GWX - What's Your Best Career So Far?

[Mowinz]

Hi Folks!
this one
I started on October 1939 so I could use an IXB. Heading out to sea on my 4th patrol I collided with a jetty getting out of dock because my crew was drunk. Repairs are done and I'm in the middle of my 5th patrol tthus far.

I unchecked realistic career length in SH3 Comm. and I'm trying to go the distance with this career. DiD of course. Right now it's summer of 1940 and I know it's going to get tougher.

What's been your best so far?

It would be cool to make all the way through '45 but I know this is unlikely...but I feel confident! Especially now that the crew is sober again. :up:

Any long distance runners out there make it all the way?

Cheers

[Penelope_Grey]

Well my brother managed to go coast to coast on the first Grey Wolves... I managed as far as 1942 in Base game.... Thus far... on GWX 1.03 I have reached mid 1941... most of my other careers have ended round about early 1941 as I just was too sloppy, but I think I learnt my lesson there.

[papa_smurf]

On stock SH3 my best career is from sep 39 to aug 42, never got any further as it got TOO tough - too much air/naval cover:damn:

I have noticed the longer a carrer is, I tend to get more sloppy and take more risk. Anyone esle noticed this?

[CapZap1970]

I made it to 1942, then got misserably sunk... :cry:
CapZap

[Thniper]

I think the career length mainly depends on ...

1. your luck!!! :yep: :yep: (you won't survive if you're not lucky with air attacks)
2. the realism setting you use for the game
3. your general experience with sub sims
4. your mental and physical state (a drunk kaleun will never live long, except for Brag, maybe :lol: )

Well, I wasn't lucky enough so far. I always get killed by aircraft.
My longest career lasted till the end of 1941, where I was attacked by an aircraft and torn to pieces.
The really bad thing was that I was already returning to home port (less than 30 km to go). :damn:

Thniper

[Schöneboom]

My best career is the only one I'm running at present! 2. Flottille, from Sept. '39. I'm on my 3rd patrol right now (Holiday season -- I'm giving the Tommies a break on Christmas). Total tonnage puts me in the #1 spot. But Prien still gets all the attention because of his Scapa stunt! Bah! :lol:

[GoldenRivet]

I have survived the stock campaign with great ease many times, but GWX... so far my best on 100% realism was:

1st Flotilla
U-90

Kaptlt. Jon Wintergarten

Awards:
Knights cross with Golden Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds
German Cross
Iron cross, first class
Iron cross, Second class
U-Boat war badge
U-boat front clasp

Span of career:
September 1, 1939 - October 14, 1943

Fate:
After evading nearly three hours of depth charge and hedge hog attacks the boat was damaged too seriously and the crew scuttled the U-boat in grid CG72.

Sinkings:
86 merchants and 23 warships, including the U.S.S. Prince William for a career total of 728,968 tons. U-90 also claimed one aircraft shot down.

[Brag]

My present career, GWX 74% realism (I keep map updates, weapons officer and outside view for screenies) I play DID --So far, 17 patrols. Started Sept 39 it is now May 1942.

Got severely mauled on three patrols. The odds of making it to the end are slim.

[Swat]

My best carrer is in progress right now.I've played the stock game and made it somewhere to November 41,then I reinstalled the system and thought I'll start the new one,but due to the lack of time - did not.App.year later in the winter (that's what I say - SH is an ideal winter season game) I've installed SH3 again and discovered spectacular GWX.....and I have more time as well.So now I'm in November 1940 on my 7th patrol,which is my first patrol from Lorient,which I was transfered from Wilhelmshaven by BDU to.

[Dimitrius07]

U-107
I don`t remember the exact details, but i made 4 patrols
11 ships sunk for total of 48.130 ton. 1 warship damage for a total of 25.000 ton

Sunk aprox 450 km from vigo by the depth chargers from 3 British destroyers

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

im somwhere in june 1941
still doing surfaced DG attacks on convoys. i only dive for the big BB's

Kapitänleutenant KJM (Kaleun Jochen Mohr)

Beförderungen:
25DEZ35 SEEKADETT
01DEZ36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01MAI38 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OKT38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
04JUN40 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
10AUG40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medaillen:
16JUN40 EISERNES KREUZ ZWEITER KLASSE
26JUN40 EISERNES KREUZ ERSTER KLASSE
10AUG40 RITTERKREUZ
21SEP40 RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
11OKT40 RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB UND SCHWERTERN
11OKT40 RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB, SCHWERTERN UND BRILLANTEN
01DEZ40 RITTERKREUZ MIT GOLDENEM EICHENLAUB, SCHWERTERN UND BRILLANTEN

Versetzungen:
10APR39 U-Boot Flottille Weddigen (Kommandantenausbildung)
02JUN40 1. U-Flottille (6 feindfahrten)
08AUG40 2. U-Flottille (3 feindfahrten)
26FEB41 7./13. U-Flottille (10 feindfahrten)

18 feindfahrten (89 tage)
554 (365/189) 2261408 (1789681/471727) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Aces.html)
10 abgeschossene flugzeuge
122 besatzungsverluste

[WolfOfCampscapel]

554 ships?!? 30 per patrol?

