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Weiss Pinguin 10-27-09 05:26 PM
Frustration is over Eleventy Billions!
 
So after coming back to SHIII last week, I'm on my 12th patrol, driving a Type II (U-139, which incidentally was also a Type IID in real life) out of Kiel.

While heading home from a failed attempt to intercept a convoy (Heading straight for my position, no less), we receive a report of a convoy south of Harwich, heading northeast at 7 knots. As my boot is close enough to intercept this one as well, (U-139 is sitting happily in grid AN81) I guesstimate where the convoy should end up after 12 hours or so, and head there. An hour later another, this time of a convoy heading into Harwich, at 8 knots. As the two reported groups were close together, I assumed it was the same group, and changed courses again, this time sailing for home.

Almost exactly 12 hours after the first report came in, a final report comes in, this time of a convoy heading northwest at 7 knots - exactly where I had estimated it would be.

On the bright side, I had run into a 5000-something ton freighter earlier, so it wasn't really a total loss. :doh:

psykopatsak 10-27-09 05:52 PM
i have tried to get a torpedo hit on HMS Duke of York, missing for five times in a row.

sollution becomes hard when its traveling at 24-26 knots, in extrmley rough seas but at least fog is light...

the annoying part is that even the acoustig torps cannot hit it due to its redicilous speed...

Philipp_Thomsen 10-27-09 07:53 PM
lol...

dbz, episode 26.

"It's over 9 thousand!!"

Weiss Pinguin 10-28-09 04:15 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Philipp_Thomsen (Post 1195586)
lol...

dbz, episode 26.

"It's over 9 thousand!!"
Didn't you retire or somesuch to the wilds of Europe or someplace? ;)

Jimbuna 10-28-09 04:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin (Post 1195522)
So after coming back to SHIII last week, I'm on my 12th patrol, driving a Type II (U-139, which incidentally was also a Type IID in real life) out of Kiel.

While heading home from a failed attempt to intercept a convoy (Heading straight for my position, no less), we receive a report of a convoy south of Harwich, heading northeast at 7 knots. As my boot is close enough to intercept this one as well, (U-139 is sitting happily in grid AN81) I guesstimate where the convoy should end up after 12 hours or so, and head there. An hour later another, this time of a convoy heading into Harwich, at 8 knots. As the two reported groups were close together, I assumed it was the same group, and changed courses again, this time sailing for home.

Almost exactly 12 hours after the first report came in, a final report comes in, this time of a convoy heading northwest at 7 knots - exactly where I had estimated it would be.

On the bright side, I had run into a 5000-something ton freighter earlier, so it wasn't really a total loss. :doh:
Such were the frustrations of many a Kaleun before you :DL

Snestorm 10-30-09 05:46 PM
5.000 tons ain't bad, Weiss.
My current boat has had 2 dud patrols (0 GRT), out of 5.
To quote BDU: "Keep up the good work".

Weiss Pinguin 11-01-09 04:28 PM
So I was on the way home when I received this report:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4...2319390.th.png

Unfortunately:
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5323/...1052359.th.png

:wah:

(To give some backround, I had just used up my last two torpedoes on a pair of destroyers that had kept my boat down for most of the previous day)

psykopatsak 11-01-09 05:15 PM
there will be much more, mr pinguin, i promise :P

Jimbuna 11-02-09 05:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snestorm (Post 1197002)
5.000 tons ain't bad, Weiss.
My current boat has had 2 dud patrols (0 GRT), out of 5.
To quote BDU: "Keep up the good work".
BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif

Snestorm 11-02-09 10:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1198185)
That I shall. U338 VIIC

Patrol 1: AM77 24.feb.43 til 27.mar.43 32.918 GRT
Patrol 2: CF69 24.apr.43 til 05.maj.43 NULL AIRCRAFT
Patrol 3: BE28 02.jun.43 til 05.jun.43 NULL AIRCRAFT
Patrol 4: AM19 03.jul. 43 til 05.aug.43 25.353 GRT
Patrol 5: AM53 02.sep.43 til 10.okt.43 26.529 GRT
Patrol 6: CG88 07.nov.43 til 05.dec.43 9.418 GRT

Promised myself to do the whole war in however many VIIBs and VIICs it takes.
Then I can go back to the beginning, and do it my way in a beautiful IXB (after I earn it).
I just had to see what it would be like, to start late war carreers in a VIIC.

It's interesting, but I prefer the IXB, and yes Lorient over St. Nazaire, anyday.

Sailor Steve 11-02-09 10:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin (Post 1197713)
(To give some backround, I had just used up my last two torpedoes on a pair of destroyers that had kept my boat down for most of the previous day)
Did you get them?

Weiss Pinguin 11-02-09 11:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1198302)
Did you get them?
I got one. Both eels should've been perfect shots, however the first torpedo was set to impact pistol for some reason, (I always, always set my pistols to magnetic, even early war) and it passed harmlessly underneath the destroyer. You can't begin to imagine my frustration as I dove down again to reload my aft tube...

Sailor Steve 11-03-09 02:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin (Post 1198321)
(I always, always set my pistols to magnetic, even early war)
That's certainly the realistic way to do it, since they didn't know about the problems until after they happened, and even then weren't absolutely sure what was going on.

javelina1 11-10-09 08:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Weiß Pinguin (Post 1197713)
So I was on the way home when I received this report:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4...2319390.th.png

Unfortunately:
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5323/...1052359.th.png

:wah:

(To give some backround, I had just used up my last two torpedoes on a pair of destroyers that had kept my boat down for most of the previous day)
dude, I've had that happen a couple times too. Just heading home, and a d*mn convoy within a couple hours of cruising! :damn:

Radio 11-11-09 06:30 AM
I can feel your pain, Weiß Pinguin. :yep:
What's even worse is when you see a small convoy (2 auxiliary cruisers escorted by one destroyer) zipping by and not being able to come close enough for a shot because of their speed.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4...3932812.th.jpg

Had to brighten up the pic a bit in Irfanview, it was too dark.

And later the very same thing happened with this 2 beauties (they were accompanied by several destroyers).

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5...1135312.th.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9...1154359.th.jpg

And I even had all torpedo tubes fully loaded :damn:


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