Did I just witness...

kapuhy · 03-01-19, 06:22 AM

...a Polish sub torpedoing German task force?

Baltic Operations, 1.09.2019, I spot Schleswig-Holstein training battleship with 2 destroyers. While looking at them through binoculars (still only stacks and superstructure visible over horizon), suddenly there's an explosion on one of the destroyers. I assumed they were duking it out with Polish destroyers that were supposed to be in area, but after approaching I haven't found any Polish DD.

What I did find was a hydro contact, fast sounding screw but apparently very slowly following German task force. Nothing was visible on surface in this direction though.

GeneralDeath99 · 03-09-19, 11:20 PM

Yes, most likely they did get attacked by a Polish sub. I remember once during a new playthrough I ended up spotting a sub. in the area and even ended up sink it it after many tries. It turned out to be a Polish sub.

04-02-19, 04:33 AM

you mean this one?

i found it the other day in the same AO and similar circumstances. It didn't engage the german surface group (which i also had lurking about), but i stumbled on it while patrolling, and managed to take a pic. It definitely looks like a british U-class, one of which was passed on to poland (although much later, around the end of 1940). I had assumed it was a british sub keeping an eye on things but it might represent some other earlier polish model in game. Or maybe it is indeed a british sub but was engaged by mistake by german ships in your game?

XenonSurf · 04-02-19, 05:41 AM

The results when you watch AI units are unpredictable, it's totally possible that the german units get attacked by planes or subs. Yes, there are polish subs in the aerea, I have spotted isolated ones more times, they are very hard to shoot and sink, so I will refrain next time, it's a vaste of torpedos...

04-02-19, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by n3uro

you mean this one?

Wow that is a creepy picture!

kapuhy · 04-03-19, 02:39 AM

Nice picture n3uro! Reminds me of stories of nuclear submarines stalking each other during Cold War...

And yes, the U-Class subs in Baltic Operations represent 5 Polish submarines that historically were there as part of Plan Worek. These were not really U-Class subs of course but Silent Hunter 5 lacks models for any other Allied submarine.

Aktungbby · 04-03-19, 10:05 AM

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03-01-19, 06:22 AM	#1
kapuhy Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Poland Posts: 874 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 3	Did I just witness... ...a Polish sub torpedoing German task force? Baltic Operations, 1.09.2019, I spot Schleswig-Holstein training battleship with 2 destroyers. While looking at them through binoculars (still only stacks and superstructure visible over horizon), suddenly there's an explosion on one of the destroyers. I assumed they were duking it out with Polish destroyers that were supposed to be in area, but after approaching I haven't found any Polish DD. What I did find was a hydro contact, fast sounding screw but apparently very slowly following German task force. Nothing was visible on surface in this direction though.

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03-09-19, 11:20 PM	#2
GeneralDeath99 Seaman Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 32 Downloads: 142 Uploads: 0	Yes, most likely they did get attacked by a Polish sub. I remember once during a new playthrough I ended up spotting a sub. in the area and even ended up sink it it after many tries. It turned out to be a Polish sub.

04-02-19, 04:33 AM	#3
n3uro Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	you mean this one? i found it the other day in the same AO and similar circumstances. It didn't engage the german surface group (which i also had lurking about), but i stumbled on it while patrolling, and managed to take a pic. It definitely looks like a british U-class, one of which was passed on to poland (although much later, around the end of 1940). I had assumed it was a british sub keeping an eye on things but it might represent some other earlier polish model in game. Or maybe it is indeed a british sub but was engaged by mistake by german ships in your game?

04-02-19, 05:41 AM	#4
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	The results when you watch AI units are unpredictable, it's totally possible that the german units get attacked by planes or subs. Yes, there are polish subs in the aerea, I have spotted isolated ones more times, they are very hard to shoot and sink, so I will refrain next time, it's a vaste of torpedos...

04-03-19, 02:39 AM	#6
kapuhy Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Poland Posts: 874 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 3	Nice picture n3uro! Reminds me of stories of nuclear submarines stalking each other during Cold War... And yes, the U-Class subs in Baltic Operations represent 5 Polish submarines that historically were there as part of Plan Worek. These were not really U-Class subs of course but Silent Hunter 5 lacks models for any other Allied submarine.