Weird RUB encounter with "Large Cargo"

panthercules · 09-14-05, 01:23 AM

Well, that was disappointing - while heading north around Scotland in my Type VIIB I spotted a lone freighter of an odd shape I hadn't seen before - according to the recog manual it was a "large cargo" (or something like that) that looked pretty juicy at around 12,000 tons or so and had a fairly deep draft of maybe 8.9m, IIRC

Anyway, my first 2 eels (set for magnetic at about 9.5m) passed harmlessly, well under the keel, without exploding. I still had time so I snapped off a couple more, set to impact at 5m this time, and they bounced harmlessly off the rounded bottom of the hull, as it was even shallower draft than I had adjusted for after the first misses.

Fortunately, the weather/seas were calm, so I gunned it to death. Unfortunately, I only got credit for some 2600 tons, as if it were just some small coastal or something

Wasted 4 torps and got my hopes up for a big score, and then had to settle for a tiny one - does anybody know what's up with this new ship type and why the recog manual data about it seems to be wrong? Is there some way to fix that or should I just ignore the manual and treat all of these things as just another type of small coastal?

09-14-05, 01:23 AM	#1
panthercules The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,336 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Weird RUB encounter with "Large Cargo" Well, that was disappointing - while heading north around Scotland in my Type VIIB I spotted a lone freighter of an odd shape I hadn't seen before - according to the recog manual it was a "large cargo" (or something like that) that looked pretty juicy at around 12,000 tons or so and had a fairly deep draft of maybe 8.9m, IIRC Anyway, my first 2 eels (set for magnetic at about 9.5m) passed harmlessly, well under the keel, without exploding. I still had time so I snapped off a couple more, set to impact at 5m this time, and they bounced harmlessly off the rounded bottom of the hull, as it was even shallower draft than I had adjusted for after the first misses. Fortunately, the weather/seas were calm, so I gunned it to death. Unfortunately, I only got credit for some 2600 tons, as if it were just some small coastal or something Wasted 4 torps and got my hopes up for a big score, and then had to settle for a tiny one - does anybody know what's up with this new ship type and why the recog manual data about it seems to be wrong? Is there some way to fix that or should I just ignore the manual and treat all of these things as just another type of small coastal? __________________