My first convoy! (And an introduction from a newbie)

Mattsville · 03-25-09, 06:28 AM

Hi guys,

I've only just started playing SH3 in just the last couple of weeks, and man is this a great game! The last Sub sim I played was Aces of the Deep, so it's been quite some time since I've been under.

I've only just started playing campaign mode, starting in 1940 sailing out of St. Lorient in a type VIIb and recently have completed my 6th patrol.

This last patrol was by far my most exciting one as I spotted my first ever convoy!

Now convoys for some of the veterans out there may be a common occurrence, but this being my first it was really exciting to see so many targets all in one place!

4 - C2's, 3 - C3's, 7-8 small and coastal merchants, and only 2 Flower Corvettes on guard duty! Hot damn!

Anyways to make a very long story short, while avoiding multiple depth charge attacks, one very close ramming attempt from one of the Destroyers and one actual ramming from a coastal merchant I surfaced too close to (Don't laugh, I'm still a newb!), over the course of 20 hours I used every torpedo I had in inventory and was able to sink all 3 C3's, 2 small merchants and 3 of the 4 C2's, the last one I didn't go for as it was flying an American flag and this was only April 1941 at this point so I resisted the urge to 'accidentally' sink her as well. I was really happy to have been able to one-shot one of the C3's with a torpedo that hit right behind the engine room, that I'm guessing hit the fuel tanks.

Man what a rush! In the end it was something like 50,000 tons went to the deep. The only thing that would have made me happier with this run would have been to try and sink the Destroyers first and then use torpedoes and the 8.8 to down the whole convoy. But unfortunately this wasn't possible as the seas were quite rough and no deck gun was available. Also, it would have been a little sweeter if I was using dud torpedoes, but since I'm still learning I've not had them turned on.

I tell ya, I think this game is going to be on my hard drive for quite some time!

Hey, while I'm here, I'd like to send a big thanks out to any subsim.com veterans out there for all the valued advice and knowledge (and patience with us new Kauptmans and all our silly questions!) you provide on this site and forum.

All of your input is appreciated, gentlemen. It surely is.

03-25-09, 06:28 AM	#1
Mattsville Nub Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My first convoy! (And an introduction from a newbie) Hi guys, I've only just started playing SH3 in just the last couple of weeks, and man is this a great game! The last Sub sim I played was Aces of the Deep, so it's been quite some time since I've been under. I've only just started playing campaign mode, starting in 1940 sailing out of St. Lorient in a type VIIb and recently have completed my 6th patrol. This last patrol was by far my most exciting one as I spotted my first ever convoy! Now convoys for some of the veterans out there may be a common occurrence, but this being my first it was really exciting to see so many targets all in one place! 4 - C2's, 3 - C3's, 7-8 small and coastal merchants, and only 2 Flower Corvettes on guard duty! Hot damn! Anyways to make a very long story short, while avoiding multiple depth charge attacks, one very close ramming attempt from one of the Destroyers and one actual ramming from a coastal merchant I surfaced too close to (Don't laugh, I'm still a newb!), over the course of 20 hours I used every torpedo I had in inventory and was able to sink all 3 C3's, 2 small merchants and 3 of the 4 C2's, the last one I didn't go for as it was flying an American flag and this was only April 1941 at this point so I resisted the urge to 'accidentally' sink her as well. I was really happy to have been able to one-shot one of the C3's with a torpedo that hit right behind the engine room, that I'm guessing hit the fuel tanks. Man what a rush! In the end it was something like 50,000 tons went to the deep. The only thing that would have made me happier with this run would have been to try and sink the Destroyers first and then use torpedoes and the 8.8 to down the whole convoy. But unfortunately this wasn't possible as the seas were quite rough and no deck gun was available. Also, it would have been a little sweeter if I was using dud torpedoes, but since I'm still learning I've not had them turned on. I tell ya, I think this game is going to be on my hard drive for quite some time! Hey, while I'm here, I'd like to send a big thanks out to any subsim.com veterans out there for all the valued advice and knowledge (and patience with us new Kauptmans and all our silly questions!) you provide on this site and forum. All of your input is appreciated, gentlemen. It surely is.