MASSIVE TASKFORCE SIGHTED!
 

MAR 1942, near New York commanding IXC, patroling for the last 7days, sunk 3 merchants, weather has been terrible for days - heavy seas, heavy fog and nearly zero visiblilty, kept down alot by destroyers lurking nearby. So i decided to get the hell out of there and head to the GIB for some easy pickings.

Im in DG69 and get a message about a taskforce moving fast last known position CF66. Im not far from it so i hit standard speed and make way. Not long later in Grid DH16 i come in visual contact with a destroyer. Do a flyby and my Jaw drops to the floor. 4 CARRIERS, (2 in the lead 2 at the rear) 4 NELSONS, 2 CRUISERS & 4 what i think are called ARMED MERCHANTS?.
Im about 2800m away with 8 torps left im slowly making my way for a shot at the first two carriers. Theres only 2 destroyers one far off droping depth charges and one leading the pack. Hopefully i'll get lucky.

Anyways is this taskforce put in by the RUB mod. I mean did they edit files to make them larger TFs.

MODS USED
SH3 Commander, RUB 1.45, WAW realism.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...chazion/p1.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...chazion/p2.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...chazion/p3.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...chazion/p4.jpg

Meanwhile in my Med Patrol commanding a VIIC, as you can see it aint going to good :arrgh!:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...hazion/MED.jpg

Thought i did take two hurricanes on with the flak guns. Turned out to be a bad decision. :huh:

If only there was a wolfpack joining you :hmm: .
Germany could well win the Battle of the Atlantic yet ;) .

I'm curious to know how many you sink. Post some screenies :rock: I bet 2 Nelsons, though.

Happy hunting :arrgh!:

If only i had a full load of torpedos, was pretty frustrating watching a taskforce sail by. Result: sunk 1 carrier and damaged 1 Nelson Battleship - although she just kept cruising on like nothing hit her.


Moving in for the kill.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/A.jpg


Kurt our engineer requested i promote his new invention, the Gearstick on the conning tower, no need for the kapitan to issue speed orders ;)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/B.jpg

Theres our first target. Fired all forward torps.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/C.jpg

Only to miss with the first two, last two struck home!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/D.jpg

Dead in the water. I'll come back to finish her off later.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/F.jpg

Ordered a 180 degree turn ( i might add im running at flank speed here and no destroyers notice) Come round for a shot at a nelson.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/E.jpg

Hit....just! Although she's still remaining at top speed, no point in a chase. I head off to finish the carrier.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/G.jpg

20min later i get in a good position to fire remaining torps at the sitting duck. shes a goner.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/H.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/mischazion/I.jpg

Heading back to Lorient

Nice screenshots! But what about that Kurt guy. A gearstick on the conning tower is a highly unusual invention, I think. :nope: :nope: :|\

Well done!

So many targets, so few torpedo tubes! :88)

FOUR Nelson's :hmm:

Only two were ever built. HMS Nelson, HMS Rodney

I just wondering how would i explain to my WAW commander if i met the same taskforce during a waw patrol, like ya said 4 nelsons. It wouldn't be realistic.

Wolves at war

Hans Rahmlow: kommandant U422 have spotted 4 carriers & 4 nelsons permission to attack.

Kommandant: U422 return to base you idiot

:rotfl:

what level of "wimp mode" were you playing when you saw that task force? :rotfl:

So tell me Mr elite Kapitan hero of the atlantic how would you have done it with 8 torps. :lol: They were moving fast so you only get one chance. Your know what i mean when you meet a taskforce one day.

I'm just fun'en ya its great you saw a task force I have yet to see one,btw did anyone answer your question if this was a rub result of seeing this :hmm: .....salute!

By the looks of it, no. I would like to know if anyone else has come across a huge taskforce with the RUB mod as i did. Cause i hope it aint just a one of incident. For some reason my game wont load after that mission - so ive start a new patrol 1939 and hopefully i'll get a second chance when i get around to 1942 :)

I was getting bored with RUB, then the taskforce pops up.