My first GWX Armed Merchie Gun Duel

Brag · 03-23-07, 06:40 PM

After upgrading to GWX I got a nasty surprise in early 1940. An armed tug did some serious work on me with its gun. Since then I only bashed unarmed merchies with my deckie.

Aug 1941. 300 miles west of Dakar shortly after sunset, intercepted armed Brit small freighter. Saving my torpedoes for a nice, fat convoy, I decided to use deck gun. I have a gunnery qualified officer and petty officer. We opened fire at 3,000 meters.

All over the place, was where the shells were landing. though we did get a couple of good hits.

at 2,000 metersTommie opened up. His shooting not better than ours. I tried to keep narrow profile, changing course and speed. Several enemy shells landed uncomfortably close.

Our gunners were still firing at the enemy gun and missing. At 1500 meters, they got a kill and we polished the freighter.

Big difference from vanilla, where i used to pop up by blowing ballast and surprise Tommy Gunners.

I'm looking for a convoy a long way from home, harass them for days until the escorts are out of DCs, then massacre the blighters.

bigboywooly · 03-23-07, 06:56 PM

Mad man
:rotfl:

Just dont try it with a Victory or Liberty

They are lethal

Foghladh_mhara · 03-23-07, 07:00 PM

I'm the scourge of armed tugs everywhere

Its a bit like being a schoolyard bully. They have guns so they're fair game but they're still little enough to kick the snot out of

03-23-07, 06:40 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My first GWX Armed Merchie Gun Duel After upgrading to GWX I got a nasty surprise in early 1940. An armed tug did some serious work on me with its gun. Since then I only bashed unarmed merchies with my deckie. Aug 1941. 300 miles west of Dakar shortly after sunset, intercepted armed Brit small freighter. Saving my torpedoes for a nice, fat convoy, I decided to use deck gun. I have a gunnery qualified officer and petty officer. We opened fire at 3,000 meters. All over the place, was where the shells were landing. though we did get a couple of good hits. at 2,000 metersTommie opened up. His shooting not better than ours. I tried to keep narrow profile, changing course and speed. Several enemy shells landed uncomfortably close. Our gunners were still firing at the enemy gun and missing. At 1500 meters, they got a kill and we polished the freighter. Big difference from vanilla, where i used to pop up by blowing ballast and surprise Tommy Gunners. I'm looking for a convoy a long way from home, harass them for days until the escorts are out of DCs, then massacre the blighters. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-23-07, 06:56 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Mad man :rotfl: Just dont try it with a Victory or Liberty They are lethal __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-23-07, 07:00 PM	#3
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I'm the scourge of armed tugs everywhere Its a bit like being a schoolyard bully. They have guns so they're fair game but they're still little enough to kick the snot out of __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture