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OneTinSoldier · 03-20-07, 02:36 AM

Hi,

I've made it to 1943 and it hasn't been that hard. I can tell things are a changing now tho! I'm starting to meet up with Aircraft in the outskirts of Biscay Bay and an S-Class sub once 2/3rd's of the way into the bay deep in the night, which I took on with my Deckgun. I sunk him but he took me down to 86% Hull Integrity with his Deck Gun. I was manning the Deck Gun myself and it's hard to see an enemy sub in the dark! I can see ships fine, but a black low profile sub against dark clouds on the horizon in the background is a different matter!

Ok, once in mid-late '42 I made it back with only 34% Hull Integrity, but that's because I was getting a little too brave against aircraft. Actually, I had been totally avoiding aircraft up until I was finally sent to a grid(ED99) where they were buzzing overhead what seemed like every 2 minutes. Prior to that I had not been sent to patrol a grid where aircraft were a problem at all.

Right now I just got a Type IX/3 Conning Tower and got the Flakvierling upgrade, and wow, it seems pretty awesome against big fat bombers. I'm avoiding(diving) the little fighters as I have a feeling big fat targets might be one thing for the Flakvierling, while those zippy little guys are probably another. I just got it tho and I don't know how long it'll be as effective as it is against the big guys, but it seems pretty good at the moment.

I will say I have been trying to be very careful this career to see how far I could get. I wanted to get as far as I could before SH4 came out. I have never hunted in shallow water, and have never put(or gotten) myself in a situation where more than two Destroyers were hunting for me at the same time, and I can be pretty sneaky when it comes to escaping their search patterns.

Cheers

03-20-07, 02:36 AM	#3
OneTinSoldier Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Denver, CO USA Posts: 382 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Hi, I've made it to 1943 and it hasn't been that hard. I can tell things are a changing now tho! I'm starting to meet up with Aircraft in the outskirts of Biscay Bay and an S-Class sub once 2/3rd's of the way into the bay deep in the night, which I took on with my Deckgun. I sunk him but he took me down to 86% Hull Integrity with his Deck Gun. I was manning the Deck Gun myself and it's hard to see an enemy sub in the dark! I can see ships fine, but a black low profile sub against dark clouds on the horizon in the background is a different matter! Ok, once in mid-late '42 I made it back with only 34% Hull Integrity, but that's because I was getting a little too brave against aircraft. Actually, I had been totally avoiding aircraft up until I was finally sent to a grid(ED99) where they were buzzing overhead what seemed like every 2 minutes. Prior to that I had not been sent to patrol a grid where aircraft were a problem at all. Right now I just got a Type IX/3 Conning Tower and got the Flakvierling upgrade, and wow, it seems pretty awesome against big fat bombers. I'm avoiding(diving) the little fighters as I have a feeling big fat targets might be one thing for the Flakvierling, while those zippy little guys are probably another. I just got it tho and I don't know how long it'll be as effective as it is against the big guys, but it seems pretty good at the moment. I will say I have been trying to be very careful this career to see how far I could get. I wanted to get as far as I could before SH4 came out. I have never hunted in shallow water, and have never put(or gotten) myself in a situation where more than two Destroyers were hunting for me at the same time, and I can be pretty sneaky when it comes to escaping their search patterns. Cheers __________________ "Variable this is EasyRhino, do you copy? Over." Loud and clear EasyRhino. "Do we have a gig? Over." That's a Roger, we have a gig. Target is painted, start the music. "Roger that Variable. Into attack. Pickling target. Target is acquired and lit. LGB comin' down!" EasyRhino, circular error probability zero. Impact with High Order Detonation. Thank You, have a nice day. Last edited by OneTinSoldier; 03-20-07 at 03:03 AM.