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rowi58

12-20-10, 04:02 AM

Hi folks,

this is just a report from my patrols – you can call it an AAR (After Action Report) or what you would like to call it.

I'm not a friend of many words, so I would like the picture to talk to you. But it is (they are) always taken from the actual patrol within our almost favourite SH3. I know, there is a special thread for “screenshots”, with great “shots” at all. But I think – a little bit closer to “real” career - will enhance this good old game.

First of all – i'm playing with my “private” MOD CCoM – which is the mother of LSH3 V3-V5. Next – i'm always starting with “SH3_Commander,” a tool without SH3 would have been nothing. And all 54 releases of CCoM are activated with JSGME.

That's all as a foreword. The “rest” will come in this thread as picture and small text.

Career name: Erich Topp
Starting time: 01. September 193

First patrol:
Starting before the war at 01 clock AM. Got full ammunition and was wondering why at that time. We were told that there will not be a war against Great Britain. Someone lies! Leaving Kiel at night:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/98630052e359eabb3527ccf5636abfcadf4f99e12efa6e9ba3 a3433332e62eb06g.jpg

My dear “old” and big fat uncle – the “Sperrbrecher”. He helps me get out of Kiel.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/ad96fea3a43f3cd25ac3920cb2f7e4fc6b1569e6993a0f4cf9 f69bbdab19fbcd6g.jpg

The never finished “Graf Zeppelin” is returning from a machine trial to Kiel. What a kind of ship! Sad to say that we will never see him again:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/79ef623b2285fa06b96e7d108d0671fb392b6ea9fd9a82e0c1 df8810d0a7224b6g.jpg

At he dawn of day: a small German convoy heading to Kiel. Nice to see good old sailing ships:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/c75bd534ef6224fa383f40368e7381a688f41e46fdb130ac52 7cddad1d9fa6496g.jpg

At the first day of hostility, i've sunk a ferry ship (AG124's “Chatham Transport”). Got a 5.000 GRT+ “HighScore”:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d42c912779828d74d8ffaa407e278e506f205067eb54669b0b 5bfbd1a9a9d3de6g.jpg

Next “victim”. A large freighter, with some “critical” loading. But the North Sea is deep enough to hide this “freight” :
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/dfc449399fca49f4826429acccaf80d60ca2f2db5f6cd02e17 3dcf92220373276g.jpg

Those damned “birds” are thrilling me every time. Just in September 1939, they are still above you, keep clear of that “birds” (it is a SH5 conversion of the “Swordfish”):
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d8a3c1ad9c8887aa4390d45c269d8e64ce15dc895b6e5b9145 1624dc77f3a5636g.jpg

Returning home to Kiel after 3 weeks of challenge. Now i've to spend 3 weeks in harbour to refit my boat. Let's see what Kiel can “offer”:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/b8825a82e808cb83ea46f018a2d12867bc7720b559fb4eb22f 1bff1e49ee9db66g.jpg

That's for the first patrol. If you would like a continuation of this “report”, i'll do it. Sorry for my “bad” English – i'll try to do it as well as possible.

Let me say: “SilentHunterIII” is still the best subsim i've ever played. Folks – keep that thing alive! I'll do so – and I know many of the great contributors to SH3 will do so, too. So – THANKS to all. Here and all over the world of SH3.

Greetings
rowi58

Gerald

12-20-10, 04:25 AM

Nice picture, and a good mission, I guess :up:

rowi58

12-20-10, 04:43 AM

The second patrol (from October, 13th to October, 25th), only 13 days on sea. “Good old Swede”. Don't cross my line!
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/e4d8366731f431e9e475e17a50d6843b7fa5d2059447ecc8a0 53a29b85b444426g.jpg

A view from the engine room to the front – THANKS to “flakmonkey” for this great MOD:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/7a5c6ee95cfa2bd0c522441b9984b86144fd01fcbbff7b23b1 5ff4b80dfe543a6g.jpg

My first convoy. From the LEFT to the RIGHT: Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe, my self, my self. That will happen if you call for supply (by the Luftwaffe):
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/3670d5b1d217fdb307d11151909f8ea0627fd02d5ac6137163 178b7ae367a7816g.jpg

Although the BdU forced me to pay the canal bill . I did it.! And I will do it again. Again and again as long as no planes are above Germany:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/94a0b41421a84d95b0e8d13420e62cd5f1521465c581381f99 0383c15069145d6g.jpg

The Rendsburg pivot bridge. That's the reason why to play with harbours and more:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/568005d188e83cd170f7f346c9abc0dfd507fe80bf93db4c08 266b0f509f49b76g.jpg

The next patrol will follow – as I got time to play (and to mod) SH3.

