Okay, so who beat me to it?

Vacillator · 05-31-07, 03:02 AM

In the deep channel leading up to Hudson Bay in my new IXC, I was at PD waiting for a large convoy to roll over me. After sitting there for some time, I suddenly saw one after another red ship sunk marker appear. After less than 10 seconds, 6 markers were there.

That's some going, and one torpedo one ship unless the timings happened to coincide (or there were 2 U-boats

)!

Anyway, the now zig-zagging convoy rolled over me and consisted almost entirely of medium cargos with a couple of Liberty cargos on the fringes. Wonder what the other six ships were...:hmm:

Great sense of being part of a larger picture though. I guess this is part of the contribution of GWX? Excellent stuff!

TarJak · 05-31-07, 06:16 AM

You found yourself a wolfpack. Either that or Hermann's Fly boys stole a squadron of B24's and went long range huntin'.:rotfl:

BBW will know for sure if it's a wolfpack that far west.

Vacillator · 05-31-07, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

You found yourself a wolfpack. Either that or Hermann's Fly boys stole a squadron of B24's and went long range huntin'.:rotfl:

BBW will know for sure if it's a wolfpack that far west.

Yes I thought so. Hopefully BBW can confirm. Only thing was that the convoy symbol was a square and I thought it turned round if under attack by Uboats? Or did I just make that up...:hmm:

tenakha · 05-31-07, 08:48 AM

no it turns round if the lead ship in the convoy is a sub

bigboywooly · 05-31-07, 08:57 AM

No the symbol is round if the lead boat is a sub

What was the date

ReM · 05-31-07, 09:00 AM

I have encountered convoys with a circle as their symbol on a couple of occasions as well and I'm pretty sure there was no submarine in the convoy....

There were U-boats present though.....I'll post some screenies if I can recreate it!

bigboywooly · 05-31-07, 09:07 AM

The radio reports ( which give you the map update and symbol ) come from the lead unit
If its a sub its round
A merchant and shows as a convoy
A warship and shows as a TF

The Sub wont necessarily be in the middle of the convoy as its classed as a warship so will usually be in one of the outer rows

AI subs tend to run a little slower than the speed they are given so by the time you get to the convoy the sub will have dropped back slightly

Or be dead lol

Vacillator · 05-31-07, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

No the symbol is round if the lead boat is a sub

What was the date

Thanks for clearing that up BBW.

Date was February 1942.

bigboywooly · 05-31-07, 10:00 AM

There is an AI sub attached to the SC convoys passing through there on that date
Only one though so he was either very good or the escorts took out a couple of other ships in their haste to shoot
As the AI does

Brag · 05-31-07, 06:20 AM

In GWX every patrol is different, always some sort of surprise pops up.

05-31-07, 03:02 AM	#1
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Okay, so who beat me to it? In the deep channel leading up to Hudson Bay in my new IXC, I was at PD waiting for a large convoy to roll over me. After sitting there for some time, I suddenly saw one after another red ship sunk marker appear. After less than 10 seconds, 6 markers were there. That's some going, and one torpedo one ship unless the timings happened to coincide (or there were 2 U-boats )! Anyway, the now zig-zagging convoy rolled over me and consisted almost entirely of medium cargos with a couple of Liberty cargos on the fringes. Wonder what the other six ships were...:hmm: Great sense of being part of a larger picture though. I guess this is part of the contribution of GWX? Excellent stuff!

05-31-07, 08:48 AM	#4
tenakha Bosun Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 64 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	no it turns round if the lead ship in the convoy is a sub __________________ Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Barten 01SEP39 U-52, Type VIIB (7 patrols) 24SEP40 U-93, Type VIIC (7 patrols) Capital ship sunk: HMS Victorious; HMS Royal Oak days at sea: 384, tonnage: 823138/54000 GWX 3.0 user

05-31-07, 08:57 AM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	No the symbol is round if the lead boat is a sub What was the date __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

05-31-07, 09:00 AM	#6
ReM Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Brewsky, Galore Posts: 618 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I have encountered convoys with a circle as their symbol on a couple of occasions as well and I'm pretty sure there was no submarine in the convoy.... There were U-boats present though.....I'll post some screenies if I can recreate it! __________________ Daddy cool

05-31-07, 09:07 AM	#7
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	The radio reports ( which give you the map update and symbol ) come from the lead unit If its a sub its round A merchant and shows as a convoy A warship and shows as a TF The Sub wont necessarily be in the middle of the convoy as its classed as a warship so will usually be in one of the outer rows AI subs tend to run a little slower than the speed they are given so by the time you get to the convoy the sub will have dropped back slightly Or be dead lol __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

05-31-07, 06:16 AM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	You found yourself a wolfpack. Either that or Hermann's Fly boys stole a squadron of B24's and went long range huntin'.:rotfl: BBW will know for sure if it's a wolfpack that far west.

05-31-07, 10:00 AM	#9
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	There is an AI sub attached to the SC convoys passing through there on that date Only one though so he was either very good or the escorts took out a couple of other ships in their haste to shoot As the AI does __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

05-31-07, 06:20 AM	#10
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