging batteries.

9th Patrol, left Wilhemshaven 07/20/1940. BdU informed that Bordeaux and Bergen are available :up:

[Redwine]

Saludos a nuestro camarada Argentino!:up:

Muchas gracias Brag ! :up:

[Knieknochen]

U-46
Oberleutnant z.S. Jurgen Knieknochen reporting in, Sir.
5th patrol, July 1940.

Grid BF21, sighted large lightly escorted convoy heading WSW after hazardous passage through der Kanal. Currently shadowing until weather is favorable. Men are itching for a fight after sinking HMS Nelson on last patrol :arrgh!: ( Hood got away).

An honour serving with you all <S> !

[DenRJ]

U-196 IXD2 on my way to South Africa, Feb 1943;
Just got sidetracked by a small convoy off the coast of Spain.
Crosshair on the troop transport.

Good patrol to all you sailors

DenRJ

[leeclose]

U-112 out playing with the uber boot and leaving Kiel here we come guys:up: :up:

[joea]

Still on patrol in the Atlantic for now. :smug:


Looking forward to the Pacific as well. :D

[Penelope_Grey]

Im holding up the honour of the U-Boats, did I mention at all I also sank an illustrious aircraft carrier?

[leeclose]

Penelope please tell me you got a screenie:yep:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Still on patrol in the Atlantic for now. :smug:


Looking forward to the Pacific as well. :D

This:up:

[xlbob]

U 122, base Lorient, March 1941. Currently in a 24hrs patrol in grid DG 91.

[P_Funk]

Penelope please tell me you got a screenie:yep:
You obviously missed the thread.:roll:

[kiwikapitan]

Still in the mid-Atlantic avoiding air patrols and generally being a nuisance to the enemy! :arrgh!:

Only sunk less than 10.000 tons so far since leaving the U-tanker but hoping for more since I'm on a direct intercept course with a large convoy Sth. of Cape Verdes. 6 weeks since leaving port but spirits are still high.

As for the Pacific... :nope:

Once a Grey Wolf, always a Grey Wolf i say. :up:

[HunterICX]

U-45 VII/C

Late 1940

bring it on ASW!

[Brag]

20 August 1941
300 kms NNW of Cape Verdes. Clear, heavy seas. Dawn and night attacks on northbound convoy. 3 large freighters sunk. Pursuing this convoy.

Bruno (Aspirin) Bayer U-123

[Morts]

U-45
Nov. 9th
in port getting ready for patrol 4

ready too serve the fatherland:up:

[melnibonian]

Im holding up the honour of the U-Boats, did I mention at all I also sank an illustrious aircraft carrier?
Some might think you're showing off ;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

On a serious note. Well done for the Illustrious. Now go out there and sink some more carriers ;) :D :up:

[Morts]

Im holding up the honour of the U-Boats, did I mention at all I also sank an illustrious aircraft carrier?
Some might think you're showing off ;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

On a serious note. Well done for the Illustrious. Now go out there and sink some more carriers ;) :D :up:
NOOO DONT STEAL OUR CARRIERS:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
i want one too

BUT MOOOOM !!!!!! I WANT IT

[melnibonian]

Im holding up the honour of the U-Boats, did I mention at all I also sank an illustrious aircraft carrier?
Some might think you're showing off ;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

On a serious note. Well done for the Illustrious. Now go out there and sink some more carriers ;) :D :up:
NOOO DONT STEAL OUR CARRIERS:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
i want one too

BUT MOOOOM !!!!!! I WANT IT
Now now Morts. Wait in line like a good boy. As soon as Penny finish with the Carriers you can have a go at them ;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Morts]

Im holding up the honour of the U-Boats, did I mention at all I also sank an illustrious aircraft carrier?
Some might think you're showing off ;) :rotfl:

On a serious note. Well done for the Illustrious. Now go out there and sink some more carriers ;) :up:
NOOO DONT STEAL OUR CARRIERS :rotfl:
i want one too

BUT MOOOOM !!!!!! I WANT IT
Now now Morts. Wait in line like a good boy. As soon as Penny finish with the Carriers you can have a go at them ;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!:rotfl:

[melnibonian]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!:rotfl:
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Morts]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!:rotfl:
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl: :rotfl:
but i want 2 rodneys and 2 nelsons!!!!

I WANT MORE TONNAGE THEN PENNY:rotfl:

[Huxy]

I would like a nimitz carrier in my pool....

-Huxy

[melnibonian]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!:rotfl:
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl: :rotfl:
but i want 2 rodneys and 2 nelsons!!!!

I WANT MORE TONNAGE THEN PENNY:rotfl:
Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Morts]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl:
but i want 2 rodneys and 2 nelsons!!!!

I WANT MORE TONNAGE THEN PENNY:rotfl:
Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl:
I WANT MY OWN!!!! *steals her carrier*
muhahaha:rotfl:

[Huxy]

Im gonna get the police on you you thief!


no wait...

aha!

I get the RAF on you. MUAHAHAHAHAHA:D

-Huxy

[melnibonian]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl:
but i want 2 rodneys and 2 nelsons!!!!

I WANT MORE TONNAGE THEN PENNY:rotfl:
Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl:
I WANT MY OWN!!!! *steals her carrier*
muhahaha:rotfl:
Morts you naughty p&*%$ of S*$£* :nope: Give Penny's Carrier Back before I get angry and Uninstall GWX from your PC :stare: Now enough is enough. You WILL be a good boy and hunt for Carriers in the US Area of the Atlantic. Penny will hunt in the European Area of the Atlantic. When you both have TWO Carriers credited to you we will change sides.:arrgh!: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Morts]

Im gonna get the police on you you thief!


no wait...

aha!

I get the RAF on you. MUAHAHAHAHAHA:D

-Huxy

meh...find me:arrgh!:
muhahahaha

[Morts]

BUT MOOM I WANT IT..NOOOOW!!!!
Now Now be a Good Boy and if you let Penny play with her Carriers I'll give you a Nelson BB and an Essex CV Ok?;) :rotfl:
but i want 2 rodneys and 2 nelsons!!!!

I WANT MORE TONNAGE THEN PENNY:rotfl:
Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl:
I WANT MY OWN!!!! *steals her carrier*
muhahaha:rotfl:
Morts you naughty p&*%$ of S*$£* :nope: Give Penny's Carrier Back before I get angry and Uninstall GWX from your PC :stare: Now enough is enough. You WILL be a good boy and hunt for Carriers in the US Area of the Atlantic. Penny will hunt in the European Area of the Atlantic. When you both have TWO Carriers credited to you we will change sides.:arrgh!: :rotfl: :rotfl:

nuu-uuhh

[Huxy]

Im gonna get the police on you you thief!


no wait...

aha!

I get the RAF on you. MUAHAHAHAHAHA:D

-Huxy

meh...find me:arrgh!:
muhahahaha

I will not find you easily. !

so, Give penny her carrier back before I eat my salami!

-Huxy

[Morts]

Im gonna get the police on you you thief!


no wait...

aha!

I get the RAF on you. MUAHAHAHAHAHA:D

-Huxy

meh...find me:arrgh!:
muhahahaha

I will not find you easily. !

so, Give penny her carrier back before I eat my salami!

-Huxy
make me:arrgh!:

[Huxy]

Melnibonian, Help Me Make Him!

-Huxy

[Morts]

Melnibonian, Help Me Make Him!

-Huxy
dont do it mel:stare:
i payed some flyboys to bomb you if you get anywhere near me (same goes for huxy):arrgh!:

[Huxy]

Melnibonian, Help Me Make Him!

-Huxy
dont do it mel:stare:
i payed some flyboys to bomb you if you get anywhere near me (same goes for huxy):arrgh!:

Im a close friend to the RAF, VSS, LW, USAAF and so on.. So they won't bomb me. Muahahahaha


HELP ME MEL!

[Morts]

Melnibonian, Help Me Make Him!

-Huxy
dont do it mel:stare:
i payed some flyboys to bomb you if you get anywhere near me (same goes for huxy):arrgh!:

Im a close friend to the RAF, VSS, LW, USAAF and so on.. So they won't bomb me. Muahahahaha


HELP ME MEL!
meh...forget finding me...the atlantic is a big place

[Brag]

Wherever she goes, Penny spreads carrier-mania :roll:

[Huxy]

Open the pumps! We pump all the water out of the atlantic!

