Adequate Protection?

ryanglavin · 06-09-10, 09:47 PM

I was patrolling on my good career, who has had 700K tons under his belt with 90% realism after 21 patrols, and my last patrol, I encountered the HMS Prince of Wales. It was being escorted across the atlantic by 3 ships. was this realistic?

FIREWALL · 06-09-10, 11:02 PM

I would've sunk it First. Then worried about realism.

Sailor Steve · 06-09-10, 11:05 PM

You have 21 patrols and 700,000 tons, and you're asking about realism?

iambecomelife · 06-10-10, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanglavin

I was patrolling on my good career, who has had 700K tons under his belt with 90% realism after 21 patrols, and my last patrol, I encountered the HMS Prince of Wales. It was being escorted across the atlantic by 3 ships. was this realistic?

It might have been. Early in the war, the destroyer shortage was so bad that the "Rodney" sailed with no escort. I think other battleships did the same.

Also, during the Norwegian campaign several valuable British carriers including "Ark Royal", "Glorious", and "Furious" sailed with either no destroyers or not enough - this led to the "HMS Glorious" disaster on June 8, 1940. Personally, I think the British were very lucky that only "Glorious" was destroyed - these ships made MULTIPLE runs with poor escort.

Jimbuna · 06-10-10, 06:26 AM

HMS Glorious was accompanied by the destroyers Acasta and Ardent when she was sunk (as were the destroyers also)....but your right "not enough".

ryanglavin · 06-10-10, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You have 21 patrols and 700,000 tons, and you're asking about realism?

Hell, if I find a capital ship while patrolling, I'm sinking it, no questions asked.

I have 185K capital ship tons, and 510K merchant ship tons. I just get lucky with convoy attacks in bad weather. I've had more than 1 situation where I shoot at a small merchant, and hits another ship behind it in bad weather. That usually turns out to be a tanker of some sorts. Also because of that, I've sunk more than a few Neutrals... but who's counting those?

ryanglavin · 06-10-10, 06:31 AM

Ha after looking up the Prince of Wales on wikipedia, she arrived at newfoundland on August 10th, 1941, with no one other than churchill as a passenger. I sunk her, as she was going west at fast, on August 4th, 1941. I just killed the British prime minister

TabbyHunter · 06-10-10, 08:08 AM

Well, i think the british will be a little bit more mad at you then me for what i did once. Sunk a few tribals before war started, then docked at the harbor they were in...

But as far as realisim goes, this is probably correct.

Jimbuna · 06-10-10, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanglavin

Ha after looking up the Prince of Wales on wikipedia, she arrived at newfoundland on August 10th, 1941, with no one other than churchill as a passenger. I sunk her, as she was going west at fast, on August 4th, 1941. I just killed the British prime minister

Precisely...I was wondering if anyone would realise

ryanglavin · 06-10-10, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Precisely...I was wondering if anyone would realise

Ha I'm one of the first people to do that? Awesome.

Alpha Von Burg · 06-11-10, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanglavin

... I encountered the HMS Prince of Wales. It was being escorted across the atlantic by 3 ships. was this realistic?

Really, just consider this your lucky day...
(a lightly guarded capital ship)

ryanglavin · 06-12-10, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpha Von Burg

Really, just consider this your lucky day...
(a lightly guarded capital ship)

With Churchill inside!!! Now where the hell's my IXD2 donitz?

Jimbuna · 06-12-10, 10:43 AM

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With Churchill inside!!! Now where the hell's my IXD2 donitz?

LOL

06-09-10, 09:47 PM	#1
ryanglavin Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Evading that Hunter/Killer Group on my Tail Posts: 584 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Adequate Protection? I was patrolling on my good career, who has had 700K tons under his belt with 90% realism after 21 patrols, and my last patrol, I encountered the HMS Prince of Wales. It was being escorted across the atlantic by 3 ships. was this realistic? __________________

06-09-10, 11:02 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I would've sunk it First. Then worried about realism. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-09-10, 11:05 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You have 21 patrols and 700,000 tons, and you're asking about realism? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-10-10, 06:26 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	HMS Glorious was accompanied by the destroyers Acasta and Ardent when she was sunk (as were the destroyers also)....but your right "not enough". __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-10-10, 06:31 AM	#7
ryanglavin Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Evading that Hunter/Killer Group on my Tail Posts: 584 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Ha after looking up the Prince of Wales on wikipedia, she arrived at newfoundland on August 10th, 1941, with no one other than churchill as a passenger. I sunk her, as she was going west at fast, on August 4th, 1941. I just killed the British prime minister __________________

06-10-10, 08:08 AM	#8
TabbyHunter Ensign Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pandora. Not the blue cat people Pandora... Posts: 227 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Well, i think the british will be a little bit more mad at you then me for what i did once. Sunk a few tribals before war started, then docked at the harbor they were in... But as far as realisim goes, this is probably correct.