Good news from U-23 (no TC patrol)

snwcrsh · 01-25-08, 06:15 PM

Hello fellow Kaleuns.

The crew of U-23 is proud to announce that it sunk its first ship in their real time patrol (no TC). Exactly 84 hours after leaving Wilhelmshaven on November 1st 1939 our sonar officer confirmed a contact we were notified by BdU. A mercheant at the eastern British coast, 100km off Hartlepool.

I quickly decided to set an intercept course, finding a 2000 ton small freighter sailing under the British flag. Not the best one can hope for but neither the worst. I did not doubt it was a British ship, which was confirmed soon enough after we made visual contact (due to some fog sight was limited to about 4km).

To make it short - all went according to plan; we got of a shot from our bow in a perfect position about 800 meters away. A single torpedo that sunk her within a few minutes.

We made sure the surviving crew was supplied with the necessary goods to make it to the coast and then departed.

Not very spectectular but after 80 hours in the Nordsee without a single sighting this sure was fun for us all and rose our spirits. We are proceeding up the English coast around Scapa Flow to our designated patrol grid in the Atlantic.

Happy hunting fellow Kaleuns!

Wilhelm Bosch U-23 out.

snwcrsh · 01-25-08, 07:10 PM

Haha, over one year in real time. That would be really kind of ... sick. Actually I will probably use some kind of TC later on; once I'm out of torpedos and heading back probably. But for now I'll keep it going at least until I reach my patrol grid.

Although Intelligence is just reporting that there is a convoy north of us, heading in our direction. It might be a short patrol after all...

Laufen zum Ziel · 01-25-08, 11:52 PM

You are about 5 days ahead of me on the same course. I am headfing for AM 32 (at no TC VIIC) on my second patrol. Whats with this shallow depth? I was bored and put the crew through surface shooting to check the weapons but it is hard to do crash dive pratice at a depth of 13 m. 60 hours from Wil and no sightings. Keep me posted when you go off no TC. I will try to outlast you if my crew doesnt throw me over board from lack of activity.

Sniper_Fox · 01-26-08, 12:30 AM

i tried doing a 1x to 2x patrol... nearly painted the walls with my brains... whats the point of playing a videogame to pass the time when your already playing a videogame rofl

i dunno, for a short coastal patrol with a II-D maybe... but no transatlantic journey's for me

Kpt. Lehmann · 01-26-08, 12:35 AM

Way to go snwcrsh!!!

... and as I told Wratt about three years ago when people gave him hell for enjoying 1x TC patrols...

... to HELL with the nay-sayers!!! Sink 'em all.

1x TC is great for getting housework and reading done too.

Just get yourself a baby monitor so you can leave the screen here and there... and do what makes you feel good...

... SAIL MAN SAIL!!!

(Now I must leave for RL work.

)

NealT · 01-26-08, 03:47 AM

You certainly have more patience than I do.....

snwcrsh · 01-26-08, 06:11 AM

It's really not as much patience as you think. Most of the time I'm doing other things. Although no housework, as Kapitän Lehmann suggested (thanks for the thumbs up though!).

Unfortunately I have to abandon my game for a week as I am out of town for a business trip on monday. But I'll keep you updated on my dull passage...

GoldenRivet · 01-26-08, 10:08 AM

You have my admiration and respect Kaleun!

excellent work, I would do a 1X TC patrol from start to finish if i could ever find the time. Unfortunately my work is too demanding! - and i would have to break it up into various save games.

onelifecrisis · 01-26-08, 10:20 AM

Sailing as low as 256x is usually enough to put me in a state that would qualify me for therapy and medication. Kudos to you, Kaleun!

Jimbuna · 01-26-08, 10:54 AM

Congratulations.....you must have the patience of a saint

Knipper · 01-26-08, 11:24 AM

I've started a no-TC patrol from Lorient in 1940. I thought pitching it later might mean there'll be more action eventually. What precipitated this momentous decision was the arrival in the post of both volumes of Blair's 'Hitler's U-Boat War'. It's a really weird feeling sitting in almost total darkness with SHIII running, headphones on, reading about the events on which the sim is based by the light of a small USB lamp. Talk about immersion! Now if only I can find a way of making the room rock gently from side to side...:hmm: Maybe a glass or two of Scotch might help...

