not all Black swans are uber!

[johnm]

There I was sailing along in a IXB, just left Lorient, destination DB94 - my first mission against Americans - April 1942.


Chugging through BE, trying to pick up the singletons' route to Halifax, then swing south by GD, whistling and enjoying the splendid weather (for a change) when ........

pick up a radar signal, too slow reacting, then a Black Swan heading due south, no, wait, two BS in line ahead, by the time I'd crash dived, my integrity was down to 80 and there were now SIX Black Swans, nice new paint, pretty ensigns, all following father, who decided to whop me good!


Took her down to 95, didn't dare go lower, 3rd or 4th DC attack wiped out my radio and radar antennas, both periscopes and another 10+ off my integrity!

running silent or nearly, Bernard keeps whining about 'depth charges in the water' and 'we're under attack' - as if we didn't know!

After rearranging his hairstyle with the engineer's biggest wrench, we weaved and waved and upped and downed and tried everything I could think of. :down:


At Last, they appeared to lose me, DC's being dropped over a 1000 metres away! Like Dad, I just kept mum and we crawled away at <2 knts. After about 3 hours, I lost them.

Now - conning tower of doom? I came up to 15 metres, took a deep breath and surfaced. Up went the watch, and the officer. I didn't even have to kick him up there, just wave a luger in his face.

So, there we were, about 200 miles from Lorient, 60% integrity, no periscopes, radio or radar. All the crew, even bErnard, alive and well. I chicked out and decided to cut and run home to mum.

I'll get the yanks next time! :damn:

[STEED]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

[U49]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

Maybe let Bernhard continue to stand watch while you , the boat and the rest of the crew dive for safety???
:rotfl:

[STEED]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

Maybe let Bernhard continue to stand watch while you , the boat and the rest of the crew dive for safety???
:rotfl:

In the last week I have sunk

23 Destroyers
15 Black Swan Frigates

;) :D

[NiclDoe]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

Now you got the sense of arcade playing.:rotfl: Also your not like Gunny from Mail Call

[STEED]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

Now you got the sense of arcade playing.:rotfl: Also your not like Gunny from Mail Call

Cowards run away. :p

[Brag]

Stand your ground and give them hell. :stare:

Running away makes them laugh at you. :yep:

Next time kill the swine, kill them, kill them all. :ping:

Maybe let Bernhard continue to stand watch while you , the boat and the rest of the crew dive for safety???
:rotfl:

In the last week I have sunk

23 Destroyers
15 Black Swan Frigates

;) :D

You must have been taking lessons from Mohr :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[johnm]

In the last week I have sunk

23 Destroyers
15 Black Swan Frigates

;) :D


I thought BdU wanted us to starve out the Englanders by sinking all their merchants, not having fun taking out destroyers and frigates?

There's me been running and hiding, looking for tonnage, when all I had to do was knock off a few Black Swans!

No thanks, I want to be old and grey, not an ex-kaleun!

[GoldenRivet]

I'll hit a black swan but only if its a target of opportunity and there is a very small chance i'll miss it.

but for the most part i follow my orders... "sink merchant ships."

so my tactic is to infiltrate the convoy, hit the merchants, exfiltrate the convoy, stalk the convoy and repeat.

if i bag a couple of destroyers in the process... good for me, but i try to keep my eyes on the prize.

an all out attack on a group of black swans is wreckless and could prove very costly.

[johnm]

I'll hit a black swan but only if its a target of opportunity and there is a very small chance i'll miss it.

but for the most part i follow my orders... "sink merchant ships."

so my tactic is to infiltrate the convoy, hit the merchants, exfiltrate the convoy, stalk the convoy and repeat.

if i bag a couple of destroyers in the process... good for me, but i try to keep my eyes on the prize.

an all out attack on a group of black swans is wreckless and could prove very costly.


My thoughts exactly! :up:

Anyway, 1 or 2 Black Swans, widely spaced guarding a convoy gives a chance but six in line ahead, about 500m apart - no way!