Yikes :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

554 ships?!? 30 per patrol?

Yikes :arrgh!:

1 patrol even 74 :arrgh!:
if you want il upload my SH3commander loggs ;)

[Reverie]

Best patrol was in a Type II during the end of '40 in the North Sea: one small merchant sunk, one airplane shot down, 15% hull integrity after being mauled by a destroyer, three wounded crewmen, one dead officer, but we brought the boat back home to Kiel...through the canal. I think SH3Commander retired me after that.
Reverie :smug:

[Canovaro]

best career in stock 100%: oktober 1939 till mid 1943.

best career in gwx 100%: ended in february 1943 after 14 patrols, can't remember when it started, but it wasn't in 1939.
After attacking and leaving a convoy I got too deep (220) at 1 kts and I couldn't get up without making noise. When I desperately tried to raise, I alarmed a dd. It was a awful dilemma and I hesitated too much in getting above the maximum diving depth.
-crush-

:nope:

I've only got 4 careers so far. I play sh3 for half a year now.

[cultist]

If the game is hard and you can`t reach 1945,immagine how it would of been in reality,i`ve read somewhere that beginning with 44 the subs rarely maked it alive after the seccond time they left the base.
I wonder if the 21 type subs had a longer life span.The antisub warfare i think was more evolved then the subs contrameasures.:cry:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

the only way to find it out is to try it :up:

[Canovaro]

If the game is hard and you can`t reach 1945,immagine how it would of been in reality,i`ve read somewhere that beginning with 44 the subs rarely maked it alive after the seccond time they left the base.
I wonder if the 21 type subs had a longer life span.The antisub warfare i think was more evolved then the subs contrameasures.:cry:

That evolution of technique on both sides dictates the game and imo is one of its best parts of the game.

[Mowinz]

I think the career length mainly depends on ...

1. your luck!!! :yep: :yep: (you won't survive if you're not lucky with air attacks)
2. the realism setting you use for the game
3. your general experience with sub sims
4. your mental and physical state (a drunk kaleun will never live long, except for Brag, maybe :lol: )

Well, I wasn't lucky enough so far. I always get killed by aircraft.
My longest career lasted till the end of 1941, where I was attacked by an aircraft and torn to pieces.
The really bad thing was that I was already returning to home port (less than 30 km to go). :damn:

Thniper

WoW!! That close to homeport and your luck ran out. Amazing!

Luck and realism plays a big part for sure. I started a few careers in 43 and 44 and just about all of them ended after an aircraft attack. I started this career at 74% with manual targeting "off" so that does make it easier trying to shake and bake a destroyer.

My next career will be manual targeting so I assume my tonnage figures will be more realistic and not as bloated as they are now. Thus far, 23 ships total. 14 merchants and 9 warships. Survived one nasty air attack though...got lucky!

GWX definitely is not kind to drunken Kaleuns. :up:

GoldenRivet what a game! Three hours of DC's? Holy smokes!!!

Span of career:
September 1, 1939 - October 14, 1943

Fate:
After evading nearly three hours of depth charge and hedge hog attacks the boat was damaged too seriously and the crew scuttled the U-boat in grid CG72.

Sinkings:
86 merchants and 23 warships, including the U.S.S. Prince William for a career total of 728,968 tons. U-90 also claimed one aircraft shot down.

Cheers :up:

[Hitman]

It also depends a lot on your Flotilla/patrol areas/U-Boot. The Mediterranean is certainly no Kindergarten, while the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean doesn't put that much pressure on you until a bit later (1943):hmm:

[Gezoes]

U-123 (IXB) made it to spring of 1944, but was sunk off the South African coast. Damn, was I pissed LOL

I do tend to take more risks as my careers go on. I think it's because you have survived this long, nothing can hurt me! Boom, you're dead :lol:

U-123 was lost with all hands though after half a day of depthcharging. No unlucky encounter with airplanes fortunately, but I do get jumped from time to time.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

1 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_0.html) 02JUN40 - 04JUN40 (3 tage)11 (5/6)48732 (28116/20616)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 97.67%)

