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merc4ulfate · 03-06-15, 08:08 PM

For those ships that reverse course I always wait until they are moving forward again and then lead them a little extra to compensate for their increasing speed until they get to they desired speed. What is a nice find is an escort or merchant that had to come to a stop at close range due to traffic and nail them.

As far as listening for you, I was on patrol last night and I came upon a convoy and had hit to large tankers which sunk and brought a freighter to a stand still. I then dove to 500 feet and reloaded. I rose 2000 yards south of my position then hit two more freighters in the convoy and only one sank. The only fish I had left were in my external stores (Type VII) and I could not surface to load in order to finish off the crippled freighter. I dropped to 500 feet almost underneath the freighter. The escorts had been pounding my previous position for my first attack. They gave up as the convoy moved forward and after about 4 hours all of them were gone ...

Except one.

He sat there for 24 hours ... I could hear him on sonar but he hardly moved at all. 24 hours ... I wanted to sink that ship so bad but could do nothing.

I decided to wake every one up and head south at 500 feet and 2 knots. I surfaced 5000 yards south and began reloading when I detected radar signals to the south of this present position. I finished reloading as they were not getting any closer and went to periscope depth to listen ... there were five more escorts sitting still ... listening for me to run farther. I couldn't believe it. I moved off east of the crippled ship turned to 270 and moved back towards it. At 4500 yards I fired one torpedo which sent it to the bottom. It was only then that the escort sitting 1500 yards from it began to move once more.

I turn east and returned to Brest.

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03-06-15, 08:08 PM	#5
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	For those ships that reverse course I always wait until they are moving forward again and then lead them a little extra to compensate for their increasing speed until they get to they desired speed. What is a nice find is an escort or merchant that had to come to a stop at close range due to traffic and nail them. As far as listening for you, I was on patrol last night and I came upon a convoy and had hit to large tankers which sunk and brought a freighter to a stand still. I then dove to 500 feet and reloaded. I rose 2000 yards south of my position then hit two more freighters in the convoy and only one sank. The only fish I had left were in my external stores (Type VII) and I could not surface to load in order to finish off the crippled freighter. I dropped to 500 feet almost underneath the freighter. The escorts had been pounding my previous position for my first attack. They gave up as the convoy moved forward and after about 4 hours all of them were gone ... Except one. He sat there for 24 hours ... I could hear him on sonar but he hardly moved at all. 24 hours ... I wanted to sink that ship so bad but could do nothing. I decided to wake every one up and head south at 500 feet and 2 knots. I surfaced 5000 yards south and began reloading when I detected radar signals to the south of this present position. I finished reloading as they were not getting any closer and went to periscope depth to listen ... there were five more escorts sitting still ... listening for me to run farther. I couldn't believe it. I moved off east of the crippled ship turned to 270 and moved back towards it. At 4500 yards I fired one torpedo which sent it to the bottom. It was only then that the escort sitting 1500 yards from it began to move once more. I turn east and returned to Brest. Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157 OpsMonsun_V705 OMv705_to_V720 OMv720_Patch5 Traveller Mod v1.7 for OM 7.20 Nav Map Make-Over for OM Kriegsmarine Chart Colour Scheme 2 Aircraft_reflections Webster's Eliminate Floating Plankton for v1.4 and v1.5 Webster's Missing Voices for v1.4 & v1.5 Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix for v1.4 and v1.5 GE01 Operation Tiger Alternate OM Loading Screen plants small rocks small __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