Then we grab a Storch and search your Uboat on the ground...
:hmm:

-Huxy:know:

[Morts]

i just said the atlantic was a big place....i didn say i was there

[Huxy]

*glomf*
dooorrrggghhhh
GPS!
AMID!
OIUY!
FHN!

whatever you do mel, FIND HIM!!!!:damn:

[Morts]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up:

[melnibonian]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up:
True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl:

[Morts]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up:
True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl:
forget it...its mine now

[melnibonian]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up:
True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl:
forget it...its mine now
Then we're comming after you mate ;) :rotfl: :arrgh!: :arrgh!:

[Morts]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up:
True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl:
forget it...its mine now
Then we're comming after you mate ;) :rotfl: :arrgh!: :arrgh!:
find me then
im somewhere in the atlantic
haha..you cant find me:arrgh!:

[melnibonian]

We did find you

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9950/illustriousatseadg8.jpg

We had to "persuade you" to hand over the boat
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9307/www057uj7.jpg

So we put it into Dry Dock to fix it
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2075/n25845nf8.jpg

After that Penny got a Brand New HMS Illustrious
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9988/hms20illustrious01nr5.jpg

[Penelope_Grey]

Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl: :rotfl:

That all depends. I don't take to people who try to steal my thunder too well! Mwa ha ha!

[Penelope_Grey]

Wherever she goes, Penny spreads carrier-mania :roll:

I'm just the best carrier crusher out there this is why. You boys are just jealous.

And I want my effing carrier back Morts or I'm gonna shove a T1 right where the sun doesn't! :rotfl::rotfl:

[Morts]

Wherever she goes, Penny spreads carrier-mania :roll:

I'm just the best carrier crusher out there this is why. You boys are just jealous.

And I want my effing carrier back Morts or I'm gonna shove a T1 right where the sun doesn't! :rotfl::rotfl:
:rotfl:
go look in grid AM52
shes somewhere in the deep
i "accidently" sent 3 G7a Torps into it:rotfl:

[Huxy]

HAHAHA

There you see Morts, Mel and I found you (mel did but im so selfish so I add myself aswell)
HAHAHAHAHAH


Now as you sank someting that is NOT yours, muahahahaha:smug:

[Morts]

HAHAHA

There you see Morts, Mel and I found you (mel did but im so selfish so I add myself aswell)
HAHAHAHAHAH


Now as you sank someting that is NOT yours, muahahahaha:smug:
thats weird...where did you guys find me ?

[Huxy]

check the top of this page, http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=465258&posted=1#post465258

There we found you..

muahahaha:rotfl:

[Morts]

HaHaHa by the time you guys posted the pic of penny's carrier
it had already been sunk! HaHaHa
and im hiding in the...wait...im not telling you guys

[AVGWarhawk]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up: True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl: forget it...its mine now Then we're comming after you mate ;) :rotfl: :arrgh!: :arrgh!: find me then
im somewhere in the atlantic
haha..you cant find me:arrgh!:


Good gobbs of booger snots. I leave for the pacific for a few days and I come back to Morts and this:shifty:

[Morts]

now guys...lets get back on topic:up: True. You're absolutelly correct. Before that you must give Penny her Carrier back ;) :rotfl: forget it...its mine now Then we're comming after you mate ;) :rotfl: :arrgh!: :arrgh!: find me then
im somewhere in the atlantic
haha..you cant find me:arrgh!:


Good gobbs of booger snots. I leave for the pacific for a few days and I come back to Morts and this:shifty:
what have i done now:rotfl:

[leeclose]

Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl: :rotfl:


Umm mel look at what you typed mate hehe i must have a really weird sense of humour well seing i am a ex submariner :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Morts]

Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl: :rotfl:


Umm mel look at what you typed mate hehe i must have a really weird sense of humour well seing i am a ex submariner :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

pervert:rotfl:

[melnibonian]

Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her. :rotfl: :rotfl:


Umm mel look at what you typed mate hehe i must have a really weird sense of humour well seing i am a ex submariner :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
:o :hmm: :oops:

I do have a "submariner's" sense of humour as well but in this case it was totally inocent :yep:

[firouz]

U179 IXD2 March 1943 off the Azores enroute for a patrol off Cape Town. Knocked down three Ansons before a Short Sunderland almost did for me. Four AA crew dead, flooding in all bar forward compartment. Full marks to Engineering Officer who took control of the repair crew, and kept us afloat. Fuller marks to the two replacement AA crew who stood in the carnage of our deck to see the Sunderland off. Still seaworthy. Currently at 180m shaking off three angry escorts with no sense of humour. :smug:

Firouz, hope you'll make it!

Thanks Brag, the crew appreciates the support!:up: We made it away. Fell in with a second convoy 1day sailing south. Heavy weather. Nightfalling. Penetrated the convoy. 23,000 tons sunk and slipped away unseen. Heading south looking for calmer waters to reload from externals. :D

[Brag]

Now Morts don't be greedy :stare: Be a good boy and I'm sure Penny will let you play with her.


Umm mel look at what you typed mate hehe i must have a really weird sense of humour well seing i am a ex submariner
:o :hmm: :oops:

I do have a "submariner's" sense of humour as well but in this case it was totally inocent :yep:

:rotfl: :rotfl: Innocent? Innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl: Is anyone around here innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Brag]

U179 IXD2 March 1943 off the Azores enroute for a patrol off Cape Town. Knocked down three Ansons before a Short Sunderland almost did for me. Four AA crew dead, flooding in all bar forward compartment. Full marks to Engineering Officer who took control of the repair crew, and kept us afloat. Fuller marks to the two replacement AA crew who stood in the carnage of our deck to see the Sunderland off. Still seaworthy. Currently at 180m shaking off three angry escorts with no sense of humour. :smug:

Firouz, hope you'll make it!

Thanks Brag, the crew appreciates the support!:up: We made it away. Fell in with a second convoy 1day sailing south. Heavy weather. Nightfalling. Penetrated the convoy. 23,000 tons sunk and slipped away unseen. Heading south looking for calmer waters to reload from externals. :D

Hehe, I smell a party back in Lorient :arrgh!:

[Paajtor]

:rotfl: :rotfl: Innocent? Innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl: Is anyone around here innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl:
I was born innocent...but then everybody spoiled it. :lol:

[melnibonian]

:rotfl: :rotfl: Innocent? Innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl: Is anyone around here innocent? :rotfl: :rotfl:
Bernard is :o :p :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Turm]

U-49. April 22nd, 1940. AM 51, Western Approaches.

7th patrol, but the first in this boat. Just made 2 near-midnight surface attacks on the crew's first-ever convoy. 2 tankers sunk, 5 ships this patrol; 39,800 tons. 1 torpedo remaining in aft external reserve, heading away from convoy to reload.

(Still my first career after 2 years & 4 days of owning SH3... slow but steady:arrgh!:)

[Brag]

U-49. April 22nd, 1940. AM 51, Western Approaches.

7th patrol, but the first in this boat. Just made 2 near-midnight surface attacks on the crew's first-ever convoy. 2 tankers sunk, 5 ships this patrol; 39,800 tons. 1 torpedo remaining in aft external reserve, heading away from convoy to reload.

(Still my first career after 2 years & 4 days of owning SH3... slow but steady:arrgh!:)

Good show, welcome to this nest of ruffians :up:

[melnibonian]

Turm Welcome to SubSim mate:up:

Keep up the good work in the Western Approaches and keep sinking those Juicy Merchants :arrgh!:

[leeclose]

Were deiffantly ruff thats for sure:yep:

[Webchessie]

U-516 of 2nd Flotilla, Lorient. IXC/40. At sea on patrol 28 Feb. 14, 1944. Grid CB. Press the attack! :rock: :rock:

[Marko_Ramius]

U-45 _ 6/12/1941 _ West of Biscay

Got to back home / Attack and observation Periscope destroyed / Radio Antenna destroyed / Conning tower with heavy dammage / No casualties in crew

Met a large convoy 10 hours ago ; Decided to Chloroform my WO for this patrol :arrgh!:; Sunk 3 Large cargos, but in panic, not seen this Flower Class rushing me ; Depth charged ... Conning tower out and a lot of noise from her ... Could escape running deep.

I awake my WO with some good Schnapps i keep with me for some great events, he awake quick and say to me : "Sir, we should back to base, i made a strange dream: A lot of our people spoke about to fight in another seas .. i'm worried "

"Fool !!!" i said ... Hmmm, we have heavy dammage, ok, let's go back to base.