Kpt. Lehmann · 01-26-08, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipper

...What precipitated this momentous decision was the arrival in the post of both volumes of Blair's 'Hitler's U-Boat War'. It's a really weird feeling sitting in almost total darkness with SHIII running, headphones on, reading about the events on which the sim is based by the light of a small USB lamp. Talk about immersion! Now if only I can find a way of making the room rock gently from side to side...:hmm: Maybe a glass or two of Scotch might help...

Now you know how the Grey Wolves got started!

My first patrol EVER in SH3 (when I was a total n00b) was a 1xTC patrol. I lasted four days before I started modding... found some issue or another that needed fixing...

Tis the road to ruin... but a fun one.

snwcrsh · 01-26-08, 03:55 PM

Typ: Kriegsmarine M3, UKW=C
Walzenlage: V - II - III
Ringstellung: 2 - 5 - 23

Code:

= UFD KKL = 

QRRNI GMPJH GQQHI ZAHKZ MXOGG BCOIL PDAKA NHYLY NEMNE 
NCWFB STORJ VMZOJ CQPBI KKRLP HAEZL YLSBJ UIGVH HZIID 
FAXOH QSJMU BGWAG TCHXS YJXTP HKZWQ JBJJZ PEVBF DAAAC 
DFOJA JECCS LBETB BSXMD YTRQZ BVVAP CGGO

Sailor Steve · 01-26-08, 03:59 PM

Well, after looking at the screenshots I have a silly question: if the point of playing 1x is realism, what's the point of not playing at 100%? Seems to kind of defeat the purpose.

snwcrsh · 01-26-08, 04:04 PM

Not for me, not at all. I don't play TCx1 to simulate realism. I do it because I enjoy SH3 being a permanent distraction all the time.

My realism settings vary from mission to mission. Standard of course is everything limited, real damage, reload, sensors, etc. Only thing I use is Cameras (Not for identification but for fun) and "god's eye" map. The latter is not as helpful with GWX as in stock as you still need to identify the ships. I use it because I'm often distracted by RL work and don't have time for "micro measurements".

But as I said before, I play with settings that suits me. And this is only partly realism, mostly it's fun. I use TCx1 but on the other hand I cheated with my crew *shrug*

PS: What I don't quite get, what does your question has to do with the screenshots?

01-25-08, 06:15 PM	#1
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good news from U-23 (no TC patrol) Hello fellow Kaleuns. The crew of U-23 is proud to announce that it sunk its first ship in their real time patrol (no TC). Exactly 84 hours after leaving Wilhelmshaven on November 1st 1939 our sonar officer confirmed a contact we were notified by BdU. A mercheant at the eastern British coast, 100km off Hartlepool. I quickly decided to set an intercept course, finding a 2000 ton small freighter sailing under the British flag. Not the best one can hope for but neither the worst. I did not doubt it was a British ship, which was confirmed soon enough after we made visual contact (due to some fog sight was limited to about 4km). To make it short - all went according to plan; we got of a shot from our bow in a perfect position about 800 meters away. A single torpedo that sunk her within a few minutes. We made sure the surviving crew was supplied with the necessary goods to make it to the coast and then departed. Not very spectectular but after 80 hours in the Nordsee without a single sighting this sure was fun for us all and rose our spirits. We are proceeding up the English coast around Scapa Flow to our designated patrol grid in the Atlantic. Happy hunting fellow Kaleuns! Wilhelm Bosch U-23 out. __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B

01-25-08, 07:10 PM	#2
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Haha, over one year in real time. That would be really kind of ... sick. Actually I will probably use some kind of TC later on; once I'm out of torpedos and heading back probably. But for now I'll keep it going at least until I reach my patrol grid. Although Intelligence is just reporting that there is a convoy north of us, heading in our direction. It might be a short patrol after all... __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B

01-25-08, 11:52 PM	#3
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Glad, um zu sehen, jemand anderes ist langweilig You are about 5 days ahead of me on the same course. I am headfing for AM 32 (at no TC VIIC) on my second patrol. Whats with this shallow depth? I was bored and put the crew through surface shooting to check the weapons but it is hard to do crash dive pratice at a depth of 13 m. 60 hours from Wil and no sightings. Keep me posted when you go off no TC. I will try to outlast you if my crew doesnt throw me over board from lack of activity.

