How long am I expected to live?

Sonoboy · 10-29-09, 05:22 PM

I have recently gotten back into Silent Hunter III (it has been a few years or seems like it). I wanted to challenge myself, so I immediately started a DiD career with 100% realism in 1939 with the 1st Flotilla. I want to know your opinions on how long I'm expected to live.

I had previously been bad with manual target solutions and relied on getting close to my target and guesstimating the amount of lead required.

1st patrol: 1 ship sunk, 2,413 tons. My torpedoes were eaten by this and another ship that failed to sink.

2nd patrol: 4 ships sunk, 9,056 tons

upgraded to type VII-B
3rd patrol: 5 ships, 21,893 tons. Engaged convoy and bagged a T2 tanker, other T2 tanker was damaged.

4th patrol: 4 ships, 16,938 tons. Bagged one ship with deck gun. Heavy seas, rain, and fog afterward. Several dud/missed torpedoes and ships eating more torpedoes.

5th patrol: 12 ships, 60,956 tons. Sunk 3 ships with deck gun before weather factors. Adopted the method of measuring target's speed by measuring time taken for target to travel its own length. Also shooting with zero gyro angle. Lastly, doing keel shots. Successful engagement of convoy, sinking two C2's.

6th patrol: 5 ships, 50,084 tons. Successful engagement of convoy, sinking two T3's and one T2.

March 7th, 1940: Currently in port, awaiting next patrol.
Total tonnage so far: 161,340 tons

One mod used: SH3 Commander

I'm in this war until the end.

I hope I survive it.

To revisit my main point again: How long do you think I will live in this war?

10-29-09, 05:22 PM	#1
Sonoboy Planesman Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States, CA Posts: 195 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	How long am I expected to live? I have recently gotten back into Silent Hunter III (it has been a few years or seems like it). I wanted to challenge myself, so I immediately started a DiD career with 100% realism in 1939 with the 1st Flotilla. I want to know your opinions on how long I'm expected to live. I had previously been bad with manual target solutions and relied on getting close to my target and guesstimating the amount of lead required. 1st patrol: 1 ship sunk, 2,413 tons. My torpedoes were eaten by this and another ship that failed to sink. 2nd patrol: 4 ships sunk, 9,056 tons upgraded to type VII-B 3rd patrol: 5 ships, 21,893 tons. Engaged convoy and bagged a T2 tanker, other T2 tanker was damaged. 4th patrol: 4 ships, 16,938 tons. Bagged one ship with deck gun. Heavy seas, rain, and fog afterward. Several dud/missed torpedoes and ships eating more torpedoes. 5th patrol: 12 ships, 60,956 tons. Sunk 3 ships with deck gun before weather factors. Adopted the method of measuring target's speed by measuring time taken for target to travel its own length. Also shooting with zero gyro angle. Lastly, doing keel shots. Successful engagement of convoy, sinking two C2's. 6th patrol: 5 ships, 50,084 tons. Successful engagement of convoy, sinking two T3's and one T2. March 7th, 1940: Currently in port, awaiting next patrol. Total tonnage so far: 161,340 tons One mod used: SH3 Commander I'm in this war until the end. I hope I survive it. To revisit my main point again: How long do you think I will live in this war?