During travel back to Brest, i heard at many times my crew who was speaking of something "pacific ?" don't heard exactly .. They must have smoke grass or something ? why they should want to be pacific ? we must be agressive, not cool !! What's going on there ..

When arrived at Brest, a guy named Thomsen, drunk as usual, said that the americans was attacked at Pearl Harbour, and a lot of guys betrayed us to fight with them ..

Anyway i will be there, at Brest for my next patrol, even if i'm the only guy on this sub!!. Maybe i will go to pacific with wife and children, but not before next hollidays, i still have some merchants to sunk here ...

[Deep-Six]

As you all may know, I am making a second run on New York.

U-555 IXD2, still in the Golf von Vizcaya north of Spain. I have successfully evaded a bomber.(my first airplane ever encountered in GWX ever).

Will post in my thread New York, New York part 2 when I start sinking ships again.:)

[gord96]

Sitting at the bottom of the sea just north of Scapa Flow. Destroyer above me dropping depth charges. He can't find me but he is getting close. Second patrol with GWX. Guess they didn't appreciate my sinking of their freighter that had all the ammo that lit up the sky so nicely. Hope to be able to get underway soon, if we are still alive.

U-47

[GoldenRivet]

I have always wanted to fight a desperate battle against impossible odds
isnt it...

"I have always wanted to fight a desperate battle against increadible odds"?

a line from the movie last sarfighter i think

not seen it in ages

[Brag]

Sitting at the bottom of the sea just north of Scapa Flow. Destroyer above me dropping depth charges. He can't find me but he is getting close. Second patrol with GWX. Guess they didn't appreciate my sinking of their freighter that had all the ammo that lit up the sky so nicely. Hope to be able to get underway soon, if we are still alive.

U-47

Ooff--nasty situation being in shallow water and stationary, try rising a couple of meters above botton and slip out at 1 knot.

[Alyebard]

Kvttkpt. Albert von Gross, on duty since 09/39. 41st patrol, departed from Brest, 1st Flotille. At sea on CG61, 03/44. a c2 and a coastal merchand, sinked on the way. U-255, type VII/C. wind 6 m/s, 060, light fog. Charging batteries and waitting for a big convoy ;)

[Platapus]

I have always wanted to fight a desperate battle against impossible odds
isnt it...

"I have always wanted to fight a desperate battle against increadible odds"?

a line from the movie last sarfighter i think

not seen it in ages

You may be right. They say the memory is the second thing to go :oops:

[gord96]

Sitting at the bottom of the sea just north of Scapa Flow. Destroyer above me dropping depth charges. He can't find me but he is getting close. Second patrol with GWX. Guess they didn't appreciate my sinking of their freighter that had all the ammo that lit up the sky so nicely. Hope to be able to get underway soon, if we are still alive.

U-47

Ooff--nasty situation being in shallow water and stationary, try rising a couple of meters above botton and slip out at 1 knot.

no worries :) I am not actually "sitting", i am at a depth of 65m in 71m of water and cruising at a speedy 2kts. It just feels like I am sitting :o

[Brag]

If you go down to one knot, they might not find you

[Schemer]

U-48
Sept 1940
AL25
Amidst convoy in heavy fog... what else is new

Just returned from eye-catching, but ultimately uninspiring trip to the Pacific.

[Brag]

U-48
Sept 1940
AL25
Amidst convoy in heavy fog... what else is new

Just returned from eye-catching, but ultimately uninspiring trip to the Pacific.

Lots of double turncoats are coming back. I guess those Lucky Strikes and Chesterfield cigarettes don't measure up.

Welcome back comrades. :sunny:

[Deep-Six]

U-48
Sept 1940
AL25
Amidst convoy in heavy fog... what else is new

Just returned from eye-catching, but ultimately uninspiring trip to the Pacific.

Lots of double turncoats are coming back. I guess those Lucky Strikes and Chesterfield cigarettes don't measure up.

Welcome back comrades. :sunny:

Brag, I have noticed that also. We all knew you guys would be back. :)

[Zero Niner]

U-109 update:
Feb 14 1940
Location: DJ15, somewhere NW of Casablanca

Tally thus far:
2 tankers
10 merchants
3 DDs (V&W, Tribal, Black Swan)
Tonnage: about 77,000

Eels left: 2

RTB, hoping to expend last eels on targets of opportunity along the way.


:rock:

[Brag]

U-109 update:
Feb 14 1940
Location: DJ15, somewhere NW of Casablanca

Tally thus far:
2 tankers
10 merchants
3 DDs (V&W, Tribal, Black Swan)
Tonnage: about 77,000

Eels left: 2

RTB, hoping to expend last eels on targets of opportunity along the way.


:rock:

Nice tonnage :up:

[Steel_Tomb]

Back from the Pacific...nice views but nothing much else for the moment. Ahhh...nothing better than a nice cold, wet, windy storm to wake you up in the morning! Just starting a new career after reinstalling SH3...old career got to 1944 with about 10 patrols under my belt and a majority of the medals. Just discovered the wonders of GWX so will be stuck with that for a while I think! :ping:

[AVGWarhawk]

Although I'm fooling with SH4 and I do enjoy it. I long for the Uboat, the grunt of my diesels that bring distruction to the Allied shipping lanes:yep:. The North Atlantic beckons me.......

[leeclose]

Hmph ive had sh4 for 3 days and all ive done is muck about with it mind you the fact my oc had a brain fart last night was nightmare but the shinny new 512 meg ddr3 video card made up for it:up:

[Zero Niner]

U-109 update:
Feb 14 1940
Location: DJ15, somewhere NW of Casablanca

Tally thus far:
2 tankers
10 merchants
3 DDs (V&W, Tribal, Black Swan)
Tonnage: about 77,000

Eels left: 2

RTB, hoping to expend last eels on targets of opportunity along the way.


:rock:
Nice tonnage :up:

Thank you.

Feb 20, 1940: U-109 now docked at Wilhlemshaven.
Kaluen was awarded Knight's Cross for yet another successful patrol.
Crew is looking forward to 3 week's shore leave before we set off on our 5th patrol.

[d@rk51d3]

D@rk51d3 here, defending the Fatherland.:rock:

[robbo180265]

Although I'm fooling with SH4 and I do enjoy it. I long for the Uboat, the grunt of my diesels that bring distruction to the Allied shipping lanes:yep:. The North Atlantic beckons me.......

Any time that you want to come back to the dark side - we'll be here waiting:D

[Lzs von swe]

After some CTD issues in the Black Sea i´m back home in the 7´th:up:

U-46, yes another one:yep: , type VIIb, first war patrol. Sep 23 -39, BF17. After three weeks, going the long way, in calm weather it´s now back to the normal miserable weather. Just sank two merchants in an convoy, lucky, almost blind shots in the fog. Starting the return trip, got attacked 3 times by Ansons and 1 time by a destroyer on the out leg so I´m a little bit worried.

[Brag]

This has became an impressive list of determined and ferocious hunters. The Atlantic and victory are ours! :cool:

[Cap'n Blake]

Hunting for Sowjetten on the Black Sea in Type IID...

[Cap'n Blake]

*double post*

[fvd]

U-52 was on it's way from Wilhemshafen to grid CG67.
But have been sunk by two destroyers in the canal near Dover.
All hands lost...

We proudly died "fur Deutschland".

Now looking for a new boat and a new crew (hope they'll trust me) ;)

[Brag]

fvd,
Welcome aboard!
Sorry to hear about your "training" mishap (RIP). Stealth & caution will help you survive in the future. You will find survival hints on my webbie. :D

[leeclose]

Brag you should ad a section in called how to run away really fast while trying not to die in a horrible fashion involving depth charges or pointy sticks:yep:

[Brag]

U-123 21 Aug 1941 (GWX)

DT-68. 90746 Sank 9 ferighters 90746 tonnes. 1 torpedo left. No damage. Returning Lorient

Bruno (aspirin) Bayer

[Brag]

Brag you should ad a section in called how to run away really fast while trying not to die in a horrible fashion involving depth charges or pointy sticks:yep:

Lee,
To run fast is to die. Call me 1 knot Brag :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jay Carlson]

Type II May 1940 - new career (again)
Back to England for me and the stormy Atlantic.
When I finally end the war (DID) I'll buy SH4

[P_Funk]

I wonder if you added up all the tonnage sunk by SH3 players since release how well we've done.:p And we're not even at 2 years!

[Brag]

I wonder if you added up all the tonnage sunk by SH3 players since release how well we've done.:p And we're not even at 2 years!

