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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty
managed to find him and sink him at sunrise with the deck gun right off of the Irish Mainland,
I was HAPPY
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That first sinking... what a rush. Actually, the first sinking of any career is great.
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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty
Then I proceded to My Patrol Area. After those 24 hours,I was to return home.
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Many players here have private "rules" that say they stay a week, 10 days or even longer on station. In real life, they wouldn't send you out just for a day. Especially when you have 50+ days of fuel. Myself, I stay out until I am down to 1-2 torpedoes and out of deck-gun ammo, usually 30-40 days.
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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty
We were silent running about 2 knots east but he managed to pick us off everytime and inflict a little more damage.
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You may have come across a really elite unit, very unforgiving. But always ask yourself "What am I doing wrong?" Were you as deep as you could go? Were you slow enough ("about" 2 knots is not good enough -- at 2.9 knots, which is "2 knots" in the game, you are making too much noise)?
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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty
I didnt expect to be a pro, But Im happy with 4707 Tonnage for a first Patrol.
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Not a bad start!