Loch Ewe surpris

Tchocky · 10-31-06, 10:49 PM

April 1940 - After a few days of semi-lucrative hunting in the Western Approaches (coastals etc), I sink a C2, bringing my fish stock down to 5. I decide to head for home and stop in Loch Ewe along the way. No problems there
After sneaking past the destroyers in the channel, I discover that there are only one or two damaged C-Class lying up. Disheartened, I turn to the open sea, when a radio message informs me of a Task Force. Racing to the map, I see that the TF is heading towards port down the very same channel I'm using! One hour later, two battleships sail into view.
After sinking the Nelson with a single keel shot, all hell breaks loose. Three hideous hours later, with hull at 34%, and not a single torpedo left, I rattle my way home.

*wipes brow*

Zero Niner · 10-31-06, 11:19 PM

Good job!

mookiemookie · 10-31-06, 11:23 PM

You sunk the second most renown-worthy ship in the game. I should HOPE it was worth the hell you must have went through!

Next time I want you to bag a King George!

Herr Russ · 11-01-06, 12:06 PM

Wow...

What kind of promotion and awards were witing for you when you got back???

SteamWake · 11-01-06, 12:56 PM

Some folks have all the luck !

AVGWarhawk · 11-01-06, 01:08 PM

It is extremely cool when you get a good whack at ships when a radio message comes across other than the usual..."Press the attack" or "Keep up the good work". Some useful information that pans out is great!!! Rock on dude! I hope I get the chance one day on that message. I get the convoy messages which are great also if you are in position to kick some major butt

SteamWake · 11-01-06, 01:28 PM

I usually get those contact reports "Task force at .. blah blah". I go to look at the map and its like halfway around the globe

Deep-Six · 11-02-06, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I usually get those contact reports "Task force at .. blah blah". I go to look at the map and its like halfway around the globe

Yep, that is so true.

Sailor Steve · 11-02-06, 12:05 PM

That's okay; in Aces of the Deep you would often be in the North Sea and get a spy report of a convoy now leaving Liverpool.

melnibonian · 11-02-06, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I usually get those contact reports "Task force at .. blah blah". I go to look at the map and its like halfway around the globe

Or it's 5km away from you and you're out of torpedos and on your way home

I think it's called Merphy's Law (or how I like to call it 'Just my Luck')

Warmonger · 11-02-06, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I usually get those contact reports "Task force at .. blah blah". I go to look at the map and its like halfway around the globe

...but maybe running in your general direction. You can be in say BF 14 and get a TF contact report W of Gibraltar. But those ships are very likely heading N back into home waters, passing W of Ireland. With a bit of luck, a few contact updates on the navmap and a bit of experience it's not that hard to intercept one of those originally out of reach TF contacts.

10-31-06, 10:49 PM	#1
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Loch Ewe surpris April 1940 - After a few days of semi-lucrative hunting in the Western Approaches (coastals etc), I sink a C2, bringing my fish stock down to 5. I decide to head for home and stop in Loch Ewe along the way. No problems there After sneaking past the destroyers in the channel, I discover that there are only one or two damaged C-Class lying up. Disheartened, I turn to the open sea, when a radio message informs me of a Task Force. Racing to the map, I see that the TF is heading towards port down the very same channel I'm using! One hour later, two battleships sail into view. After sinking the Nelson with a single keel shot, all hell breaks loose. Three hideous hours later, with hull at 34%, and not a single torpedo left, I rattle my way home. wipes brow __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	You sunk the second most renown-worthy ship in the game. I should HOPE it was worth the hell you must have went through! Next time I want you to bag a King George! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It is extremely cool when you get a good whack at ships when a radio message comes across other than the usual..."Press the attack" or "Keep up the good work". Some useful information that pans out is great!!! Rock on dude! I hope I get the chance one day on that message. I get the convoy messages which are great also if you are in position to kick some major butt __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's okay; in Aces of the Deep you would often be in the North Sea and get a spy report of a convoy now leaving Liverpool. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Good job!

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Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow... What kind of promotion and awards were witing for you when you got back???

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some folks have all the luck !

11-01-06, 01:28 PM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I usually get those contact reports "Task force at .. blah blah". I go to look at the map and its like halfway around the globe