We are Churchill's nightmare come true. :smug:

[Paajtor]

We are Churchill's nightmare come true. :smug:
Yeah, suppose we are...no wonder, with all those attacks on Scapa:rotfl:

[ReallyDedPoet]

U-Boats will never go away, SH3 and GWX other mods will prevent that from happening.

[Zero Niner]

U-109 departs Wilhelmshaven on patrol #5, at 1500 on Mar 18, 1940.

[Schemer]

When I finally end the war (DID) I'll buy SH4

Hey, that rhymes!! :)

[Genferret]

I'm a relative "noob" to SHIII still (and this forum, 1st post here, heh). I clung to SHII and Destroyer Commander up until about 5 months ago when my buddies were talking on TS about playing SHIII and told me about something they called "Gray Wolves" and such.

I don't think any other $19.95 game(price on Direct2Drive at the time) has ever been worth as much to me and more. Altho it wasn't the stock game (I tried that once, never again). It's the modding community that made this game really really worth it to me. Between GWX and SH3 Commander I'm quite happy (today I try out a new toy, SH3 Gen Tracking Room).

I stopped playing for a couple months but I've gotten back into it heavy now. Just went through the Naval Academy (again, I got a new PC in the couples month and forgot to copy my SHIII info over, doh!) and have run a couple of "training" campaigns in the Black Sea and Atlantic to get back into the swing of it.

Think today once I get SH3Gen with the new "Tracking Room" working I'll finally toss my hat in to start my career in a Type VIIB (again, 11 patrol career was on my old PC, argh I regret completely wiping that thing now, was approaching early '41 :cry:).

One of those buddies who talked me into trying SHIII defected to the Allies in the Pacific (SHIV). Based off what he's told me, I'll be perfectly happy remaining here in the Atlantic amongst my "pack".

[Brag]

Welcome aboard this nest of ruffians, Kaleun Genferret! Good hunting :D

[Puster Bill]

Absolutely. In fact, I just re-installed SHIII, patched it to 1.4b, and reinstalled GWX so that I would have a 'clean' install. Started out in 1939 in Wilhelmshaven, and am currently in MarQu AN14 heading for BE31.

[Redbear]

U-93 here out of Brest. Currently on our way south to our patrol area off the African coast. I'll stay with U-boats myself.

[johnm]

U-47 docked at Wilhelmshaven.

January 1940, still alive at 7th Patrol.

GWX and 1.02 plus odd mods


if this keeps up, I'll have to resign from the 2 patrols and dead club!

no intention of going west unless I use a IX.

[Brag]

U-47 docked at Wilhelmshaven.

January 1940, still alive at 7th Patrol.

GWX and 1.02 plus odd mods


if this keeps up, I'll have to resign from the 2 patrols and dead club!

no intention of going west unless I use a IX.

They haven't chucked you out of that club yet? Disgaceful :rock:

[Tijn]

I've played Sh4 for a couple of days but i didn't like it at all. Maybe i'll give it an other try later on. But for now i will be back with U-701. It's just that i miss the struggle, the excitment, the all or nothing feeling.

So bottomline, back to my beloved VIIC and raise hell on the Atlantic!! :rock:


Tijn

[Brag]

I've played Sh4 for a couple of days but i didn't like it at all. Maybe i'll give it an other try later on. But for now i will be back with U-701. It's just that i miss the struggle, the excitment, the all or nothing feeling.

So bottomline, back to my beloved VIIC and raise hell on the Atlantic!! :rock:


Tijn

Yesssss. Wir fahren gegen England bis unserer letztes man :arrgh!: :arrgh!: :arrgh!: :arrgh!:

[Bewolf]

U-29 Typ VIIB*stop*NE of Dunkirk 1940*stop*

Snuck into the Dunkirk evacuation operation*stop*Several freighters and warships sunk*stop*3 Torpedos left*stop*Took heavy damage*stop*Two more destroyers sighted*stop*Taking evasi.......

[Foghladh_mhara]

U-49 and its crew of vagabonds running on the surface in calm seas and sunshine north of Scapa on their first (again) patrol Sep 1939. Gambling on the assumption that only an idiot would run surfaced in such weather 10km from a major Naval base with multiple air and surface patrols and therefore they wont be looking for me. If theres a flaw in this plan I cant find it:D BE31 here we come

[Frenssen]

Patrolling in AN18 Dec 39. 1 ship sunk for 2000 tons. The start of a hopefully successful career.

[Brag]

U-29 Typ VIIB*stop*NE of Dunkirk 1940*stop*

Snuck into the Dunkirk evacuation operation*stop*Several freighters and warships sunk*stop*3 Torpedos left*stop*Took heavy damage*stop*Two more destroyers sighted*stop*Taking evasi.......

Your message sounds ominous :nope: . Welcome into the active side of our nest of ruffians. :D

[leeclose]

Thank the gods for silent hunter 3/gwx and uber boot becouse silent hunter 4 has more bugs than a ant hill:yep:

[Morts]

Thank the gods for silent hunter 3/gwx and uber boot becouse silent hunter 4 has more bugs than a ant hill:yep:

that would have been really hilarious if it wasnt true:rotfl:

[leeclose]

Yeah i know morts i thought sh3 was bad back when it got released but 4 is just taking the michael been a very frustrating few days and i am going to stop right here before i start ranting about how bad it is graphically great game gameplay good everything else crap:yep:

[Brag]

30 September 1941

U-123, underway from Lorient 1550 hrs to patrol CG44

Sieg heil!

Bayer :smug:

[Genferret]

U-45 currently out on her 2nd patrol now out of Wilhelmshaven, passing BE32 for BE61 in a Type VIIB. We're already doing better then the first patrol. Didn't make it far outta port before we had a mishap involving a Type IIA and had to turn right back around.

[OddjobXL]

Green kaleun and his crew just made it back from their first war patrol in October 1939. S. Paul Ochs commanding U-23. Long voyage off of Norway in a tiny Type II sub and the lads were glad to get back onto solid land. Rough seas, terrible visibility and little hunting. We chased a few ships but managed to lose them, or they turned out to be neutrals, and burned too much fuel in the process. Our navigator needs help sorting out proper intercept techniques.

Just after deciding to head back, patrol completed but still with all our fish, we stumbled across a merchant running without lights in the middle of a moonless, overcast, night at point blank range. It was quite a chase wracked by pounding rain and giant waves. Our vessel is less than swift even under the best circumstances and lacked a deck gun to make short work of the target.

She turned out to be British, but we had to get inside of 800 meters to see the flag clearly. One torpedo missed, a second hit but with no visible damage, and the third ran off course. After a long period of reloading, something else we need to improve our skills with, the next torpedo hit under her bow and the cargo on the deck exploded. We trailed patiently behind as the water flooded her face first and she began to sink. There was much cheering and it was rewarded with a spectacular secondary explosion.

Limped home, nearly out of fuel, and travelled mainly by battery using our deisel to keep it charged. Green kapitan Paul may be but he'd be damned if he'd run out of gas on his first patrol! We stopped by a small base off the coast for refuelling, and it was a close thing, before moving on to the Kiel Canal. Then it was all relaxing on deck, soaking in the view, and listening to contraband jazz records on the gramaphone until we made it home.

We may not be aces but we survived!

[Platapus]

good job taking the war to the enemy. you should be proud of your first mission<img>

[Brag]

Hard to be an ace in a canoe. Good job!

[Brag]

U-123
9 October 1941. 250 kms WNW off Gibraltar.
During 3 days of sunny, deckie weather, gunned down 4 small freighters.

[STEED]

Thank the gods for silent hunter 3/gwx and uber boot becouse silent hunter 4 has more bugs than a ant hill:yep:

Have you told Ubi that one?

[leeclose]

Hm mtried to steed but there a bit thick that way plus the 30 plus page of bugs in the sh4 forum will give them a general idea of how bugy it is:yep:

[Der Kolkrabe]

U-97, type VIIC, 23rd/29th Flotilla, Salamis
Friday, March 27, 1942
Just left at base, headng grid CO61 on his 3rd patrol.

Last patrol ended Friday, Jan 2, 1942. Hull integrity 50 %, tubes 2,3 & 4 destroyed... who order to go Alexandria and shallow water :oops: Been hunted several hours 3 DDs and 3 torpedoboats... no more shallow waters for me, thank you :arrgh!:

[Brag]

Hm mtried to steed but there a bit thick that way plus the 30 plus page of bugs in the sh4 forum will give them a general idea of how bugy it is:yep:

Hey guys!

This thread is not a SH4 bitch sheet. :shifty:

[Lzs von swe]

U-97, type VIIC, 23rd/29th Flotilla, Salamis
Friday, March 27, 1942
Just left at base, headng grid CO61 on his 3rd patrol.

Last patrol ended Friday, Jan 2, 1942. Hull integrity 50 %, tubes 2,3 & 4 destroyed... who order to go Alexandria and shallow water :oops: Been hunted several hours 3 DDs and 3 torpedoboats... no more shallow waters for me, thank you :arrgh!:

Yes, thats the Med:arrgh!: After 4 careers there, all ended late -42 or early -43, the Atlantic in -39 to early -40 seems like a walk in the park:rock:

[Der Kolkrabe]

U-97, type VIIC, 23rd/29th Flotilla, Salamis
Friday, March 27, 1942
Just left at base, headng grid CO61 on his 3rd patrol.

Last patrol ended Friday, Jan 2, 1942. Hull integrity 50 %, tubes 2,3 & 4 destroyed... who order to go Alexandria and shallow water :oops: Been hunted several hours 3 DDs and 3 torpedoboats... no more shallow waters for me, thank you :arrgh!:

Yes, thats the Med:arrgh!: After 4 careers there, all ended late -42 or early -43, the Atlantic in -39 to early -40 seems like a walk in the park:rock:

Agree 100 % :yep:

First patrol I go sneaking Tobruk, 2 DD try crush me but fortunately I'm deep water... so second patrol I think go Alexandria :damn: Anyway h*ll breaks loose when I sunk DD... then rear tube another DD but one Elcoboat drive just line :rotfl:

Why don't they patrol deep water?? :hmm: :rotfl:

[STEED]

I am socking it to Australia but time is running out it's 1945. :)

[Brag]

I am socking it to Australia but time is running out it's 1945. :)

I thought you had retired ;)
1945, huh? Via de Cape Horn to Argentina?

[OddjobXL]

Kapitan Paul Ochs of U-23, Lottern, reporting back. Second patrol much smoother and even took out a 10k Polish freighter south of Kristiansand. The crew's confidence is growing. They've taken to referring to themselves as the Swingjugend, or Swing Kids, because of a shared love of foreign jazz and big bands. But the few records we have are increasingly hard to hide from inspectors. One like-minded Schnellboot crew has taken to carrying our collection out to us as we leave Kiel and picking it up as we return.

We picked up a large ship moving in a zig-zag pattern on our sonar during a dive. Having learned, by necessity, the effectiveness of extending range by alternating between battery and deisel in this tiny Einbaum "canoe" this has become our standard mode of travel. The dives, at slow speeds, also help us pick up targets at better than visual range. We've also become much more choosy about what targets to go after. They must be close or closing. We do not waste fuel. Our chief engineer, Albert Teschner, has taped over the Flank setting. As far as we are concerned it does not exist.

This vessel was heading right for us without escort, and we picked up the Polish flag over the tallest mast. Opperman, our navigator, insisted on sorting out the zig-zag pattern mathematically, through painstaking observation and maintaining station keeping until we had it mapped and dissected. This is, of course, the same Opperman who saw our fuel tanks to near empty on the first patrol. I took a quick vote of the officers and we decided just to head into the middle of the pattern and wait. Whereever the freighter ended up we'd be somewhere nearby. The gramophone was, regretfully, turned off.

The Polish ended up behind us at closest approach so we surfaced and turned to 180 degrees as fast as we could. Three torpedos fired in a spread slightly forward. Again only one hit. This time, however, we left the magnetic detonator on and carefully set the depth to run under her keel. At first there was no obvious effect other than that, somehow, we were easily outrunning her. "Load faster, load faster....wait. Where are all the Poles going?!" Sure enough they were fleeing the seemingly intact ship.

And then she started, minutely at first, settling lower on the ocean - but on an even keel. A meter of water rising took several minutes. And then her bow dipped, reluctantly, regretfully as if acknowledging defeat and she slipped under the waves.

Cheers all about, the gramophone played some merry gypsy jazz, and we broke open some smuggled Berliner Weisse as we pulled away from the scene of our victory. But I stared for a time from the conning tower at the wreckage. It was a beautiful sunny day and there had been a huge ship with all hands enjoying the weather just as we had. Now, no fires no explosions and only a few men in rafts floating away from the crates and detrius that marked the spot where she vanished. Is that how we will end up one day? Only we will not be in rafts...it all seems too easy.

The lads tugged me out of my brooding and suggested we must find an artist to paint a slide-trombone as our emblem for the conning tower. Another wondered if there might not be some more music on British ships. Perhaps if we find smaller ones we could board them and search...I told them I'd ask for a grid closer to England next patrol.

We may be a bit irregular but we are growing more effective and clearly motivated. If not by the nonsense Berlin tosses our way. We're family now. We'll see this war out one way or another and if it comes down to us or the other fellows, I'm afraid they're up against the Swing Kids of U-23 now.

Swing heil!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Just rigged up my new system, SH3 + GWX run flawlessly, fps, load times ( well still a little long, but half of what they were ) smooth as silk:up::up:

Also runs SH4 to the max.

[Brag]

[quote=OddjobXL

We may be a bit irregular but we are growing more effective and clearly motivated. If not by the nonsense Berlin tosses our way. We're family now. We'll see this war out one way or another and if it comes down to us or the other fellows, I'm afraid they're up against the Swing Kids of U-23 now.

Swing heil![/quote]

Good read, Kaleun! :up:

[STEED]

I am socking it to Australia but time is running out it's 1945. :)

I thought you had retired ;)
1945, huh? Via de Cape Horn to Argentina?

I did. :yep: it was my best ever career and I went out on a high note and not sent to the bottom of the sea. :smug:

I got seven more running at Penang and Jakarto they have mixed results.

[leeclose]

Hehe im heading to the north pole any want a penguin brought back?:up:

[STEED]

Hehe im heading to the north pole any want a penguin brought back?:up:

What so you fire them out of your tubes. :lol:

[Paajtor]

Penguins on the North Pole?:huh:

[STEED]

There at the South Pole I think. :hmm:

[Brag]

You can find Spaghetti Penguins in South Africa--no penguins in northern hemisphere

[Jan Kyster]

Ducimus and Rubini ruined my patrol (do *not* edit mid-patrol)... it had a carrier down in it...

Anyway... start again, new patrol 8.

June 15, 1940.
Clear, light fog.
We take off from Bergen after a refill.
Late afternoon, between norwegian mountains...

June 16. Patrol area AN23.
1128: Swordfish! Crash dive. DC close, no damage.
1610: surfaced. 15m/s, heavy clouds...
1809: SO: merchant. One of our own.

June 17, 15m/s, clear.

June 18, 15m/s, clear. AF76
0224: rendevouz with one of our Commerce Raides.
1830: 11m/s, partial clouds, clear. Leaving AF73, heading W

June 19, 11m/s, clear.

June 20, 11m/s, clear. AF74.
0651: Swordfish! Crash dive, 45 deg evading, DC in water, close. No damage.
1103: surface. 9m/s, clear. Calm sea.
1120: Swordfish!! Long range.

June 21, 15m/s, heavy clouds. AM32.
1648: RA: convoys, grid AM36. One northbound, other southgoing.
1650: we ignore them. Not going into shallow water again...
2050: heavy rain and fog, 15m/s.

June 22 15m/s, heavy rain and fog.
0130: entering AM31
0645: 15m/s, all clear. Heavy sea.
1854: heavy clouds.
2150: entering AM24.

June 23, 11m/s, cloudy, light fog, heavy sea.
1157: sonar contact. Slow merchant. Go for intercept.
1320: first hit. Small tanker.
1322: second hit. Two missed. 4 torpedoes wasted. Tracking her in the fog, 400m behind
1344: she's finally blows up... heading west. 1309t.

June 24, 8m/s, clear. AM25.
1245: 15m/s, cloudy but clear.

June 25, 7m/s, clear. Calm sea. AM18.
Patrol course plotted for AM18-01-43-51-52
1201: message from BdU. The English channel cleared for use. Yeah, right! Good for you.
1521: RA reports enemy warship in AM78. 800km south...
1535: *if* the ship is heading Scapa Flow, we *may* cross it's course... changing to E 110.
2010: 12m/s, clear. Entered AM29.

