Pshysic destroyers

Weisia · 02-11-09, 02:05 PM

My sub was laying on the English coast, about 100 m deep, waiting for darkness to set in (i was planning to do a harbor raid.

Several hours went by when after a while a group of destroyers were picked up by my SO. No worries, I thought, my sub isn't making a noise so why would they know where i was.

But somehow they found out and started pinging me.

I am still wondering what it could have been what triggered the DD's to come after me. Like I said: all I did was resting on the sea floor silently. Any suggestions?

GoldenRivet · 02-11-09, 02:15 PM

what year?

rigged for silent running?

if you were not rigged for silent running there are any number of fans, motors and such all humming along... which could be overheard by a skilled hydrophone listener.

I had a hunter killer do that same routine to me in 1944.

I was about 3KM away resting on the bottom rigged for silent running at over 180 meters deep and they made a bee-line right for me and squashed me like a bug.

i dont know how that happens

A Very Super Market · 02-11-09, 06:56 PM

I think destroyers will make random ASDIC sweeps every so often, but what year were you in?

bigboywooly · 02-11-09, 08:56 PM

Sitting on the floor doesnt have the same effect as in RL
Destroyers dont " see " the seafloor ingame
Nor any land come to that

Even in RL destroyers would pick something up on the seafloor and DC only to find on returning to port was an already known wreck that asdic had picked up

Weisia · 02-12-09, 03:49 PM

the year is 1939. I don't remember if silent running was turned on. I got out alive btw.

harzfeld · 02-13-09, 02:35 AM

Did you see if they were escorting aircraft carrier or were they just task force hunting for subs? They're usually neurotic when they are escorting something special. Otherwise, a plane or a ship may have spotted you then reported your location to hunter killers group, sometimes it takes awhile for them to reach to your location and searching for you. Next time, you get spotted or sunk a ship, move your spot elsewhere at least a several kilometers away for awhile.

02-11-09, 02:05 PM	#1
Weisia A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 71 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Pshysic destroyers My sub was laying on the English coast, about 100 m deep, waiting for darkness to set in (i was planning to do a harbor raid. Several hours went by when after a while a group of destroyers were picked up by my SO. No worries, I thought, my sub isn't making a noise so why would they know where i was. But somehow they found out and started pinging me. I am still wondering what it could have been what triggered the DD's to come after me. Like I said: all I did was resting on the sea floor silently. Any suggestions?

02-11-09, 02:15 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	what year? rigged for silent running? if you were not rigged for silent running there are any number of fans, motors and such all humming along... which could be overheard by a skilled hydrophone listener. I had a hunter killer do that same routine to me in 1944. I was about 3KM away resting on the bottom rigged for silent running at over 180 meters deep and they made a bee-line right for me and squashed me like a bug. i dont know how that happens __________________

02-11-09, 06:56 PM	#3
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	I think destroyers will make random ASDIC sweeps every so often, but what year were you in? __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

02-11-09, 08:56 PM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Sitting on the floor doesnt have the same effect as in RL Destroyers dont " see " the seafloor ingame Nor any land come to that Even in RL destroyers would pick something up on the seafloor and DC only to find on returning to port was an already known wreck that asdic had picked up __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

02-12-09, 03:49 PM	#5
Weisia A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 71 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	the year is 1939. I don't remember if silent running was turned on. I got out alive btw.

02-13-09, 02:35 AM	#6
harzfeld Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Did you see if they were escorting aircraft carrier or were they just task force hunting for subs? They're usually neurotic when they are escorting something special. Otherwise, a plane or a ship may have spotted you then reported your location to hunter killers group, sometimes it takes awhile for them to reach to your location and searching for you. Next time, you get spotted or sunk a ship, move your spot elsewhere at least a several kilometers away for awhile.