Best target you HAVEN'T attacked?

MrYenko · 01-16-09, 01:21 AM

Late 1939, in a VIIB, found myself on the surface in the middle of a convoy northwest of Ireland, at night, in terrible weather (~1000m visibility or less, driving rain) and fired my last three fish at a large merchie and a small tanker, for two hits. (Sunk the merchant)

As I crash dived, I nudged the observation scope just above the shears, and saw HMS Rodney plodding along not 750m from me, bearing 220 or so.

I like to think the only reason the escorts caught a whiff of me as I was getting away, was the sound of my forehead repeatedly hitting the bulkhead...

Then as I was headed home from my last patrol in December 1940, in my shiny new VIIC with ONE torpedo left, I find a 40+ ship convoy... Perfect weather, dead-calm seastate... I decided that tangling with the escorts wasn't worth it with only one torp to throw at them.

Two days from St. Nazaire, I put it into the boiler room of a lone Large Cargo ship, but she had a pretty serious-looking pair of deck guns on elevated mounts, which precluded a surface coup-de-grace. Shame.

A Very Super Market · 01-16-09, 01:38 AM

Ocean Liner. SO FAST

sonicninja · 01-16-09, 05:28 AM

Them Seagulls with my AA guns, damn them birds can move!!!!

meduza · 01-16-09, 07:08 AM

Big, fast liner. Maybe i would have caught her, if the escorts from nearby convoy didn't held me below for several hours.

Jimbuna · 01-16-09, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicninja

Them Seagulls with my AA guns, damn them birds can move!!!!

LOL

StarLion45 · 01-16-09, 08:26 AM

But ,but ,but, isn't those liners neutrals

shame on you

:rotfl:

papa_smurf · 01-16-09, 08:29 AM

15+ ship convoy, 2 escorts - 2 torpedoes left in the aft tube!

Keelbuster · 01-16-09, 09:27 AM

One time I spotted a fast-moving ocean liner just east of Ireland. I was all out of torpedoes and had 10 or 15 deck gun rounds left. After I spent those I let her have all my AA ammo, but to no avail...

KeptinCranky · 01-17-09, 10:35 AM

That'd have to be an Auxiliary Cruiser, I've repeatedly seen those in Convoys where I'd already lined up on the lead ships and was in no position to take out a fat 10k+ ship

nikbear · 01-17-09, 01:10 PM

It would be Aquitania by VonDos,just caught a glimpse of it in the fog shifting at an incredible speed

Not a chance of doing anything

Erich dem Roten · 01-17-09, 08:09 PM

An Illustrious-class that appeared as I was leaving periscope depth for the deep. I had 7 angry DD's circling me...I survived for quite some time but ultimately that was the end of my last career.

cerror · 01-17-09, 11:05 PM

Almost ran into an Illustrious class ship west of the Orkneys in terrible weather. She was so close I couldn't line up a shot before I lost sight of her again.

peterloo · 01-17-09, 11:20 PM

Ocean Liners or Troop Transports. 18kt meaning no submerged attack possible at long range, 3 desk guns or more means no surface attack

StarLion45 · 01-18-09, 04:37 AM

I have never seen the famous " Royal Oak "

After I have been sinking those :

* HMS Nelson.
* HMS Hood .
* HMS Implacable (Illustrious class )
* HMS King George IV
* Large Troopship
* A. Cruisers . Etc ,etc

I been looking forward to meet the famous " Royal Oak " .
Honestly , I sink that one

Chisum · 01-18-09, 06:39 AM

The boat of my stepmother.

:rotfl:

01-16-09, 01:21 AM	#1
MrYenko Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Best target you HAVEN'T attacked? Late 1939, in a VIIB, found myself on the surface in the middle of a convoy northwest of Ireland, at night, in terrible weather (~1000m visibility or less, driving rain) and fired my last three fish at a large merchie and a small tanker, for two hits. (Sunk the merchant) As I crash dived, I nudged the observation scope just above the shears, and saw HMS Rodney plodding along not 750m from me, bearing 220 or so. I like to think the only reason the escorts caught a whiff of me as I was getting away, was the sound of my forehead repeatedly hitting the bulkhead... Then as I was headed home from my last patrol in December 1940, in my shiny new VIIC with ONE torpedo left, I find a 40+ ship convoy... Perfect weather, dead-calm seastate... I decided that tangling with the escorts wasn't worth it with only one torp to throw at them. Two days from St. Nazaire, I put it into the boiler room of a lone Large Cargo ship, but she had a pretty serious-looking pair of deck guns on elevated mounts, which precluded a surface coup-de-grace. Shame. __________________ Audentes fortuna juvat

01-16-09, 01:38 AM	#2
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ocean Liner. SO FAST __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-16-09, 07:08 AM	#4
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Big, fast liner. Maybe i would have caught her, if the escorts from nearby convoy didn't held me below for several hours. __________________

01-16-09, 08:26 AM	#6
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	large Ocean Liners But ,but ,but, isn't those liners neutrals shame on you :rotfl: __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

01-16-09, 08:29 AM	#7
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	15+ ship convoy, 2 escorts - 2 torpedoes left in the aft tube! __________________

01-16-09, 05:28 AM	#3
sonicninja Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Periscope Depth Posts: 341 Downloads: 937 Uploads: 0	Them Seagulls with my AA guns, damn them birds can move!!!!

01-16-09, 09:27 AM	#8
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	One time I spotted a fast-moving ocean liner just east of Ireland. I was all out of torpedoes and had 10 or 15 deck gun rounds left. After I spent those I let her have all my AA ammo, but to no avail... __________________

01-17-09, 10:35 AM	#9
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	That'd have to be an Auxiliary Cruiser, I've repeatedly seen those in Convoys where I'd already lined up on the lead ships and was in no position to take out a fat 10k+ ship

01-17-09, 01:10 PM	#10
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	It would be Aquitania by VonDos,just caught a glimpse of it in the fog shifting at an incredible speed Not a chance of doing anything __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

01-17-09, 08:09 PM	#11
Erich dem Roten Electrician's Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 134 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	An Illustrious-class that appeared as I was leaving periscope depth for the deep. I had 7 angry DD's circling me...I survived for quite some time but ultimately that was the end of my last career. __________________

01-17-09, 11:05 PM	#12
cerror Watch Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 20 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Almost ran into an Illustrious class ship west of the Orkneys in terrible weather. She was so close I couldn't line up a shot before I lost sight of her again.

01-17-09, 11:20 PM	#13
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Ocean Liners or Troop Transports. 18kt meaning no submerged attack possible at long range, 3 desk guns or more means no surface attack __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

01-18-09, 04:37 AM	#14
StarLion45 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stavanger,Norway Posts: 895 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	This one I have never seen the famous " Royal Oak " After I have been sinking those : * HMS Nelson. * HMS Hood . * HMS Implacable (Illustrious class ) * HMS King George IV * Large Troopship * A. Cruisers . Etc ,etc I been looking forward to meet the famous " Royal Oak " . Honestly , I sink that one __________________ GWX 3.0 . GOLD . SH3 CMDR 3.2 JSGME

01-18-09, 06:39 AM	#15
Chisum Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bastogne, Belgium Posts: 716 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	The boat of my stepmother. :rotfl: __________________ [http://simus-paradise.forumactif.com/silent-hunter-iii-f12/