I got the Hood last night!

maillemaker · 05-07-10, 03:11 PM

So last night I re-loaded my very boring game. I was to patrol the Rockall banks. It was June 7, 1940. Up the whole east coast of England I hit only one ship. Got to the banks and had seen nothing else. Did my 24 hours, went down to BF17. no joy. Decided to check off the coast of Spain. Nothing.

Finally at the mouth of Gibraltar I hit another ship. This was the worst dry spell I'd ever seen.

So I decided to raid Gibraltar.

I sailed in nice and smooth at dark, with rain. Nailed three merchants in the front docks. Cruised west and nailed two more. Of course the AI is sending the little Flower class escorts and patrol boats nowhere, as they get all jammed up in the quays.

I worked west along the docs, and entered the western opening into the heart of the harbor. I nailed another ship, and then picked off the Flower class that had come to a standstill in front of me 300m away.

Then, as I was spinning the periscope around in the dark, THERE WAS A BATTLECRUISER!

But I only had two torpedoes left inside the boat!

I shot them both at Battleship, and they both hit, but she did not sink! What to do.

OK, it was cheap, but here is what I did.

I decided to drive my sub into the heart of the harbor, into one of the quays, surface, and pull in my external torpedoes! So I went there, only to discover, in the dark, that there was a freighter sitting in the quay! So I edged my sub in alongside the freighter inside the quay, and blew ballast and surfaced next to the freighter.

There was actually a sailor on the freighter manning a machine gun, and he was moving the gun up and down tracking us, but he never opened fire! I don't know why.

Of course other ships were shooting at us, and spotlights were pointing at us, but they could not hit us.

My exhausted crew pulled in all the external eels, then I submerged and went back and put 3 more eels into the Battleship, sinking it. Turned out it was the Hood.

With two torpedoes left in the stern tubes, I fled the harbor and made it back to Wilhelmshaven.

Steve

Zedwardson · 05-07-10, 03:17 PM

Cheep thrills

robbo180265 · 05-07-10, 03:19 PM

Nicely done sir

Leg · 05-07-10, 03:53 PM

Be more aggressive!

Great job!

Jimbuna · 05-08-10, 10:17 AM

Pictures, or it didn't happen

JohnWoo · 05-09-10, 02:12 PM

With all these victories in this forum, the allies wouldn't have stood a chance if you guys were u-boat captains

maillemaker · 05-09-10, 02:18 PM

I can't take pictures anymore. After installing the high-res fix mod any attempt to take screen shots results in a crash.

STEED · 05-09-10, 05:03 PM

Keep clear of the Bismark there pretty cheesed off at you for that.

05-07-10, 03:11 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I got the Hood last night! So last night I re-loaded my very boring game. I was to patrol the Rockall banks. It was June 7, 1940. Up the whole east coast of England I hit only one ship. Got to the banks and had seen nothing else. Did my 24 hours, went down to BF17. no joy. Decided to check off the coast of Spain. Nothing. Finally at the mouth of Gibraltar I hit another ship. This was the worst dry spell I'd ever seen. So I decided to raid Gibraltar. I sailed in nice and smooth at dark, with rain. Nailed three merchants in the front docks. Cruised west and nailed two more. Of course the AI is sending the little Flower class escorts and patrol boats nowhere, as they get all jammed up in the quays. I worked west along the docs, and entered the western opening into the heart of the harbor. I nailed another ship, and then picked off the Flower class that had come to a standstill in front of me 300m away. Then, as I was spinning the periscope around in the dark, THERE WAS A BATTLECRUISER! But I only had two torpedoes left inside the boat! I shot them both at Battleship, and they both hit, but she did not sink! What to do. OK, it was cheap, but here is what I did. I decided to drive my sub into the heart of the harbor, into one of the quays, surface, and pull in my external torpedoes! So I went there, only to discover, in the dark, that there was a freighter sitting in the quay! So I edged my sub in alongside the freighter inside the quay, and blew ballast and surfaced next to the freighter. There was actually a sailor on the freighter manning a machine gun, and he was moving the gun up and down tracking us, but he never opened fire! I don't know why. Of course other ships were shooting at us, and spotlights were pointing at us, but they could not hit us. My exhausted crew pulled in all the external eels, then I submerged and went back and put 3 more eels into the Battleship, sinking it. Turned out it was the Hood. With two torpedoes left in the stern tubes, I fled the harbor and made it back to Wilhelmshaven. Steve

05-08-10, 10:17 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pictures, or it didn't happen __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-09-10, 02:12 PM	#6
JohnWoo Watch Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 21 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	With all these victories in this forum, the allies wouldn't have stood a chance if you guys were u-boat captains __________________ "If it's me, it would be a waste not to dance no matter what." "Waiting and having faith is also a captain's duty."

05-09-10, 05:03 PM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Keep clear of the Bismark there pretty cheesed off at you for that. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-07-10, 03:17 PM	#2
Zedwardson Sparky Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 154 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Cheep thrills

05-07-10, 03:19 PM	#3
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Nicely done sir

05-07-10, 03:53 PM	#4
Leg Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 140 Downloads: 237 Uploads: 0	Be more aggressive! Great job!

05-09-10, 02:18 PM	#7
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I can't take pictures anymore. After installing the high-res fix mod any attempt to take screen shots results in a crash.