June 26, 12m/s, clear.
0410: has reached intercept course. Heading S 210.
0820: finished fine calculating courses, *if* correct then 120km to target...
0832: RA report large, 4kts convoy in AM52, heading ENE. 280km away, but too close to land. Ignored.
0954: reached patrol area. AM51. 13m/s, clear. Diving to 15m.
1008: SO: warship bearing 010. Long range. Closing.
1011: SO: more than 7 warships. I have a listen. There is a carrier in there! Know the sound of it...
1042: has tracked carrier and plotted it's course. We head due W for interception point.
1048: periscope up. Didi closing, Hunter behind. Carrier at bearing 340. Setting all tubes at fast speed.
1050: she's closing much too fast. Open all tubes, periscope up, 600m.
1051: mark, fire tube 1, mark, fire tube 2, mark, 3, mark, 4, crash dive! New course 210.
1052: first torpedo hit! Periscope still not entirely down, see hit mid rear half of ship. Then second impact! Near propellers.
1052: She's going down!
1054: at 50m going flank. New course 210 and rigging for silent.
1055: we can hear she's sinking now. Destroyer closing. Moving fast.
1105: DC in water. 100m behind us. They don't know where we are. 110m, heading 200.
1107: more DC. 300m away.
1122: DC, more than 700m behind. Clearly they lost us. Heading 240.
1130: destroyer moving away.
1133: blow ballast. Send contact report. Quick fill, fresh air and recharge.
1138: going to 35m. Heading S 210. Prepare for long dive.
1152: new depth 80m. Took a tour through the boat, thanking everyone for great effort. 23000t Illustrious Carrier.
1406: SO reports merchant. Turns out to be a hospital ship, we turn back south. Still submerged.
1810: heading W. Entering AM43.
2245: periscope depth. Clear sky.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/janoch/Carrierdown.jpg

June 27, AM43.
0047: surface the boat. Batteries 20, CO2 3.4.
0228: 7m/s, clear.
0415: plotted a patrol course. Homing for Wilhelmshaven, 3850km.
0645: send Status Report

U-33. Position Grid AM43
Torpedoes left: 5
Cargo ships sunk: 1
Warship sunk: 1
Total tonnage: 24309
No damage, all healthy.

Oberleutnant Z. S. Janus Küster

[Sailor Steve]

--no penguins in northern hemisphere
Uh-HUH! I seen lots of 'em at my zoo!:88)

[Brag]

--no penguins in northern hemisphere
Uh-HUH! I seen lots of 'em at my zoo!:88)

The only penguins we see in this zoo are the demented birds with a Scapa Flow fixation :huh:

[STEED]

--no penguins in northern hemisphere
Uh-HUH! I seen lots of 'em at my zoo!:88)

The only penguins we see in this zoo are the demented birds with a Scapa Flow fixation :huh:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

This must be a new mental illness as I can not find it any where.

[Lovro]

U-46 reporting
10mi of the cost of S England just after entering the chanel; 6. Jan 1941 (0400 hrs)

Silently infiltating a port:arrgh!: Sorrounded by 3 DD's and patrol boats... yet to be discovered.:|\\


ps. thats right I'm going in the chanel AND raiding a port at the same time.

[Corsair]

U-46 reporting
ps. thats right I'm going in the chanel AND raiding a port at the same time.

Really looking for it, ain't ya ??:D

[Brag]

U-46 reporting
ps. thats right I'm going in the chanel AND raiding a port at the same time.

Really looking for it, ain't ya ??:D

Hehe, we have another patient with Scapa suicidal syndrome (SSS)

[Telgriff]

Kaleun Griffin reporting in with his VII/B. Back on patrol after far too long a break from combat. First patrol is almost over and have not sighted a contact, extremely disappointed and will continue the hunt until I am almost out of the required fuel to get back to Lorient. Returning to base with all fish (bar the one Bernard fired before even getting to open sea), is almost as bad as sinking an axis ship!

[Mooncatt]

U-46 reporting
10mi of the cost of S England just after entering the chanel; 6. Jan 1941 (0400 hrs)

Silently infiltating a port:arrgh!: Sorrounded by 3 DD's and patrol boats... yet to be discovered.:|\\


ps. thats right I'm going in the chanel AND raiding a port at the same time.

good god! have you gone mad??? "dr bernard report to the medical room imediatly"

[Brag]

Kaleun Griffin reporting in with his VII/B. Back on patrol after far too long a break from combat. First patrol is almost over and have not sighted a contact, extremely disappointed and will continue the hunt until I am almost out of the required fuel to get back to Lorient. Returning to base with all fish (bar the one Bernard fired before even getting to open sea), is almost as bad as sinking an axis ship!

Depending on your present position, lots of traffic in approaches to Gibraltar (lots of enemy air activity, too)

[Brag]

U-46 reporting
10mi of the cost of S England just after entering the chanel; 6. Jan 1941 (0400 hrs)

Silently infiltating a port:arrgh!: Sorrounded by 3 DD's and patrol boats... yet to be discovered.:|\\


ps. thats right I'm going in the chanel AND raiding a port at the same time.

good god! have you gone mad??? "dr bernard report to the medical room imediatly"

AAALAAAAAAAAAAAAARM! An extreme case of SSS! Bring the brain surgery kit! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[tiger_tim_34]

U-102 reporting very happily from the end of her 9th Patrol, having sunk 48K tonnes. Managed to sink all the escorts protecting a convoy then just blatted away with the deck gun at my defenseless prey. This was followed by a profitable harbour raid and then another tussle with a convoy containing large and tasty cargo vessels.

Have been studying the reduced-immersion complaints of SH4, among other reviews, and doubt I'll go anywhere near that inside of a year. If at all. Still happily addicted to this wonderful sim, and the expanding improvements of GWX.

Quick question while I'm here... why on earth would anyone trade in a Type VIIB for a Type VIIC? What are the benefits or improvements? The Type VIIC is slower and can't even dive deeper. Hmmn.

Best regards to you all. :up:

[Telgriff]

Kaleun Griffin reporting in with his VII/B. Back on patrol after far too long a break from combat. First patrol is almost over and have not sighted a contact, extremely disappointed and will continue the hunt until I am almost out of the required fuel to get back to Lorient. Returning to base with all fish (bar the one Bernard fired before even getting to open sea), is almost as bad as sinking an axis ship!
Depending on your present position, lots of traffic in approaches to Gibraltar (lots of enemy air activity, too)

Found a nice C2 that I repeatedly attacked for over 2 hours while in some major fog and heavy seas. I forgot how far into the war I was with this campaign (1943ish i think) and the c2 took more than a few pot shots at me. In the end (and in a bout of sheer insanity) I began ramming the c2. It won...just. DiD rules mean new campaign which I was after anyway, but wanted this one to go out in some rediculous fashion.

[danurve]

..

Quick question while I'm here... why on earth would anyone trade in a Type VIIB for a Type VIIC? What are the benefits or improvements? The Type VIIC is slower and can't even dive deeper. Hmmn.

Best regards to you all. :up:

First I'm a VIIB fan, but one reason VIIC is popular because of the conning tower option, & flak. Another and more recent is the VIIC/41 mod out.

[High Voltage]

U-333, January 18th 1943, South of Scapa Flow...

Awful weather, Sub heavily damaged (23% hull integrity), 2 crewmembers dead, fuel dangerously low and freshwater tank contaminated.
Limping back to port, unsure if we'll make it.
Brand new type IX has not responded well and caused us untold grief, yet morale remains high.
16 ships sunk, including two large tankers and three troop transports.
total tonnage for patrol exceeds 70000T.

Desperately in need of food and medical assistance. Please arrange for airdrop ..coordinates to follow..

Kohler.

[Brag]

U-333, January 18th 1943, South of Scapa Flow...


Desperately in need of food and medical assistance. Please arrange for airdrop ..coordinates to follow..

Kohler.

Unable to drop in this weather. Eat your boots. Transit at PD. Good luck :rock:

[Siegfried von Funk]

U-601 baby. South Atlantic, rocking it out to our thang in the year of our funk, 1941.http://bg.medipharmwiki.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_rap.gif

U-65, in the crushing black oblivion of Davey Jones' locker off Neufundland after Paukenschlag 2.

Is P a family name?

[Siegfried von Funk]

U-102 reporting very happily from the end of her 9th Patrol, having sunk 48K tonnes. Managed to sink all the escorts protecting a convoy then just blatted away with the deck gun at my defenseless prey. This was followed by a profitable harbour raid and then another tussle with a convoy containing large and tasty cargo vessels.