Greetings
rowi58

Jimbuna

12-20-10, 11:51 AM

Nice updates Rowi http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

rowi58

12-20-10, 12:55 PM

Hi jimbuna,

i do not know much about this damed war. But i think, that you are a great contributor to this theatre. I think, if "Uncle Neal" is making some kind of this stuff "stickey", where everyone can post his carreer experiance - in a kind of an AAR as you made with all this woderfull pictures - SH3 will be still alive.

So "thanks" to all the "Super-MODS" that keep this game alive. And this story will never ever end - hope so.

Greetiings
rowi58

MCHALO12

12-20-10, 12:58 PM

Hi Rowi,

very good idea to tell us about your patrols, hope for many more updates!

Best regards, MCHALO12.

Sailor Steve

12-20-10, 01:01 PM

Lovely stuff, Rowi. I'm glad to see you're playing, and not 'just' modding. :rock:

rowi58

12-20-10, 02:09 PM

Hi Sailor Steve,

i'm just modding for playing that good old game (as i think, every modder would do so).

Greetings :salute:
rowi58

rowi58

12-20-10, 02:40 PM

Hi Rowi,

very good idea to tell us about your patrols, hope for many more updates!

Best regards, MCHALO12.

my dear friend MCHALO12,

i will try my best - but i do not know how to survive. And, last but mot least, imust tell you about a "good old song" in the "German version". It is diffculzt to explain - but "Torfrock" will rock that ship for ever;

We like to be in Haitabu :up:.Thats we "old Wikingers" do so :yeah:

Sorry but it' just a ....Sorry, it's the "late" 1970 anniversar.

Greeetings
rowi58

rowi58

12-20-10, 02:43 PM

Jimbuna

12-20-10, 06:05 PM

rowi58

12-21-10, 04:49 AM

Absolutly right - jimbuna; as ever.

what wolud we made out of this "old" game if we don't get that hints.:yeah:

It is my hope that people like you will still keep this damned old thing alive - i will allways say: from the easy beginning until to the final fatalism :salute:.

We've got great MODs to help us understanding that "critical" experience of (virtual) life.

Greetings
rowi58

VONHARRIS

12-21-10, 04:53 AM

Nice reports Herr rowi58!

One question : Which mod do you use to produce the freighter with the "critical" cargo of your first patrol?

Gute Jadg Herr Kaleun!

rowi58

12-21-10, 05:17 AM

Hi VONHARRIS

you've got a PM. Nice signature - the greek navy also got the "Chas Adams-Class" destroyer :up:

Was a wonderfull ship-class. We've got three: "Lütjens", "Rommel" and "Mölders"". But all of theese ships were wrecked. :damn:

As time goes by. We can not stop it,

Greetings
rowi58

VONHARRIS

12-21-10, 05:29 AM

Yes the Greek Navy had 4 of these ships , primarly for the SM-1MR area defence system.
Nice multi purpose destroyers but a logistics nightmare.
They were : D-218 Kimon
D-219 Nearxos on which I served as a conscript for 19 months as a radar operator
D-220 Themistoclis
D-221 Formion
The HS Nearxos was sunk outside Crete as a target for an Exocet SSM and a Mk 46 torpedo. The same fate had all the others.
We also had a fifth Charles F. Adams DD for spare parts.

rowi58

12-21-10, 05:44 AM

Hi VONHARRIsS,

it is a realy graet pleasure to see that some user of "SilentHunter" have joind their (national) naval forces. So it is a great pleasure to talk to someone that have naval experience - although i was only serving on a small minesweeper. (A hell of a boat with no survival chance).

