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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis
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Originally Posted by tomfon
Now you say that the Uboat can (literally!!!) run circles around and between the enemy merchant ships in early war. I am sorry but i have my doubts on this one. I have to experience it first. Have you actually done something similar?
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Yes I have. I do not exaggerate, I assure you. Ahead flank, fully surfaced, I've (more than once) run circles around escorts in 1939 on clear-night tests. Each time I would pass right in front of the destroyer at a few hundred metres, once or twice nearly colliding with it! In a couple of these tests it didn't see me at all, and in a couple of tests it caught sight of me the second or third time I passed in front of it's bow.
In one test I also weaved between merchants in a 1939 convoy, again fully surfaced at ahead flank. I was not detected, in spite of the presence of a BB in the middle of that convoy, which I circled a couple of times.
By late 1940 you can't do that anymore, except on lone merchants.
I don't know how GWX handles veterancy but I assume that combat-experienced crews do exist even in 1939, just to spice things up a bit, but I didn't meet any in my tests.
So far so good on the feedback. Please it coming! Tell me about those OLCU (2.1 or higher) surface attacks please folks! |
I've started over and so far in the early war I've manage to get around properly within reason. One close call was a mild storm with mild fog and a pair of destroyers emerged from the fog and I dived. It was about 5km and they didn't see me but knew something wasn't right. One of them started searching but had no bearings on me. I missed my last 2 torpedo and decided to head for home on my third patrol. I was using my VIIB.
Fourth patrol I sunk a few lonely cargo ships. nothing fancy. I had 7 torpedos left and found a nice convoi. I went after it and it was after dusk. 3 destroyers and a large convoi of uber tankers but I wanted the surprise hehehehe HMS Rodney was present I sent every torpedo at her. hehehe 36000 tooooones
First volley of forward torpedos launched. 2 set at 5 meters for impact and 2 for 12 meter at magnetics. One magnetic blew up premature, one impact was a dud. I lined up my one aft torpedo and did a impact one again hit but little effect. I knew I had to use my last forward using magnetic to break her weakend hull. hehehe it worked. She sank.
Anyhow weather was clear skies and rough waters so the destroyers didn't find me.