Have been studying the reduced-immersion complaints of SH4, among other reviews, and doubt I'll go anywhere near that inside of a year. If at all. Still happily addicted to this wonderful sim, and the expanding improvements of GWX.

Quick question while I'm here... why on earth would anyone trade in a Type VIIB for a Type VIIC? What are the benefits or improvements? The Type VIIC is slower and can't even dive deeper. Hmmn.

Best regards to you all. :up:

If BdU says you vill drive a "C", zen you vill drive a "C". Prost auf der Freikorps Doenitz!

[Brag]

U-601 baby. South Atlantic, rocking it out to our thang in the year of our funk, 1941.http://bg.medipharmwiki.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_rap.gif

U-65, in the crushing black oblivion of Davey Jones' locker off Neufundland after Paukenschlag 2.

Is P a family name?

You mean paukenschlag? It means drumbeat :know:

[STEED]

Cripes that's a big sig there Siegfried von Funk. :huh:

[Iron Budokan]

My IXB is departing Wilhelmshaven as we speak: November, '39.

Frankly, I have had enough of SH4 and have shelved it. It's nice to be back in the Battle of the Atlantic with GWX. :rock:

[Brag]

My IXB is departing Wilhelmshaven as we speak: November, '39.

Frankly, I have had enough of SH4 and have shelved it. It's nice to be back in the Battle of the Atlantic with GWX. :rock:

Big boat for early in the war, yer gonna be a hero soon! Wilkom back to the Kriegsmarine.:yep:

[Greentimbers]

New patrol, U-50. out of Kiel. Grid Square BF44:cool:

[Telgriff]

My IXB is departing Wilhelmshaven as we speak: November, '39.

Frankly, I have had enough of SH4 and have shelved it. It's nice to be back in the Battle of the Atlantic with GWX. :rock:
Big boat for early in the war, yer gonna be a hero soon! Wilkom back to the Kriegsmarine.:yep:

I presume single mission? Didnt think IXB were available till '41

[Genferret]

My IXB is departing Wilhelmshaven as we speak: November, '39.

Frankly, I have had enough of SH4 and have shelved it. It's nice to be back in the Battle of the Atlantic with GWX. :rock:
Big boat for early in the war, yer gonna be a hero soon! Wilkom back to the Kriegsmarine.:yep:
I presume single mission? Didnt think IXB were available till '41
Even with historical availability dates turned on in SHIII Commander I could have gotten one in Oct of '39 if I wanted to. Nice 9000 cost on it, but it was there all the same.

I stuck with my VIIB, however. Once '40 rolled around the price dropped to 7500. Still rolling in my VIIB tho. ;)

Stock SHIII they're available immediately if you choose Wilhelmshaven as your starting port, Oct '39 w/ SHIII Commander historical availability turned on.

Personally I'm gonna roll in my VIIB until the VIIC comes along. Then I'll consider making a switch. Probably won't even think about the IX until the U.S. enters the war and I start making the trips across the Atlantic, or the long distance IX/D2 if I decide to go to the far east.

[P_Funk]

Well I know for a fact that Kretschmer rolled in a VIIb until he was sunk. The advantage in getting a C really comes when you upgrade from a II or when you're just starting. Its a waste of renown for me if I'm in a VIIB. If you survive til you can get a VIIC/41 however its very much worth getting. All that a VIIC has is more torpedoes basically. The VIIC/41 however can dive dive dive. its operating depth is below the crush depth of a VIIC or right around it.

Its all about relative advantage for me.

[Genferret]

Well I know for a fact that Kretschmer rolled in a VIIb until he was sunk. The advantage in getting a C really comes when you upgrade from a II or when you're just starting. Its a waste of renown for me if I'm in a VIIB. If you survive til you can get a VIIC/41 however its very much worth getting. All that a VIIC has is more torpedoes basically. The VIIC/41 however can dive dive dive. its operating depth is below the crush depth of a VIIC or right around it.

Its all about relative advantage for me.

Hence why I was going to wait before I decided. Knowing this I'll just wait for the VIIC/41 and won't go to any of the IX variants unless I transfer to a flotilla with long distance patrols (Carribean/Far East/etc).

[P_Funk]

But you'll have to wait til 43 to get one.:D

Thats a long haul baby.

[Saukko]

From: U-161
To: BdU

Date: September 14 1943
Grid: CF82

Two tramp steamers, two small tankers and a medium cargo sunk.
Six torpedoes remaining.

P.S. This is a little embarassing, but if someone from Portugal embassy contacts... sighted a lone merchant few days ago, night-time so approached on surface and fired one torpedo, it was only after that when someone decided to check the flag. Portugal.
Luckily the ship didn't sunk, we apoligized and offered help, but heard only a lot of portuguese swearing. At this point we decided to dive before they reveal our position to the British.

[Brag]

If the ship sank out of sight you may get the Tchwaaak :/\\chop :eek:
Nos nao gostamos que afundam os nosos barcos. :nope: :nope: :nope:

[unterseemann]

U-110 type IXB Base:Lorient Kptlt: Markus Rösing
Patrol 1: Convoy intercepted Feb 4 1941 Western approaches heading WSW. 4 escort ships (black swan) sent to bottom the first day. So surface and start deck gunning small ships but 2 new escorts come to help convoy! Feb 6: After 52h of hunting and attacks we break off. 4 escort ship 13 merchants sunk for tonnage up to 90k. 3 torpedoes and 6 shells remaining. Heading to north to patrol zone. Hull 81%. Best first patrol ever (realism 100% no map contact update). pacific sucks :down:

[Brag]

U-110 type IXB Base:Lorient Kptlt: Markus Rösing
Patrol 1: Convoy intercepted Feb 4 1941 Western approaches heading WSW. 4 escort ships (black swan) sent to bottom the first day. So surface and start deck gunning small ships but 2 new escorts come to help convoy! Feb 6: After 52h of hunting and attacks we break off. 4 escort ship 13 merchants sunk for tonnage up to 90k. 3 torpedoes and 6 shells remaining. Heading to north to patrol zone. Hull 81%. Best first patrol ever (realism 100% no map contact update). pacific sucks :down:

Sounds like another 100K + party coming up :D :up: :up: :up:

[Deathfrombelow23]

U-554 reporting in... July 8, 1941... several hundred kilometers west of St. Nazaire. Heading out of the Bay of Biscay to my patrol station off Ireland. 3rd patrol and 93,000 tons confirmed sunk (100% realism). Still taking the war to the Allies in the Atlantic. :rock: :rock:

[Genferret]

But you'll have to wait til 43 to get one.:D

Thats a long haul baby.

You're telling me.

I've now hit the latest I've ever gotten in the game (Feb 15, 1940) in campaign mode. I've had the game almost 8 months now (was stubborn to give up SHII + Destroyer Commander until some friends were on Teamspeak talking about playing it with something they called "Gray Wolves").

I've played some later in single missions and multiplayer, but outside my 2 patrol stint in the Black Sea driving the IID (just wanted to check that area out) I've always started from '39 outta Wilhelmshaven and I play DiD. Think next go round I'll start outta Kiel in a Type IIA.

Most troubling thing is I have to do my patrols in one sitting or pause the game overnight or whatever. I've never been able to save and have the game successfully load that save while out on patrol. Either I do some death dive when I load, or 5 seconds after I load I get a message about abandoning my mission and therefore my career.

[Brag]

I'm sure your problem is fixable with a clean reinstal--are you using GWX or other mods?

[Genferret]

I'm sure your problem is fixable with a clean reinstal--are you using GWX or other mods?

I tested it on a clean install of the following:

GWX
SHIII Commander
GWX 16km Optional

Installed SHIII, Installed GWX, Installed Patch (1.02 at the time, now updated to 1.03), used JSGME to install the 16km optional, and then installed SH3 Commander.

SH3 was never installed on this PC before (just got it about 2 months ago, and so therefore I had to install everything fresh) and so I finally got around to reinstalling SH3 + mods about 2 weeks ago, and then patched it up the day 1.03 came out, and yes I did rollback SH3 Commander. I'm actually a bit of an obsessive about that in the fact I do a rollback every time, whether I'm going to install/de-install mods or not simply because not rolling back bit me in the backside once before on the old computer.

