Most intense hunt.

papa_smurf · 08-08-09, 11:13 AM

Was on patrol last night, and had just finished patrolling assigned patrol grid when I pick up sound multiple contacts which turned out to be a 10 ship convoy with mostly medium/modern tankers and just 1 escort - jackpot I thought! So I went on a attack run, got past the escort and launched torps at two tankers, one goes down immediately and the other is crippled.
I then dived as the escort ship (a flower corvette) headed towards me.
Then began almost 2 hours (real time) of trying to evade this escort, and despite all my best efforts was onto me like a blood hound! Fortunately I took only minor damage from the numerous depth charge runs, but was still unable to evade, what was I to do?
So I took a rather dangerous course of action, as this could only end one way - me being sunk. So I blew ballast and shot to the surface within 300 meters of the Flower, this obviously surprised the crew on board, and allowed me to get my deck gun ready and was able to sink it - phew!
Unfortunatley for me, the convoy was long gone, but was unable to sink the crippled tanker I hit earlier.

Now I know this is not in the manual, but I thought what the hell, and pulled it off - just.

meduza · 08-09-09, 05:54 AM

From: BdU
To: papa_smurf

Congratulations, Herr Kaleun!
Surfacing to engage an escorts, and sink it, requires an incredible amount of courage and skill. My compliments to you and your crew.
Well done!
But please, don't do it again.

Doenitz

:rotfl:

papa_smurf · 08-09-09, 11:17 AM

To: BDu
From: U-501

Message received and understood. But do require extra supplies of schnapps to steady nerves of my XO.

KeybdFlyer · 08-09-09, 12:50 PM

Had a similar convoy a couple of days (RL) back. One Black Swan a god knows how many assorted tankers and medium merchants with a few large cargo & ore carriers. So I took-out the Swan first, very carefully, lol. Then surfaced, manned the deck-gun and left them to it whilst I turned this way & that to loose-off the few remaining torpedoes I had left (it was towards the end of my patrol). Unfortunately, the gun-crew took it upon themselves to sink a small tanker - which turned-out to be a neutral, so I lost a little tonnage/renown. Nevertheless, I got back to port with a total of 132k

papa_smurf · 08-09-09, 01:36 PM

Good hunting there. Nice to see those ships nicely lining up ready to sunk

Zilch · 08-10-09, 08:29 AM

That'll teach those neutral countries to pack their merchants in with a combatant nation's convoys.

Gotta wonder why they'd do that. If they're neutral, they'd not need protection to begin with, correct? Had the same problem once. Put a couple of torps under a large tanker, which blew up juicily under the keel in perfect fashion. Later found out it was neutral. In a Brit convoy?

Well...that'll learn 'em.

Nice job, by the way, gunning an escort like that. Even I'm not THAT crazy on the attack.

KeybdFlyer · 08-10-09, 02:58 PM

Me either, I took-out the Swan with a torp, then surfaced. Insane I'll admit to, but I'm not crazy!

sharkbit · 08-11-09, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Then began almost 2 hours (real time) of trying to evade this escort, and despite all my best efforts was onto me like a blood hound! Fortunately I took only minor damage from the numerous depth charge runs, but was still unable to evade, what was I to do?

2 hours with minor damage-sounds like you should have plenty of air and battery power to stay under another 10 hours or so and try to creep away. Pretty risky trying to duel the escort when other options are still available. Creeping away, silent and deep is your best option with the occasional dash at flank speed during a DC run.

Now, on the other hand, if you're flooding and slowly sinking and find that you have to carry some speed to maintain depth, or your battery and/or air is low, there comes a point where you should blow the tanks and take the fight to the enemy.

maxextz · 08-08-09, 03:30 PM

in situations like yours its best to run silent at 1 knot to get away

, for the fun of it you could reduce the reload time to 1 second firing and take on all the escorts i used to do that it was a good laugh

max..........

Jimbuna · 08-08-09, 03:42 PM

A Flower is possibly the only escort I would challenge on the surface....and only if I popped up at his rear.

papa_smurf · 08-09-09, 04:48 AM

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A Flower is possibly the only escort I would challenge on the surface....and only if I popped up at his rear.

Which I did, anything else - forget it. I was just surprised how easily I was tracked even though I was running silent. Then again it is late '42 in my career, so i should expect this from now on.

08-08-09, 11:13 AM	#1
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Most intense hunt. Was on patrol last night, and had just finished patrolling assigned patrol grid when I pick up sound multiple contacts which turned out to be a 10 ship convoy with mostly medium/modern tankers and just 1 escort - jackpot I thought! So I went on a attack run, got past the escort and launched torps at two tankers, one goes down immediately and the other is crippled. I then dived as the escort ship (a flower corvette) headed towards me. Then began almost 2 hours (real time) of trying to evade this escort, and despite all my best efforts was onto me like a blood hound! Fortunately I took only minor damage from the numerous depth charge runs, but was still unable to evade, what was I to do? So I took a rather dangerous course of action, as this could only end one way - me being sunk. So I blew ballast and shot to the surface within 300 meters of the Flower, this obviously surprised the crew on board, and allowed me to get my deck gun ready and was able to sink it - phew! Unfortunatley for me, the convoy was long gone, but was unable to sink the crippled tanker I hit earlier. Now I know this is not in the manual, but I thought what the hell, and pulled it off - just. __________________

08-09-09, 05:54 AM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	From: BdU To: papa_smurf Congratulations, Herr Kaleun! Surfacing to engage an escorts, and sink it, requires an incredible amount of courage and skill. My compliments to you and your crew. Well done! But please, don't do it again. Doenitz :rotfl: __________________

08-09-09, 11:17 AM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	To: BDu From: U-501 Message received and understood. But do require extra supplies of schnapps to steady nerves of my XO. __________________

08-09-09, 12:50 PM	#4
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Had a similar convoy a couple of days (RL) back. One Black Swan a god knows how many assorted tankers and medium merchants with a few large cargo & ore carriers. So I took-out the Swan first, very carefully, lol. Then surfaced, manned the deck-gun and left them to it whilst I turned this way & that to loose-off the few remaining torpedoes I had left (it was towards the end of my patrol). Unfortunately, the gun-crew took it upon themselves to sink a small tanker - which turned-out to be a neutral, so I lost a little tonnage/renown. Nevertheless, I got back to port with a total of 132k Last edited by KeybdFlyer; 08-09-09 at 03:39 PM.

08-09-09, 01:36 PM	#5
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Good hunting there. Nice to see those ships nicely lining up ready to sunk __________________

08-10-09, 08:29 AM	#6
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	That'll teach those neutral countries to pack their merchants in with a combatant nation's convoys. Gotta wonder why they'd do that. If they're neutral, they'd not need protection to begin with, correct? Had the same problem once. Put a couple of torps under a large tanker, which blew up juicily under the keel in perfect fashion. Later found out it was neutral. In a Brit convoy? Well...that'll learn 'em. Nice job, by the way, gunning an escort like that. Even I'm not THAT crazy on the attack.

08-10-09, 02:58 PM	#7
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Me either, I took-out the Swan with a torp, then surfaced. Insane I'll admit to, but I'm not crazy!

08-08-09, 03:30 PM	#9
maxextz Loader Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dublin Ireland Posts: 82 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	in situations like yours its best to run silent at 1 knot to get away, for the fun of it you could reduce the reload time to 1 second firing and take on all the escorts i used to do that it was a good laugh max.......... __________________

08-08-09, 03:42 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A Flower is possibly the only escort I would challenge on the surface....and only if I popped up at his rear. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!