What to do?

[Rafael]

Question?

Two Southampton vessels in my scope, over 6000 meters away. I am on full speed (set speed to slow for image), but they are faster and far away.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/002.jpg

14.05 hours, depth under keel 73 meters, (North)-sea is calm.

What to do?

[Sailor Steve]

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

[tomfon]

I had the very same encounter a few hours ago. The two warships were sailing with 20 knots or more. Since they were travelling too fast for my boat i just watched them passing by...:shifty:

[Hanomag]

I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

I am with you Steve :salute:

[tomfon]

Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think.

[Rafael]

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons! :)

Thanks! :yep:

[Sandman_28054]

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons! :)

Thanks! :yep:

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

[Rafael]

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

Maybe you are right their heading is approx. 58 deg. However it is still daylight and it can be tricky! BTW, I have a VIIB U-Boat and it is 25 January 1940.

Those two warships can easily blow me (an my crew) to the bottom. I am playing 100% realism and d.i.d. :wah:

Until now I never could reach the Year 1941.

[Rafael]

My watch crew is unexperienced. :wah:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/003.jpg

I needed to edit this image a little because it was quite dark.

As you can see I used TC and it is 21.00 hours now. Sometimes going submerged to listening about the heading of the two warships.

My crew did not see (I did!) one warship.

Because of the limited speed (14 knots) it is not easy to find a good spot and wait for those two warships. My diesel engines are getting HOT! :arrgh!:

To be continued ...

[Kpt. Weyprecht]

I had a similar encounter this evening, on my way home from the North Channel, with only two eels left in fore tubes, in Octobrer 1939. I was south to Fãröer Islands when my lookouts reported warships. Submerged to PD since it was in broad daylight, then I made a run (NWN) to try anyway to intercept a task force with Southampton and another big thind that I couldn't identify. I gave un when they passed the 000 bearing, turned away and left some distance before surfacing to send a Fũhlungsmeldung (just for immersion...), which I had to give up as well since I had to dive immediately for a plane.
Quite frustrating indeed...
Have yu finally got them?

[Task Force]

make them start zigzaging... they will slow alittle.

[Ford Prefect]

My watch crew is unexperienced. :wah:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/003.jpg


are you sean connery? :P

[Rafael]

I had a similar encounter this evening, on my way home from the North Channel, with only two eels left in fore tubes, in Octobrer 1939. I was south to Fãröer Islands when my lookouts reported warships. Submerged to PD since it was in broad daylight, then I made a run (NWN) to try anyway to intercept a task force with Southampton and another big thind that I couldn't identify. I gave un when they passed the 000 bearing, turned away and left some distance before surfacing to send a Fũhlungsmeldung (just for immersion...), which I had to give up as well since I had to dive immediately for a plane.
Quite frustrating indeed...
Have yu finally got them?

I got one of them, unfortunately I did not make a screenshot. The other Shouthampton got a torpedo too, but managed to sail further. I must stay at the moment submerged ... The captain of the Shouthampton has called reinforcements and now I am being hunted by 4 warships. FRUSTRATING!

Depth under keel is 108 meters ... I am afraid that this will be difficult and maybe me and my crew will die?

But I will try to survive! :arrgh!:

[Rafael]

The first torpedo did not do the job!

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/004.jpg

As you can see it is 01.22 hours.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/005.jpg

Here it is 06.44 hours and finally I was able to sink the other Southampton with torpedo tube V.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/006.jpg

Observation scope view, Shouthampton is sinking. :yep:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/007.jpg

The distance between the two Southampton warships, North East.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/008.jpg

Status report sent to BdU. Will they be happy?

All images edited: brightness and contrast. They were quite dark.

Thank you all for the advises ... :)

... and I agree with Tomfon:

Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think.

:up:

[meduza]

Well done Herr Kaleun! :arrgh!:

[Kpt. Weyprecht]

Bravo! (and der Gröfaz wird erfreut sein, der Lõwe auch!)

[Rafael]

Thanks! Merci! Danke! Bedankt! Grazie!

Bravo! (and der Gröfaz wird erfreut sein, der Lõwe auch!)

I will continue my mission this evening. :arrgh!:

Well done Herr Kaleun! :arrgh!:

At your service Meduza! :salute:

[Rafael]

Thanks to Rubini for his great Lifeboats & Debris mod!

Off topic: my crew used the deck gun and destroyed this (Passenger/Merchant) ship.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/009.jpg

I feel sorry for the survivors, unfortunately BdU orders are, you cannot take any survivors with you. :cry:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/010.jpg

Thanks to Rubini for his excellent mod, we will not forget these poor people. :up:

[Sandman_28054]

Thanks to Rubini for his great Lifeboats & Debris mod!

Off topic: my crew used the deck gun and destroyed this (Passenger/Merchant) ship.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af281/datalogica/010.jpg

Thanks to Rubini for his excellent mod, we will not forget these poor people. :up:

Great pics!

BTW, in your second pic, the bottom one, may I ask which mod you are using?

Thanks

[Task Force]

he is useing OLCs GUI...

[Rafael]

he is useing OLCs GUI...

Yes correct OLC "Gold" MkII.

Great pics!

BTW, in your second pic, the bottom one, may I ask which mod you are using?

Thanks

To get used about the (OLC GUI), for me it was one day. Furthermore, I have more mods, one of them is the Lifeboat & Debris v4 from Rubini.

OLC GUI mod is combined with GWX 3.0 and SH3 Commander.

A great combination in my opinion! ;)

22JAN40 - 12FEB40 (22 Seetage)
69837 BRT
U-Boot beschädigt/Hull (R. 96.52%)

Not too bad! :arrgh!:

[Sea Hawk]

I use the same (GWX, SH3commander, OLC GUI "gold") and find them great.
Ive just tweaked them a little to get a draggable stopwatch, and a protractor on the angle tool.

Also added a mod to give me the 3 bearing AoB finder wheel and the rear side of the attack disk (I had to mess a bit to get back the draggable stopwatch). I cannot remember who did these as Im at work at presant.

[Sea Hawk]

The lifeboat mod looks good, I think I will try that as well.

[Rafael]

I use the same (GWX, SH3commander, OLC GUI "gold") and find them great.
Ive just tweaked them a little to get a draggable stopwatch, and a protractor on the angle tool.

Also added a mod to give me the 3 bearing AoB finder wheel and the rear side of the attack disk (I had to mess a bit to get back the draggable stopwatch). I cannot remember who did these as Im at work at presant.

Yes that's what's missing, it is quite difficult to know bearing (especially when submerged) and you have to go to attack periscope to see the stopwatch.

I don't know how to change this ... and could not fine a mod specific made for OLC "Gold" MkII.

Overall it's a great mod and I do not want to go back to the 'old' interface! :up: