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BasilY 10-21-08 01:18 AM
Gun duel with Rodney, Nelson ended in draw
 
(GWX2.1 100%, IXB)

April 3rd, 1941
West of Gibraltar

To BdU

1800hr, picked up sound contact of 5 warships passing in front, bearing 65. Was unable to close the distance to under 3000 before discovered by escorts, after sinking both escorts using 4 torpedoes, the 2 battleships and one cruiser were moving away fast. Offering very bad shotting angles. Two additional torpedoes at medium range fail to find target.

As the dusk deepened, surface at 13 knot, sight trailling battleship at 4600 meters. Fire 10 shots, making 6-8 hits. Return fire from both battleships begin after our tenth shot. After firing another 7-8 shots, were hit by one shell, cause flooding to 2 compartments. Dived to avoid further damage.

Both battleship are identified at Nelson Class, one of them seem to have a gun turret blown off and suffering numerous hits at water line.

Contact lost after repairs were completed underwater.

No casualties, no major component damaged, will continue patrol.

Rommer69 10-21-08 04:00 AM
One 105 mm gun vs how many > 300 mm guns and much more of less caliber?:o
And you didnīt get destroyed!:o :o
:rock:

Kipparikalle 10-21-08 04:48 AM
That's what I have always wanted to do, beat a battleship with small 88/105 mm gun.

Your badass

rifleman13 10-21-08 06:37 AM
Talk about a chance of the lifetime! :up: :arrgh!:

Were their watch crews blind or what?:hmm:

U-46 Commander 10-21-08 07:47 AM
With the schnellboote I can sneak up really close to a British DD without be noticed.

Kipparikalle 10-21-08 08:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rifleman13
Talk about a chance of the lifetime! :up: :arrgh!:

Were their watch crews blind or what?:hmm:
Aiming & loading triple 300mm turret takes time

Nicolas 10-21-08 08:52 AM
i think 1 single shell from a battleship can sink easy a submarine.

Jimbuna 10-21-08 09:46 AM
No need to sink....just pierce the pressure hull and it is no longer a submarine....more a sitting duck.

predavolk 10-21-08 11:42 AM
:rock: That's showing those wussie Tommies whose boss!

Erich dem Roten 10-21-08 11:55 AM
Wow, I thought I was lucky for sinking a DD...:up:

Philipp_Thomsen 10-21-08 06:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbuna
No need to sink....just pierce the pressure hull and it is no longer a submarine....more a sitting duck.
A sitting duck that can run away at around 17 knts :lol:

bookworm_020 10-21-08 07:21 PM
And I thought I was mad for taking on a ASW trawler in GWX:huh: I would consider yourself lucky!:yep:

Steeltrap 10-21-08 11:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Philipp_Thomsen
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbuna
No need to sink....just pierce the pressure hull and it is no longer a submarine....more a sitting duck.
A sitting duck that can run away at around 17 knts :lol:
Trouble is that a Nelson class can do 23kts.....

They wouldn't bother firing the main armament: has 3 twin mounted 6" guns each side, so 6x6" vs your 1x3.5".

Also had a 24.5" torpedo tube submerged on each side, so you might face a torpedo coming back at you....:o

ANY hit from a shell of that calibre (6") would almost certainly leave you unable to submerge, assuming it didn't sink you outright.

As for a 16", one landing within 100m would pobably cause you som MAJOR issues!!!

GoldenRivet 10-21-08 11:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipparikalle
Aiming & loading triple 300mm turret takes time
according to the USS Texas tour guide.... 14 inch gun reload time is about 45 seconds with a good gun crew.

At D-Day the Texas averaged a volley about every 60 seconds over the course of the bombardment.

so relatively speaking... those big guns load faster than you would think

iambecomelife 10-21-08 11:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BasilY
(GWX2.1 100%, IXB)

April 3rd, 1941
West of Gibraltar

To BdU

1800hr, picked up sound contact of 5 warships passing in front, bearing 65. Was unable to close the distance to under 3000 before discovered by escorts, after sinking both escorts using 4 torpedoes, the 2 battleships and one cruiser were moving away fast. Offering very bad shotting angles. Two additional torpedoes at medium range fail to find target.

As the dusk deepened, surface at 13 knot, sight trailling battleship at 4600 meters. Fire 10 shots, making 6-8 hits. Return fire from both battleships begin after our tenth shot. After firing another 7-8 shots, were hit by one shell, cause flooding to 2 compartments. Dived to avoid further damage.

Both battleship are identified at Nelson Class, one of them seem to have a gun turret blown off and suffering numerous hits at water line.

Contact lost after repairs were completed underwater.

No casualties, no major component damaged, will continue patrol.
Are you brave or just plain psychotic? I honestly can't decide. :o


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