i couldnt wait for next month so i started my first patrol this evening.
i unchecked manual targetting, gods eye view for maps and the weapons officer to start me off. i think it was around 80% realism.
my first mission was a sector off ireland. so i made the mistake of trying to take the shortcut between the scottish mainland and scapa flow.
my watch officer spotted a cruiser and i submerged. unfortunately we'd been spotted and i found myself getting pinged by 3 cruisers in shallowish water. i wasnt sure what to do??? i figured silent running and 1/2knots speed was not going to do me any favours because i was only in about 60 metres deep water. so i went full ahead, making full turns as they approached. this helped for a while. but guess what. my first patrol and i ended up in an iron coffin (im reading the book iron coffins atm). guess i do got a lot to learn!
i take it next time i should ignore teh shortcut and sail north past scapa flow. ?
lol thanks
im thinking that