So outside of having those mods installed, it is a fresh install. Which for me, since I would never dream of playing without any of the above mentioned mods, I'll just consider it to be a fresh install. ;)

I did a search on the forums here (not Ubi, I dislike their forums for finding anything useful between all the rubbish, this place is much better), and from the searches I found that one problem is related to saving when the wind speed is 0 (the dive of instant death), one problem says it's related to saving too close to a port, and another says it's related to saving underwater or too close to other ships. The second two are supposedly what cause the Abandoned Mission/Career from what I could gather, altho nobody seems quite sure?

I only got the "Death Dive" once, on the old computer mind you, and now that I know it's related to wind speed being = to zero I can just have the Watch Officer give me the current weather and know not to save if the wind speed were ever zero.

The Abandoned Career/Mission problem, however, plagued me horribly on the old computer. Every 2-3 patrols I'd try to save so I could go do something IRL or play another game with some friends, and then come back to that message after loading. So that's the first thing I tried to do on this new computer with the fresh install and I got it again first time out.

I haven't tried it since, but I'd really hate to save in the middle of a great patrol only to find out when I try to load the save that it'll all for nothing. :damn::damn:

[William516]

William
Captain
U-66
IDX2

Reporting in. Heavily damaged after an allied air raid at port.
Heading towards kiel for extensive repairs. Still in the fight though!

[Brag]

William
Captain
U-66
IDX2

Reporting in. Heavily damaged after an allied air raid at port.
Heading towards kiel for extensive repairs. Still in the fight though!

The Reich depends on people like you! :up:

[Morts]

William
Captain
U-66
IDX2

Reporting in. Heavily damaged after an allied air raid at port.
Heading towards kiel for extensive repairs. Still in the fight though!

The Reich depends on people like you! :up:
...the reich...:nope:....still a fanatic young captain eh?
i fight for survival !..ppl shouldn fight for the reich...its gonna plunge to its death
yea...i dont care...report it to dønitz that i have removed my pic of hitler

:arrgh!: :rotfl:

[Brag]

William
Captain
U-66
IDX2

Reporting in. Heavily damaged after an allied air raid at port.
Heading towards kiel for extensive repairs. Still in the fight though!

The Reich depends on people like you! :up:
...the reich...:nope:....still a fanatic young captain eh?
i fight for survival !..ppl shouldn fight for the reich...its gonna plunge to its death
yea...i dont care...report it to dønitz that i have removed my pic of hitler

:arrgh!: :rotfl:

And people like you, Morts :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Camaero]

Well, I admit I tried going west. I have was reading books about allied boats and watching Operation Petticoat while I attempted to sail the Pacific.

The Pacific is just not ready for the likes of me. Maybe after a few key issues are fixed and some modders improve it drastically....

So it is back to watching Das Boot, reading Iron Coffins, and blowing the Tommies out of the water!:up:

[P_Funk]

Okay so in my last session that ended mere minutes ago I was tracking a convoy at night off of the tip of Spain. I had lined up a perfect shot in the darkness and was close to 15 seconds from firing when suddenly "We're under attack sir!". Immediate I have to crash dive as it is clear that my infiltration of the convoy has been detected. Waste of a good shot.:down: For the next 2 hours I'm evading this a destroyer. Eventually he forced me to 225 meters where he finally lost me for good. That bugger kept me down so long however that I fell behind the convoy. But I got my revenge.

As I was racing back to catch up I ran into him again. That silly DD is just going on the same course as the convoy (035) and is running at 8 knots (same as the convoy) and its still just before dawn... I can't give up a shot at my revenge. So I get into position, slide in to 3000 meters, fire off one torp and immediately realise that I've not set the range properly and its still at 300! Well that torp nearly hits. But the next one is now set at 2700m and I fire and immediately dive to periscope depth.

After the timer goes to Torpedo Impact +25 seconds I finally hear the explosion. I shoot my peri up and I see a beautiful explosion. But he keeps going... barely. He is flooding badly forward and his props are nearly out of the water. But after about 30 seconds I hear a yelp. My crew celebrates the sinking and I learn that I just sank a Town Class DD for 1100 tonnes.

I love the Atlantic.:up:

[The Haint]

January 3, 1940.
U-45, U-Flotilla Saltzwedel. Kmdr . Haint
Have sunk 30+ tonnes for the Kreigsmarine in 3 patrols


This forum noob is with you. I never sign up with a new military until they get their s*** together. I know someone who enlisted in the U.S. Pacific Fleet and said their were so many chain of command conflicts (bugs) that it crashes his good system hard.

[STEED]

U-46 VIIC Having a bad month in September 1940 thanks to Bdu trying to kill me. Last grid patrol AM93 right on the doorstep of Liverpool.

Screw you Bdu and screw your grid patrols. :mad:

[Brag]

U-123
22 October 1941
CG 94 (Approaches to Gibraltar)
10 Frachter 49228 tons
15 Torpedoes remaining :yep:

Steed, if you survive that bang-bang, you're invited to the party :D

[Lzs von swe]

Noo, U-46 is a VIIb. Late Jun -40, west of Irland heading for grid BF21. After taking part in the Narvik action and then Dunkerque, mines, mines everywhere, it feels good to be on a long haul again:up: But BF21?!

Happy Easter everyone:sunny:

[STEED]

Steed, if you survive that bang-bang, you're invited to the party :D

Cheers, may as well as my boat is under repair. :()1:

[Brag]

U-123
24 Oct 1941
Attacked convoy. Sank 1 Destroyer, 2 large freighters
total tonnage 71,000 (for patrol)
11 torpedoes left
Aircraft been a nuisance.
Someone tell Bernard to polish the diamonds for my Ritter Kreuz :D

[Steel_Tomb]

June 16th 1944, Kaleun Heinrich Sichler of U-2511 Type XXI operating from Bergen with U-Flotilla Weddigen. Currently stalking a carrier task force in AN47, aircraft are a constant neusance. Previous patrol gained a total of 87289 tonnes of shipping, kills were:
S.S. Hindanger (Small Freighter), 2338 tons
S.S. St. Mary's Victory (Victory Cargo), 10968 tons
HMS Chaser (Bogue class), 15390 tons
M/V Guarico (Large Tanker), 15680 tons
HMS Bedouin (Tribal class), 1850 tons
S.S. Jackson Victory (Victory Cargo), 10971 tons
M/V Zouave (Medium Cargo), 5077 tons
HMS Jed (River class), 1350 tons
S.S. Merrimack (Troop Transport), 8278 tons
M/V Fort Erie (Modern Medium Tanker), 11055 tons
S.S. West Ranch (Small Tanker), 4332 tonsPatrol results:
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 11
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 87289 tons

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For a patrol that late in the war I was surprised I actually made it back to HQ! Early warning radar is a godsend with all the aircraft taking pot shots at you!:ping:

[WilhelmSchulz.]

U-124 still plys the waves!:arrgh!:

[Zero Niner]

U-109 back in Wilhelmshaven, May 12 1940

13 merchants, 2 warships (DD & armed trawler), 4 aircraft
46500 tons.

[Jan Kyster]

U-33 reporting.

11 Aug. 1940, left Wilhelmshafen for grid CG84. Ran out of ammo in AM77.
27 Aug. left Bessel after resupply. Ordered new base Lorient.
11 Sep. ran out of ammo. All ammo. Homing for Lorient.
14 Sep. 1940. Entering Lorient.

Promoted Kapitänleutnant and received Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

1 large tanker, 6 large cargos, 1 medium tanker, 1 small merchant, 1 small freighter, 4 passenger/cargos, 1 tramper and 1 coastal tanker. 101250 tons.

It was murder.


Going home for a long vacation.

Kapitänleutnant Janus Küster.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

U-46 with the 7th Flotilla,Kiel back from patrol number 8. With a grand total of 16,6612 tons of enemy shipping sunk. Oh and 48360 tons of that belong to the HMS Hood. Yeah I sunk it.:up: :arrgh!: CAPTAIN'S LOG


Date and Time
Grid
Occurrences
03 Sep 19391734Patrol 1
U-46, U-Flotilla Wegener
Left at: September 3, 1939, 17:34
From: Kiel
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE9609 Sep 19392321AN 14Ship sunk! S.S. Devis (Small Merchant), 2264 tons10 Sep 19390851AN 14Ship sunk! M/V Thalatta (Medium Merchant), 4245 tons1515AN 13Ship sunk! Trawler, 100 tons11 Sep 19390107AN 13Ship sunk! S.S. Mission Santa Maria (Small Merchant), 2257 tons12 Sep 19390053AM 34Ship sunk! HMS Hood (HMS Hood), 48360 tons17 Sep 19391738Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 5
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 57226 tons
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