Dream Convoy

Keelbuster · 02-05-08, 11:44 AM

Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total.

Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here...

I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy:

3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by!

6 x Large Tanker
3 x Modern Medium Tanker
2 or 3 x Small Tanker
1 x Escort Carrier
Assorted Cargos
A couple Large Merchants
At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her.

In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home.

FEEL THE DRUMBEAT.

TomcatMVD · 02-05-08, 01:45 PM

Way to go!
Will let you know if I pick up a conning tower around the caribean!

Just check out Lost & Found section at Brest

FIREWALL · 02-05-08, 01:51 PM

Sweet Patrol Keelbuster

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-05-08, 02:03 PM

Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds!

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-05-08, 02:40 PM

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

Kaptain Hans Wolf · 02-06-08, 05:43 AM

juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career.

Captain Nemo · 02-06-08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

I seem to recall it was one of those Bermuda Triangle mysteries, disappeared without trace.

Nemo

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 09:32 AM

Right it sunk without a trace, where and why (exactly) a Diver made a Photo of a bridge, that looked very much like bridge of the cyclops, but other crews searching where the diver made the picture didnt find it.

Keelbuster · 02-06-08, 01:36 PM

Cyclops - i think that's what it was called - Collier-type Cyclops - in the rec manual - seems new since GWX 2.0. It's about 10k, a long ship, with 7 pairs of masts. It's salient that way. Still, the T3s were the big payoff. If I had encoutered this brute convoy further out to sea/earlier in the patrol, I would have loved to hound it all the way and systematically reduce it to nothing in three or four assaults. A convoy of that size, you'd have to think that it's complete destruction would have a noticeable impact on the course of the war.

The gap I described between dominican and puerto rico is ripe with lone tankers too - i caught two or three single T2s or T3s, moving fast. Deck-gun bait. Bigtime.

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 01:42 PM

Sure, there are 2 types, the cyclops, and the cyclops class (this is what its called?), the cyclops (the special ship) is not sinkable, torps will pass through it and shells will not impact.

Keelbuster · 02-06-08, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

Sure, there are 2 types, the cyclops, and the cyclops class (this is what its called?), the cyclops (the special ship) is not sinkable, torps will pass through it and shells will not impact.

Interesting...this was the smaller of the two - Coller-class Cyclops, or whatever. Too bad about the Cyclops - it's a heavy one - i'd hate to fire 4 torps at her and get nothing. Then, I'd probably try to deck gun her. Maybe that would work?

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 01:53 PM

I didnt try it yet, but how about putting this ship into a mission with the editor and to try it

flag4 · 02-06-08, 01:57 PM

gotta see those pics !!

bigboywooly · 02-06-08, 03:51 PM

:hmm:

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 05:48 PM

WOW!!!

THIS looks just awesome! great! man it really looks like a ghost ship

02-05-08, 11:44 AM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Dream Convoy Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total. Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here... I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy: 3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by! 6 x Large Tanker 3 x Modern Medium Tanker 2 or 3 x Small Tanker 1 x Escort Carrier Assorted Cargos A couple Large Merchants At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her. In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home. FEEL THE DRUMBEAT. __________________

02-05-08, 01:45 PM	#2
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Way to go! Will let you know if I pick up a conning tower around the caribean! Just check out Lost & Found section at Brest __________________

02-05-08, 01:51 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Sweet Patrol Keelbuster __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-05-08, 02:03 PM	#4
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds! __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-06-08, 05:43 AM	#6
Kaptain Hans Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 75 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nice! juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career. __________________ Kaptain Hans Wolf U-48 Type VII B U Boot Flotilla Wegener 3 patrols 48.291 tonnes sunk "i do not know what weapons world war 3 will be fought with, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

02-05-08, 02:40 PM	#5
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

02-06-08, 09:32 AM	#8
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Right it sunk without a trace, where and why (exactly) a Diver made a Photo of a bridge, that looked very much like bridge of the cyclops, but other crews searching where the diver made the picture didnt find it.

02-06-08, 01:36 PM	#9
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Cyclops - i think that's what it was called - Collier-type Cyclops - in the rec manual - seems new since GWX 2.0. It's about 10k, a long ship, with 7 pairs of masts. It's salient that way. Still, the T3s were the big payoff. If I had encoutered this brute convoy further out to sea/earlier in the patrol, I would have loved to hound it all the way and systematically reduce it to nothing in three or four assaults. A convoy of that size, you'd have to think that it's complete destruction would have a noticeable impact on the course of the war. The gap I described between dominican and puerto rico is ripe with lone tankers too - i caught two or three single T2s or T3s, moving fast. Deck-gun bait. Bigtime. __________________

02-06-08, 01:42 PM	#10
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure, there are 2 types, the cyclops, and the cyclops class (this is what its called?), the cyclops (the special ship) is not sinkable, torps will pass through it and shells will not impact.

02-06-08, 01:53 PM	#12
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I didnt try it yet, but how about putting this ship into a mission with the editor and to try it

02-06-08, 01:57 PM	#13
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	gotta see those pics !! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

02-06-08, 03:51 PM	#14
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	:hmm: __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

02-06-08, 05:48 PM	#15
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	WOW!!! THIS looks just awesome! great! man it really looks like a ghost ship