2 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_1.html) 12JUN40 - 16JUN40 (5 tage)13 (3/10)50751 (16640/34111)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 94.02%)

3 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_2.html) 23JUN40 - 26JUN40 (4 tage)7 (2/5)19222 (13282/5940)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 60.19%)

4 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_3.html) 08AUG40 - 10AUG40 (3 tage)27 (15/12)152657 (82139/70518)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 61.45%)

5 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_4.html) 18SEP40 - 21SEP40 (4 tage)31 (23/8)115023 (96848/18175)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 90.41%)

6 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_5.html) 02OKT40 - 11OKT40 (10 tage)14 (0/14)80696 (0/80696)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 98.30%)

7 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_6.html) 20NOV40 - 01DEZ40 (12 tage)74 (41/33)238921 (154123/84798)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 54.80%)

8 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_7.html) 19JAN41 - 21JAN41 (3 tage)21 (6/15)60326 (35664/24662)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 66.22%)

9 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_8.html) 26FEB41 - 04MRZ41 (7 tage)46 (32/14)153953 (138758/15195)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 55.09%)

10 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_9.html) 19APR41 - 22APR41 (4 tage)44 (36/8)213697 (204896/8801)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 75.03%)

11 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_10.html) 18MAI41 - 21MAI41 (4 tage)30 (24/6)137454 (130741/6713)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 52.41%)

12 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_11.html) 09JUL41 - 12JUL41 (4 tage)57 (49/8)232626 (223836/8790)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 56.07%)

13 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_12.html) 26AUG41 - 29AUG41 (4 tage)53 (42/11)195170 (182480/12690)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 13.00%)

14 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_13.html) 26NOV41 - 28NOV41 (3 tage)51 (46/5)252367 (246717/5650)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 23.30%)

15 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_14.html) 14FEB42 - 22FEB42 (9 tage)11 (1/10)51608 (7333/44275)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 74.07%)

16 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_15.html) 21MRZ42 - 22MRZ42 (2 tage)6 (0/6)7500 (0/7500)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 65.62%)

17 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_16.html) 27APR42 - 28APR42 (2 tage)28 (23/5)128006 (121756/6250)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 49.39%)

18 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_17.html) 19JUN42 - 20JUN42 (2 tage)6 (0/6)7500 (0/7500)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 51.24%)

19 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_18.html) 09AUG42 - 19AUG42 (11 tage)1 (1/0)6768 (6768/0)

GESAMT:19 feindfahrten (96 tage)
531 (349/182) 2152977 (1690097/462880) (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Aces.html)
10 abgeschossene flugzeuge
54 besatzungsverluste

Mohr

[Reverie]

If the game is hard and you can`t reach 1945,immagine how it would of been in reality,i`ve read somewhere that beginning with 44 the subs rarely maked it alive after the seccond time they left the base.
I wonder if the 21 type subs had a longer life span.The antisub warfare i think was more evolved then the subs contrameasures.:cry:

If you've read that, then you've also read about the hapless souls who had to make multiple attempts at returning to port. Planes jumped them in Biscay to the point that uboats were "phoning in" saying they were trying "one more time", and requesting escort (or at least the Luftwaffe to get off its arse and do something about taking back the Bay).
Reverie

[Chisum]

Hi,

It's the first time I play because I discovered SH3 few month ago.
This is my first career and I'm in 54% realism.
Actually we are december 1st 1942 and I begin the 22th mission in the 11th Flot. at Bergen onboard IXb.
I approach the 900.000 tons.

But, tell me, where can I watch how many warships and how many marchand ships are killed ?

Of course, actually many save are used.
But next campagn will be more serious, realism up and don't use the save to live more.
Before I must learn many things again...

;)

[Kaleun Cook]

26AUG41 - 29AUG41 (4 tage)53 (42/11)195170 (182480/12690)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 13.00%) :doh:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

26AUG41 - 29AUG41 (4 tage)53 (42/11)195170 (182480/12690)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 13.00%) :doh:


:o... what dont you understand ?

if its how manny ships i sank then take a look at this one

7 (file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Toji/My%20Documents/Personnel%20Files/GWX/KJM/Log_6.html) 20NOV40 - 01DEZ40 (12 tage)74 (41/33)238921 (154123/84798)U-Boot beschädigt (R. 54.80%)


Mohr

[Kaleun Cook]

No, it's the percentage at the end, that's why I underlined it. Doesn't that number stand for boat's integrity? Seems as if it barely made it home during that one. ;)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

had an encounter with an "Hunter Killer" group after whiping out a convoy :roll:
had dammage 70% intact hull after the convoy. a hour later the "hunter killer" group arrived and a sea battle started.
6 to 1 quite fair isnt that :smug:


