Warship off the Norwegian coast in 1940

Ula Jolly · 06-01-06, 12:29 PM

Okay, I thought I made a BAD deal when starting in Kiel. A sucky harbor with lots of frigging aircraft flying everywhere all the time, and a Zerstohrer in the way (DAMNIT! Make them more subtle, please..?). However, the southern coast of Norway proved to be a goldmine. Them Poles just kept showing up! Now, in April 1940, I can sink as many Norwegians as I want. Too bad they rarely top the C2-size.

So, off to the POINT, midst of April I was sailing around Bergen to do some... "fishing", and got a radio message. It said that somewhere, might be coordinates AF28 or something, a fast enemy warship was heading SSE (direction of Orkney). Cranked the engines to happy-go-lucky-full-full, trying to estimate where I would have to intercept.
Either I was too sloppy on them estimates, or she turned at some point. She was doing 30 knots at the time of the radio message, has anyone ever encountered this one?

andy_311 · 06-01-06, 03:45 PM

Yep it's a TF well a HK group the damm thing there nearly to the end of the war.

Threadfin · 06-01-06, 03:50 PM

If it was making 30 knots then it was a cruiser. Hard to catch those speedy bastages.

JSalinger · 06-01-06, 09:33 PM

Hard?! A cruiser's doing 30+knots, and you're in a U-boat that can only do something like 18 knots at flank speed, and that's on the surface (I think flank speed submerged is like 8 knots)...I'd say that's damned near impossible unless you're right in front of him.

John O · 06-02-06, 03:33 PM

I caught this TF by saving and getting in front. Turned out to be 4 British DDs. Not to hard to sink if you can get in front of them.

06-01-06, 12:29 PM	#1
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Warship off the Norwegian coast in 1940 Okay, I thought I made a BAD deal when starting in Kiel. A sucky harbor with lots of frigging aircraft flying everywhere all the time, and a Zerstohrer in the way (DAMNIT! Make them more subtle, please..?). However, the southern coast of Norway proved to be a goldmine. Them Poles just kept showing up! Now, in April 1940, I can sink as many Norwegians as I want. Too bad they rarely top the C2-size. So, off to the POINT, midst of April I was sailing around Bergen to do some... "fishing", and got a radio message. It said that somewhere, might be coordinates AF28 or something, a fast enemy warship was heading SSE (direction of Orkney). Cranked the engines to happy-go-lucky-full-full, trying to estimate where I would have to intercept. Either I was too sloppy on them estimates, or she turned at some point. She was doing 30 knots at the time of the radio message, has anyone ever encountered this one? __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

06-01-06, 03:50 PM	#3
Threadfin Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,163 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	If it was making 30 knots then it was a cruiser. Hard to catch those speedy bastages. __________________ What? Behind the rabbit?

06-01-06, 09:33 PM	#4
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hard?! A cruiser's doing 30+knots, and you're in a U-boat that can only do something like 18 knots at flank speed, and that's on the surface (I think flank speed submerged is like 8 knots)...I'd say that's damned near impossible unless you're right in front of him. __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

06-02-06, 03:33 PM	#5
John O Gunner Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 99 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I caught this TF by saving and getting in front. Turned out to be 4 British DDs. Not to hard to sink if you can get in front of them. __________________ John O There is No Finish Line, Keep Running!

06-01-06, 03:45 PM	#2
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Yep it's a TF well a HK group the damm thing there nearly to the end of the war.