Should I have taken the shot?

planecrazydale · 09-21-09, 09:22 AM

Hi all,

2nd patrol (early September, '39) and I come across a task force comprising of 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers and a pair of destroyers on both ends.

I am in a perfect firing position, but don't launch any torps.

Why? Because I like to play as realistically as possible, and I had just received a radio message a few hours earlier stating that attacking Allied naval warships is discouraged in order to spare Great Britain any embarassment in these early stages of the war while talks are still in progress.

Now my question is this: 1) Should I have just ignored said radio message and taken out one of these capital ships?

and 2) Would there have been any kind of penalty for doing so right after receiving that radio message?

I think I made the right choice as far as realism goes, but it sure hurt watching those big targets cruise through my sights!

Dale

Ford Prefect · 09-21-09, 09:37 AM

sink em all! The messages are only added for immersion purposes, I myself have disabled all but the important messages because they irritate me.

As I'm sure many others will say; be more aggressive!

Mopy · 09-21-09, 09:42 AM

Good call on the realism. There would have been no penalty in game, but it's going to make it taste sweet when BdU gives the all clear to attack warships and you find yourself upon a BB.

planecrazydale · 09-21-09, 10:19 AM

It sure will be sweet...if I only get another sure thing like this again!!

Dale

ReFaN · 09-21-09, 12:01 PM

"BE MORE AGRESSIVE!"

"SINK THEM ALL!" - Awesome Guy.

Zilch · 09-21-09, 12:48 PM

You passed up BB's and cruisers? Oh man...good on you, I'd never have been able to let that slide by.

Jimbuna · 09-21-09, 12:55 PM

You might want to consider booking in with a psychiatrist on returning to port

Ford Prefect · 09-21-09, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

You might want to consider booking in with a psychiatrist on returning to port

planecrazydale · 09-21-09, 01:37 PM

Well, actually I was asleep in my berth and the XO felt it was in the best interest not to take the shot!....yeah...that's it!

Jimbuna · 09-21-09, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by planecrazydale

Well, actually I was asleep in my berth and the XO felt it was in the best interest not to take the shot!....yeah...that's it!

Well you'll certainly learn very quickly to make every shot count when you find yourself on the eastern front next month

Ford Prefect · 09-21-09, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Well you'll certainly learn very quickly to make every shot count when you find yourself on the eastern front next month

Could be worse, he could be posted to Norway.....

KeptinCranky · 09-21-09, 05:37 PM

1 No...

2 No...

it all depends though.. if this was your first opportunity to watch a BB go down to the bottom because you put the torpedoes in the right place, you should've done it.

but if you've had that satisfaction before, then I'd have done what you did... although it's a nailbiting decision not to push that firing button when you have a perfect solution....

JHuschke · 09-21-09, 06:08 PM

A German captain should/will be strong enough to hold back his urges! If you are ordered to do so (being realistic) do it, if not, then don't! Simple as that!

But if you had a reason to sink those ships, perhaps if they "fired upon" you while you did not fire a single shot, call that retaliation

Ancient Mariner · 09-22-09, 08:03 AM

a simple 3 letter answer Y E S,realism aside had Bdu given the order on taking out RN vessels I figure the KM wouldve had more chance on the high seas....SINK EM ALL

Red Heat · 09-22-09, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

You might want to consider booking in with a psychiatrist on returning to port

Came on guys...everybody in here had is moments!

09-21-09, 09:22 AM	#1
planecrazydale Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 99 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Should I have taken the shot? Hi all, 2nd patrol (early September, '39) and I come across a task force comprising of 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers and a pair of destroyers on both ends. I am in a perfect firing position, but don't launch any torps. Why? Because I like to play as realistically as possible, and I had just received a radio message a few hours earlier stating that attacking Allied naval warships is discouraged in order to spare Great Britain any embarassment in these early stages of the war while talks are still in progress. Now my question is this: 1) Should I have just ignored said radio message and taken out one of these capital ships? and 2) Would there have been any kind of penalty for doing so right after receiving that radio message? I think I made the right choice as far as realism goes, but it sure hurt watching those big targets cruise through my sights! Dale

09-21-09, 09:37 AM	#2
Ford Prefect Planesman Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Posts: 184 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	sink em all! The messages are only added for immersion purposes, I myself have disabled all but the important messages because they irritate me. As I'm sure many others will say; be more aggressive! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfpenny/sets/ http://www.youtube.com/user/Thunderf00t Home of "why people laugh at creationists" http://www.youtube.com/user/FFreeThinker http://www.youtube.com/user/ExtantDodo

09-21-09, 12:01 PM	#5
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	"BE MORE AGRESSIVE!" "SINK THEM ALL!" - Awesome Guy. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

09-21-09, 12:48 PM	#6
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	You passed up BB's and cruisers? Oh man...good on you, I'd never have been able to let that slide by. __________________ Depth charges pounding your flanges loose? Hedgehogs dislodging your precious bulkheads? Use Beemans Gum! Freshens breath and doubles as an adhesive in a pinch. The gum of choice aboard U-54!

09-21-09, 12:55 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You might want to consider booking in with a psychiatrist on returning to port __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-21-09, 09:42 AM	#3
Mopy Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 118 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Good call on the realism. There would have been no penalty in game, but it's going to make it taste sweet when BdU gives the all clear to attack warships and you find yourself upon a BB.

09-21-09, 10:19 AM	#4
planecrazydale Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 99 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	It sure will be sweet...if I only get another sure thing like this again!! Dale

09-21-09, 01:37 PM	#9
planecrazydale Gunner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 99 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Well, actually I was asleep in my berth and the XO felt it was in the best interest not to take the shot!....yeah...that's it!

09-21-09, 05:37 PM	#12
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	1 No... 2 No... it all depends though.. if this was your first opportunity to watch a BB go down to the bottom because you put the torpedoes in the right place, you should've done it. but if you've had that satisfaction before, then I'd have done what you did... although it's a nailbiting decision not to push that firing button when you have a perfect solution....

09-21-09, 06:08 PM	#13
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	A German captain should/will be strong enough to hold back his urges! If you are ordered to do so (being realistic) do it, if not, then don't! Simple as that! But if you had a reason to sink those ships, perhaps if they "fired upon" you while you did not fire a single shot, call that retaliation

09-22-09, 08:03 AM	#14
Ancient Mariner Torpedoman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Somewhere north of Auckland Posts: 114 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	a simple 3 letter answer Y E S,realism aside had Bdu given the order on taking out RN vessels I figure the KM wouldve had more chance on the high seas....SINK EM ALL