I fear not any longer

[STEED]

I dubbed them the swans of death the grim reapers of the sea but not any longer as the fear they had over me is gone. In the last three patrols I have sunk 11 of them that is to say Black Swan Frigates, yes I have fought back against these monsters who make Destroyers look tame and I shall challenge them and make my stand. I will no longer dive and hide only to be killed by them no sir I shall fight them and blow them out of the water.

[Bismarck]

Very Good Herr Steed. I'll see you promoted to Korvettenkapitän before your next patrol! Report to Donitz on the double, Leutant.

[Kipparikalle]

Good to hear, I have lost my fear to enemy destroyers long time ago.
We need more sub-commanders like you.

But remember, don't be a hero. We have enough heroes...



... on the bottom of the ocean.

[seafarer]

:hmm: 11 sunk in 3 patrols - so, now that you've laid the smack down on 'em, what if you get 11 all at once! Their namesakes can be vindictive critters you know (and swans bite hard too).

[Keelbuster]

Oh god I had the swans....stick it to 'em Steed. Yesterday I had a close brush with a Buckley's escort - it had 10 DC racks in total - my world almost imploded. If you see o'le buckley, put a hole in him for me.

[STEED]

If you see o'le buckley, put a hole in him for me.

I will. :D

[StarTrekMike]

I took out two that were escorting a convoy...they don't scare me as much as the smaller faster destroyers.

That convoy was also home to a southhampton class...three eels did her in.

I prefer to take out warships if I have the upper hand.

Mike

[bigboywooly]

Phah Black Swans arent the worst frigate you will come across

:rotfl:

[STEED]

Phah Black Swans arent the worst frigate you will come across

:rotfl:

Smart ass :rotfl:

Don't tell me you guys got something nasty on the horizon in GWX 1.04?

[bigboywooly]

:hmm:

Well there were other Frigate classes you know

[STEED]

:hmm:

Well there were other Frigate classes you know

True but none are so persistent than the Black Swans which stick to you like glue and hang around hours after the convoy with any destroyers made a bolt for it.

[GoldenRivet]

ARE YOU GUYS INSANE?!?!?!?!

KPTLT LEHMANN IS GOING TO HEAR THIS... GWX 1.04 IS COMING SOON!

YOU WANT UBER UBER UBER DESTROYERS?


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

[bigboywooly]

:hmm:

Well there were other Frigate classes you know

True but none are so persistent than the Black Swans

Really :rotfl:
:hmm:

[STEED]

:D:D

[NealT]

ARE YOU GUYS INSANE?!?!?!?!

KPTLT LEHMANN IS GOING TO HEAR THIS... GWX 1.04 IS COMING SOON!

YOU WANT UBER UBER UBER DESTROYERS?


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

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

@BBW

Just wait till he comes across The STEED Class :rotfl:

They musn't realise the Ikara missile system was a WWII secret weapon http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img220/5318/bananariderhz3.gif

[dmlavan]

Steed - where were you last night? I lost U-163 with all hands in convoy action off Africa to a Black Swan :dead:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

HI THERE!!!:arrgh!:

Not only have I now read this thread...

but I have an admonishment for you warship chasers....

FOR EVERY ONE OF THE FATHERLANDS TORPEDOES YOU WASTE ON WARSHIPS... ANOTHER MERCHANT MAKES IT HOME... AND ANOTHER BOMBER DROPS ITS EGGS ON OUR HOMES!!!

You are ALL ordered to report to Kerneval upon your return. The ONKEL is keen to speak with you.

<Now... where did I put those sensor-sensitivity settings...>

[Tsavo]

:damn: :damn: :damn:
privateer must to be reading this also!!!
:nope:
We all be doomed!!!!
:lol:

[Keelbuster]

Grid CJ76 - Oct. 9, '43. I attacked a convoy consisting of a troop transport, a medium tanker, and 3 small merchants. It was escorted by no less than 8 FRIGATES and two corvettes. It was perfectly calm - 1030pm. I struck the troop transport from 1.2km away with two steams - she doesn't stand a chance. I hit the medium tanker under the bow with a lucky shot, but my pattern runner failed to finish her off. Then the pinging started. I could hear at least 3 ships pinging for me. Amazingly, they didn't pick me up, and i waded through to the other side of the convoy in silent running. Which is good. Because I'm not sure anyone can escape 8 frigates. Just imagine the firepower there....insane.:dead:

[U49]

LET THEM EAT THEIR OWN MEDICINE! :yep:

That will give the right success to a wolvepack working a one of those convoys:
One boat kills the escorts and the others start the duck-shooting game...

No more supply of cigars for Mr. Churchill :D

[Tangent]

Glad to see I'm not alone bending BdU rules! :rock:

I know it isn't historically accurate, but I can't help it, the smug bastards! Racing for my last known location like nothing can touch them and force ME down? I wasted a couple silent approaches after letting fly at the merchants, because that destroyer coming straight at me was just too juicy a target...:arrgh!:

I found a tactic that, bar a dud, works 99.9% of the time.:yep:
I probably waste half my loadout on escorts,but I discovered my tactic is just as feasible with a IX, so...yeah. Oh so worth the satisfaction, watching them sink like cockleshells, they really are frail things compared to a large merchant. Oh what is it going to be like when I get my hands on Zaunkönig T5s... There's gonna be lotsa Walker wannabes taking a swim, that is, until the day I slip and end up with the fishies myself. :nope:

[Keelbuster]

While I don't spend torpedoes hunting down escorts (though it's a fun exercise to massacre an undefended convoy), I do fire the occasional defensive shot.

For instance, if a black swan is making it's approach with active sonar, and it's entered that straight-run portion of the attack at say - 600m, I sometimes go for a zero-gyro down-the-throat shot with a T2. The default depth setting is perfect for snap keelshots against escorts. With the black swan out of the way and only a few cheesy Hunt destroyers remaining, my chances of survival greatly improve.

Also, sometimes I'll get caught and DCed in shallows, in perfectly calm weather, and the escorts turn out to be too good to evade. In this case, it's just a waiting game till an ashcan crushes your control room. After repeated failed evasion attempts, low battery, stuffy air, I'll jump to PD and try to take out my attackers as a last-ditch option.

[Avatar]

Black Swan class= Black Death class!
I'm in VIIB, late 42, and those buggers are hard to evade(esp. in clear weather). With 4 DC launchers and 2 DC racks, theyre pretty tough.
I'm having to re-evaluate my attacks each time and I'm having to fire from a further distance. But that's the fun of SH3(with SH3Cmdr and GWX)

[Capt. Shark Bait]

after 3 patrols i have sent 22 ships on a lifetime tour of the ocean floor:ping: . unfortunately only one was a destroyer, Tribal class:cry: . my current patrol i have come across a carrier TF, Illustrious, Southampton and a few DDs. wave bye-bye to Illustrious ,everyone:ping:. haven't seen a Black Swan, yet.

[STEED]

Bdu

Order of the day

Take out the escorts and the convoy is yours for the taking.