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Freiwillige
10-09-09, 02:27 PM
March 29th 1941.

I was sent south down by Capetown west Africa. Why BDU sends me anywhere other than the west of England is beyond me. I hate going south as there seems to be less traffic and more fuel consumption. Finally a small merchant sighted. weather is crap and I cant see the front of my boat but manage to fire an eel into him after the first was a dud.

Large Convoy! Intercept, hit three ships with the first exploding and the other two limping off. Then I come across another convoy when the weather clears.
The escorts spot me but I am under and gone before they can react.

I surface and skip around the outskirts of the convoy at maximum veiwing range and am spotted yet again!:ping: Under I go after running didn't help!
Hours go by and these guys just keep nailing me. every time I slip them they re locate and pummel me more:ping:. Deeper and Deeper they drive me. Speed reduced to 1 knot and still they re locate and hammer me despite my best efforts.:ping: after 6 hours game time I am starting to believe these guys are psychic after slipping away a bit they repeatedly just steamed right at me!

Then it hit me I never rigged for silent.....D'oh!:damn:

I fired 4 bow tubes at an escort and missed with a beautiful spread at 300 meters.

RTB with two sinkings, disgusted in my performance but alive.:nope:
Rapt0r56
10-09-09, 03:44 PM
Nice Attack,:yep:
how deep have you gone? I have found out, that in GWX until 1942 the DD's havin' difficults to find you below 180m. Of course I dive not equal to 180 so that remains the fun and excitement of cat and mouse game. :ping:

btw, i hate the south Patrols too... :|\\
sunvalleyslim
10-09-09, 05:30 PM
Reminds me of rigging for silent running, taking damage, forgetting to secure from silent running, and DID......:damn:
Snestorm
10-09-09, 09:22 PM
You saw ships?
Thats more than we've done, on the last 2 patrols.
A L A R M ! Aircraft. Damage. Return To Base.
Never even made the Grid. (jun.43).

You lived through another one. That's a big plus.
Freiwillige
10-09-09, 09:29 PM
Nice Attack,:yep:
how deep have you gone? I have found out, that in GWX until 1942 the DD's havin' difficults to find you below 180m. Of course I dive not equal to 180 so that remains the fun and excitement of cat and mouse game. :ping:

btw, i hate the south Patrols too... :|\\

I always start out at 120 then work my way lower slowly down to about 200 max. when I get that low I like to pop up to 120\140 and repeat.
Brag
10-10-09, 06:14 AM
How does that song go?
Deep in the heart of taxis :D :haha::haha::haha:
Jimbuna
10-10-09, 10:36 AM
No renown is gained for reaching your patrol grid in GWX3.0 so pick something a little more to your liking.

@Brag

LOL :DL