Sank my first BB, how rare? (GWX)

kilzima · 10-26-17, 06:59 PM

Just sank the HMS Rodney (Oct. 1940) last night, I've played this game off and on for 5 years and that was the first time I came across a BB, Just northwest of Scapa (I don't look up where to find warships, just wing it). Was just wondering how often you guys run into capital ships (CV's/BB's) and if it's by chance or knowledge, thanks.

P.S Bismarck should have a fighting chance now? Right?...

complutum · 10-26-17, 07:45 PM

By chance i were in the right place at the right time.

Think they were goint to hunt Bisckmark

kilzima · 10-26-17, 11:46 PM

Very nice! Illustrious is a Heavy Cruiser? or do I have that wrong.

Gerald · 10-27-17, 03:10 AM

Illustrious is a CV.

starkwolf · 11-26-17, 10:32 AM

Played about 8 games, starting from 1939 all but once in 1940. I was once told where a battleship was (looked like it was headed towards Scapa), but I was out of torpedoes and couldn't do anything about it. Haven't seen any others.

YellowFin · 11-26-17, 02:14 PM

I've played 3 serious campaigns (the third one being my ongoing youtube let's play). Once I was told about a task force in an adjacent grid square, which was somewhere west of Gibraltar. I couldn't find it and had to return empty handed, apart from a few smaller commercial vessels I was able to sink. I'm playing with the realistic-contacts mod, which is to say without contacts except for your own boat.

Aquelarrefox · 11-26-17, 07:44 PM

i found a cv last mounth infront norway coming back scapa flow runinng a game with wac 5 scrpt file in campaing and was very unsuccesfull, destroyers hunt me becose i play with sensors and ai from nygm and aparently the 2 scors was very heavy hunters and findme relative easy and y had bad look.

some cusiers and a bb was seen when i was playing with gwx 3, but only a hit on a crusier but was not enought to sunk him.

Is very uncommon found this big ships, only chance is a little support cv into a convoy in meddle of atlantic like bouguer class.

10-26-17, 06:59 PM	#1
kilzima Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 14 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Sank my first BB, how rare? (GWX) Just sank the HMS Rodney (Oct. 1940) last night, I've played this game off and on for 5 years and that was the first time I came across a BB, Just northwest of Scapa (I don't look up where to find warships, just wing it). Was just wondering how often you guys run into capital ships (CV's/BB's) and if it's by chance or knowledge, thanks. P.S Bismarck should have a fighting chance now? Right?...

10-26-17, 07:45 PM	#2
complutum Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Spain Posts: 118 Downloads: 387 Uploads: 0	By chance i were in the right place at the right time. Think they were goint to hunt Bisckmark __________________

10-27-17, 03:10 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Illustrious is a CV. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-26-17, 07:44 PM	#7
Aquelarrefox Commander Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 456 Downloads: 159 Uploads: 0	i found a cv last mounth infront norway coming back scapa flow runinng a game with wac 5 scrpt file in campaing and was very unsuccesfull, destroyers hunt me becose i play with sensors and ai from nygm and aparently the 2 scors was very heavy hunters and findme relative easy and y had bad look. some cusiers and a bb was seen when i was playing with gwx 3, but only a hit on a crusier but was not enought to sunk him. Is very uncommon found this big ships, only chance is a little support cv into a convoy in meddle of atlantic like bouguer class. __________________ Having a HARD TIME with CONSOLIDATE GRANMA MOD...

10-26-17, 11:46 PM	#3
kilzima Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 14 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Very nice! Illustrious is a Heavy Cruiser? or do I have that wrong.

11-26-17, 10:32 AM	#5
starkwolf Watch Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 19 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Played about 8 games, starting from 1939 all but once in 1940. I was once told where a battleship was (looked like it was headed towards Scapa), but I was out of torpedoes and couldn't do anything about it. Haven't seen any others.

11-26-17, 02:14 PM	#6
YellowFin Engineer Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 208 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	I've played 3 serious campaigns (the third one being my ongoing youtube let's play). Once I was told about a task force in an adjacent grid square, which was somewhere west of Gibraltar. I couldn't find it and had to return empty handed, apart from a few smaller commercial vessels I was able to sink. I'm playing with the realistic-contacts mod, which is to say without contacts except for your own boat.