Mohr

[Kaleun Cook]

Unfortunately I forgot how to show the hull integrity on the damage screen, but the boat looked nice after a dd suddenly came out of a bank of fog the other day. The crash dive ended after 60 meters due to the pressure. ;)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

kill da basterd with the DG :arrgh!:

and if your crew doesnt want to... take your lugher *evil lough*




Mohr

[Kaleun Cook]

I once tried to test the LRT. Unfortunately the deck personell was gone pretty quickly till I was out of men to man the gun. :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

give them pep pills :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
that always works


Mohr

[Kaleun Cook]

Now I'm too curious how much damage a shell would do. You don't know how to show the integrity, do you? ;)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

SH3commander can show the hull's % in GWX :up:

[Kaleun Cook]

Yeah, but with it activated the LRT don't work. :88)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

LRT ??????


Mohr

[Tobus]

Stock SH3 I completed 2 careers until war's end.

This is my first career in GWX1.03. Started in 1939 with a VIIb, then went on to a IXb. At the end of 1941, I almost kicked the bucket due to me taking too much risk in this slow boat. I got back to port, transferred and got me my current VIIc. It's now mid 1942 and all's going well. I do have to play on the "coward-setting", diving deep at the first sign of trouble and leaving that fat juicy convoy for what it is for now. Being the hunter is more and more becoming the hunted.

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

if i was BDU you would be fired :nope:
the kriegsmarine needs guy's with guts.
and like most say "stay out of the shallow waters" isnt somthing you should do either ...
most merchie's sail in shallow waters :arrgh!:


PS: this is just my vision of the game

Mohr

[deamyont]

Just over a million tons including 6 battleships; (3(!) Nelsons, 1 Revenge, the KGV and The Mighy Hood!), 2 fleet carriers, a few liners (altough the huge Cunnard liner is a missing trohpy, so far). Been playing from day one until the time USA entered the war so far. Also saved Bismarck in the same carrer. Knights cross with oaks, swords and diamonds. All with my good old U-51 IXB.

It kind of feels like the Royal Navy would be sitting in port by now, but somehow we're starting to loose the war. Probobly Goerings fault.

:down:

[CapZap1970]

Just over a million tons including 6 battleships; (3(!) Nelsons, 1 Revenge, the KGV and The Mighy Hood!), 2 fleet carriers, a few liners (altough the huge Cunnard liner is a missing trohpy, so far). Been playing from day one until the time USA entered the war so far. Also saved Bismarck in the same carrer. Knights cross with oaks, swords and diamonds. All with my good old U-51 IXB.

It kind of feels like the Royal Navy would be sitting in port by now, but somehow we're starting to loose the war. Probobly Goerings fault.

:down:
Impressive indeed!!!!:up:
Lucky you, I couldn't find the Hood so far and I don't have a clue where it might be...:cry:
CapZap

[Kaleun Cook]

LRT ??????

Longer Repair Times. :arrgh!:

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

i.... see.... :huh:


Mohr

[Kpt. Lehmann]

i.... see.... :huh:


Mohr

You wouldn't like the LRT mod.

[danlisa]

i.... see.... :huh:


Mohr
You wouldn't like the LRT mod.

:rotfl::rotfl:

Seeing you post here mate, had me thinking about your possible answers to the question "What's your best career so far?"

Ans = About 500km from port before reloading and doing it all again, again & again.:rotfl::rotfl:

Career! What's that?:88)

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

i.... see.... :huh:


Mohr

You wouldn't like the LRT mod.

im not a big fan of long repair times... although im not taking much hits :arrgh!:
so i stick with the usual repair time's

Mohr

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Wonderful.

Anyone care for some spam sandwiches?

[Kaleu. Jochen Mohr]

Bernard do's
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Heffalump]

My best career started in Dec. 43 and ran for 6 patrols before I (probably wisely) retired my commander. Tonnage wise it wasn't much compared to some of my early war careers -- he got about 80k tonnage and 3 escorts.

But each patrol was literally a trip to hell and back. Depth charged and bombed halfway to death each time ... yet somewhow always limping home. He even made it to d-day ... just get hell in shallow water for a change.

I take pride in simply surviving. It was a great career! :cool:

[Mowinz]

Wonderful.

Anyone care for some spam sandwiches?

Hey thanks! I could use a spam sandwhich...hold the salt please. Just got back to base recently. Had to hitch a ride on a dolphin for a few hundred miles after my boat went down to the bottom. There were no survivors.

I think another demotion is on the way. They asked me what happened. I told them, "it was that 5th patrol curse."

Cheers