01-26-08, 12:30 AM	#4
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	i tried doing a 1x to 2x patrol... nearly painted the walls with my brains... whats the point of playing a videogame to pass the time when your already playing a videogame rofl i dunno, for a short coastal patrol with a II-D maybe... but no transatlantic journey's for me __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

01-26-08, 12:35 AM	#5
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,992 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Way to go snwcrsh!!! ... and as I told Wratt about three years ago when people gave him hell for enjoying 1x TC patrols... ... to HELL with the nay-sayers!!! Sink 'em all. 1x TC is great for getting housework and reading done too. Just get yourself a baby monitor so you can leave the screen here and there... and do what makes you feel good... ... SAIL MAN SAIL!!! (Now I must leave for RL work. ) __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

01-26-08, 03:47 AM	#6
NealT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 2 Meters Below Jimbuna Posts: 1,060 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You certainly have more patience than I do.....

01-26-08, 06:11 AM	#7
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's really not as much patience as you think. Most of the time I'm doing other things. Although no housework, as Kapitän Lehmann suggested (thanks for the thumbs up though!). Unfortunately I have to abandon my game for a week as I am out of town for a business trip on monday. But I'll keep you updated on my dull passage... __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B

01-26-08, 10:08 AM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	You have my admiration and respect Kaleun! excellent work, I would do a 1X TC patrol from start to finish if i could ever find the time. Unfortunately my work is too demanding! - and i would have to break it up into various save games. __________________

01-26-08, 10:20 AM	#9
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Sailing as low as 256x is usually enough to put me in a state that would qualify me for therapy and medication. Kudos to you, Kaleun! __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

01-26-08, 10:54 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Congratulations.....you must have the patience of a saint __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-26-08, 11:24 AM	#11
Knipper Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bath, SW England Posts: 123 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	I've started a no-TC patrol from Lorient in 1940. I thought pitching it later might mean there'll be more action eventually. What precipitated this momentous decision was the arrival in the post of both volumes of Blair's 'Hitler's U-Boat War'. It's a really weird feeling sitting in almost total darkness with SHIII running, headphones on, reading about the events on which the sim is based by the light of a small USB lamp. Talk about immersion! Now if only I can find a way of making the room rock gently from side to side...:hmm: Maybe a glass or two of Scotch might help... __________________ Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato

01-26-08, 03:55 PM	#13
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Typ: Kriegsmarine M3, UKW=C Walzenlage: V - II - III Ringstellung: 2 - 5 - 23 Code: = UFD KKL = QRRNI GMPJH GQQHI ZAHKZ MXOGG BCOIL PDAKA NHYLY NEMNE NCWFB STORJ VMZOJ CQPBI KKRLP HAEZL YLSBJ UIGVH HZIID FAXOH QSJMU BGWAG TCHXS YJXTP HKZWQ JBJJZ PEVBF DAAAC DFOJA JECCS LBETB BSXMD YTRQZ BVVAP CGGO __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B

01-26-08, 03:59 PM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, after looking at the screenshots I have a silly question: if the point of playing 1x is realism, what's the point of not playing at 100%? Seems to kind of defeat the purpose. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-26-08, 04:04 PM	#15
snwcrsh Engineer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not for me, not at all. I don't play TCx1 to simulate realism. I do it because I enjoy SH3 being a permanent distraction all the time. My realism settings vary from mission to mission. Standard of course is everything limited, real damage, reload, sensors, etc. Only thing I use is Cameras (Not for identification but for fun) and "god's eye" map. The latter is not as helpful with GWX as in stock as you still need to identify the ships. I use it because I'm often distracted by RL work and don't have time for "micro measurements". But as I said before, I play with settings that suits me. And this is only partly realism, mostly it's fun. I use TCx1 but on the other hand I cheated with my crew shrug PS: What I don't quite get, what does your question has to do with the screenshots? __________________ = CRY PTO = MITSH VBHIZ OSMWG OECEY MLZTO UMDFV TKORD B Last edited by snwcrsh; 01-26-08 at 04:28 PM.