Greetings
rowi58

VONHARRIS

12-21-10, 01:26 PM

A minesweeper maybe small , maybe it is made of wood BUT she can do a hell of a job : clear minefields
A destroyer can not do that.

Tessa

12-21-10, 03:47 PM

Some nice work, great screenshots and no intimidating wall of text style mission report :up:

I've never seen (large) sailing ships like the convoy (albeit friendly) you spotted; are you using a fleet mod/additional ships? Seeing some real sailing ships like those from time to time is some great salty eye candy.

rowi58

12-22-10, 03:12 AM

Hi Tessa,

this schooner i made for LSH3 - one with full blown sails and one with Diesel propulsion. Have a look at the "SH3 mod workshop", stickey thread "LSH3" here at subsim.

And thanks to your comment :up:. I'm just on the theird patrol - if i'll get some good pictures, i'll post them here.

Greetings
rowi58

rowi58

12-22-10, 03:24 AM

A minesweeper maybe small , maybe it is made of wood BUT she can do a hell of a job : clear minefields
A destroyer can not do that.

Hi VONHARRIS,

you are right. But at that time (the long socalled "cold war" in the late 1970 th) although this ship was declared as a minesweeper - it was forced to lay mines in the Baltic Sea to stopp the "Red Fleet" from escaping into the Atlantic Ocean. Stupid idea - thanks to the great Lords that this has never come true.

Greetings
rowi58

P.S. a small "old" picture of that kind of boat http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Fische.jpg

Class 340/341 i've served as an artilleryman.

rowi58

12-22-10, 04:10 AM

Hi folks,

here some pictures of my theird patrol.

Leaving Kiel at night - with the great old "Flottenbegleiter" by "Commander1980", one of the first new ships in SH3.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/67157d73cf91bda4019bd4411941b0b1b57014936b2b18d484 8371ed8b21c8b76g.jpg

Wonder that this old destroyer well spotted my at more than 4,000 m. My guys didn't spott him - so at about 2,800 m i was forced to crash dive (in shallow water - you know what this mean :haha:). Lost only 5 % of hull integrity.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/596e291b0db5680507d22e8b5506870968591d278a0f57662f 737c037c85ce7a6g.jpg

But finaly - i've got him. Wer are still in the year 1939, when hunting was easy and successful.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/0dbf654e38f1d192c546bd90aabd36b4775cd6d50fb81359be e9eb2727f6bf246g.jpg

Be aware of this damend plane. It is "only" a "Latecoère" sea-plane, but the pilots are brilliant and well trained. The only thing you can do is: dive, dive dive!
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/781d255e895384bc127f590b05c231d54a83ffb9fe1eed64f2 4fac9d042782f56g.jpg

Got a large freighter (some 8,000 GRT). Somewhere at the British East Coast.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/cc1f84873acec98096b3c2146214a7a9731c8f3d0b4d8886ec 5d243a19c16df46g.jpg

Some days later, i'm returning home to Kiel via the Kiel-Canal (made by "ref"). And - just before entering at Brunsbuettel - we passed the famous lightship "Elbe 1" (was made by AG124 and ANVART).
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/b0ecd62593d9c9ce2598a1715e8686adaecc479fab8bb766f2 509816cbf7b0946g.jpg

And once again: the famous pivot bridge of Rendsburg - just 2 hours to go to Kiel, the final destination of this patrol.
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/623d98e267f2d8d489acfd43ca444aea1bbdf3b328fb86d921 d605bfe9889dfb6g.jpg

More coming soon - after the next patrol (even if i'm KIA :haha:)

Greetings
rowi58

VONHARRIS

12-23-10, 02:47 PM

Nice shots
Question: Picture No2 What is the explosion on the mast of the DD? Did you engage her with your deck gun?

rowi58

12-24-10, 02:43 AM

Nice shots
Question: Picture No2 What is the explosion on the mast of the DD? Did you engage her with your deck gun?

Hi VONHARRIS,

no - i was a little bit to late in clicking the camera: this is the the secound turret firing at my (DD's speed was about 30+ kts, directly heading at my boat).

Greetings
rowi58