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fvd 08-16-07 12:31 PM

yes indeed!
 
Yeah, i was able to sneak up onto this convoy.
The weather was really rough, almost impossible to get a good look at the convoy.
My scope was only up a couple of times at a distance of 6 km. of the first ships.
Never the less, a DD came straight to me like i was surfaced and painted bright orange!!!
I turned 90° and asked for a depth of 160 mtrs, but only got to 45 when the b*st*rd killed me and my entire crew...
This is the second time in a couple of days that my carreer was ended by an escort of a convoy.
Can't say there is no difference between stock SH3 and GWX in this matter ;-)
I'm not sure that i will try to attack convoys anymore because of this. (and it is 1941, how good get these guys in '44 or '45????)

How do you attack convoys without being detected and killed?

Regards,
fvd

Brag 08-16-07 12:35 PM

Report by Kplt. Johan Sebastian Balz.

04 Aug. 1940
For the delight of French womenhood, U-53 under the able command of Kptlt. BB-Balz, arrived in Lorient with 101K tonnes BRT, which included the balzing of a Revenge BB. :smug:

My song so far:

Meet me in Balzimore
you hoochie woochie
meet me there tonight

Chorus:
Hoochie woochie
hoochie woochie :smug:

While I'm in port, you all have a wonderful opportunity to buy me a drink :smug:

Stealth Hunter 08-16-07 12:40 PM

OK...

Gibralter is quite tricky, but any real U-boat commander would be up to the challenge... especially THE MEDALS... SO MANY MEDALS.:o

IrischKapitan 08-16-07 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag
My song so far:

Meet me in Balzimore
you hoochie woochie
meet me there tonight

Chorus:
Hoochie woochie
hoochie woochie :smug:

Brag, you may rather be good at sinking boats but you sure as hell 'aint no composer,
Do what your good at, rather then writing awful songs, Concentrate you efforts on sinking more ships.... So I will leave you in the words of Simon Cowell


"That was terrible, I mean just awful"

EDIT: I dought Herr Doenitz, will hate me for saying that but Kp.Leutenant Kurt Holland has bagged over 110K in fat oilers with two trops still left, I'm to much a valuable asset to the Third Reich.



Brag 08-16-07 06:13 PM

[/quote]
Brag, you may rather be good at sinking boats but you sure as hell 'aint no composer,
Do what your good at, rather then writing awful songs, Concentrate you efforts on sinking more ships.... So I will leave you in the words of Simon Cowell


"That was terrible, I mean just awful"

[/quote]

Tell that to Kptlt. Johan Sebastian Balz, the greatest asset of the Kriegsmarine :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Packerton 08-16-07 08:22 PM

Keep Writeing that song Balz You need something to be left behind after your Killed :lol:

Shelton 08-17-07 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fvd
Yeah, i was able to sneak up onto this convoy.
The weather was really rough, almost impossible to get a good look at the convoy.
My scope was only up a couple of times at a distance of 6 km. of the first ships.
Never the less, a DD came straight to me like i was surfaced and painted bright orange!!!
I turned 90° and asked for a depth of 160 mtrs, but only got to 45 when the b*st*rd killed me and my entire crew...
This is the second time in a couple of days that my carreer was ended by an escort of a convoy.
Can't say there is no difference between stock SH3 and GWX in this matter ;-)
I'm not sure that i will try to attack convoys anymore because of this. (and it is 1941, how good get these guys in '44 or '45????)

How do you attack convoys without being detected and killed?

Regards,
fvd

I dont know how this could happen - esp in rough weather - hopefully i wont get an ace crew like this.

Brag 08-17-07 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shelton
Quote:

Originally Posted by fvd
Yeah, i was able to sneak up onto this convoy.
The weather was really rough, almost impossible to get a good look at the convoy.
My scope was only up a couple of times at a distance of 6 km. of the first ships.
Never the less, a DD came straight to me like i was surfaced and painted bright orange!!!
I turned 90° and asked for a depth of 160 mtrs, but only got to 45 when the b*st*rd killed me and my entire crew...
This is the second time in a couple of days that my carreer was ended by an escort of a convoy.
Can't say there is no difference between stock SH3 and GWX in this matter ;-)
I'm not sure that i will try to attack convoys anymore because of this. (and it is 1941, how good get these guys in '44 or '45????)

How do you attack convoys without being detected and killed?

Regards,
fvd

I dont know how this could happen - esp in rough weather - hopefully i wont get an ace crew like this.

Visit my webbie. Lots of good articles on how to attack and stay alive :D Better luck in your next carreer.


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