%*#$%@ Sunderlands

[Sacs]

Trolling south just West of Ireland on my way home to Brest, trying not to be seasick with the interesting weather, when I happened across a decent sized convoy. Only 2 fish left, so lined up the juicy T3 in the center, one under the keel, one into the smoke stack. Boom. Boom! Woot!

Damn thing wouldn't sink - water lapping over her deck and her engines disabled. So after dodging the escorts decided to sit quietly nearby and wait for the weather to clear so I could finish her with the deck gun.

4 days! 4 damned days sitting at 30m waiting for the weather Gods, coming up at night to breathe.

Finally the winds drop to 6ms, still a lit fog, but finally! Surface the boat! Man the gun!

Aircraft spotted!

Crap!

Man the AA. 2 Sunderlands coming in directly from the bow. Can't bring the guns to bear! Before I could turn, dive or run-away they each dropped a stick directly on the bow. Blew the damn 88 right off!

To make matters worse they killed my two highly trained Sr Warrant Officer gunners who had been with me since the start of the war. (They could shoot the fleas off the Captains beard from 3000 meters!) Naturally the untrained seaman loader (eminantly expendable) survived with just stained pants.

I had to leave the T3 wallowing there and limp home. Inventing new swear words all the way.

[Reece]

:rotfl:I think we have all been in that situation, very frustrating, you'd think the heavy seas would finish it off, but no! All it would have taken to sink the ship is a well placed fire cracker!:rotfl:

[Ducimus]

Ive been desperate enough to use the 3.5 AA guns on a couple occasions. It works too :p

[Sacs]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Ive been desperate enough to use the 3.5 AA guns on a couple occasions. It works too :p

The 3.5's are still a few months away unfortunately. When they do arrive I'm gonna hunt down those 2 particular pilots and open a can of whoop-ass on them. (Actually I won't, I'll run screaming like a girl each time I hear "Aircraft Spotted")

I love taking out trawlers/tugs with the 2cm guns though. Big fun

[bookworm_020]

Give me the 37mm twin VII/4 flack set up and I'll take care of thoese Sunderlands for you. I'll even clean and gut them for you free of charge

[Torplexed]

Those Sunderlands keep you on your toes for the day when the fly forever B-24s start showing up.

[grouchy993]

Originally Posted by Sacs

The 3.5's are still a few months away unfortunately. When they do arrive I'm gonna hunt down those 2 particular pilots and open a can of whoop-ass on them. (Actually I won't, I'll run screaming like a girl each time I hear "Aircraft Spotted")

I love taking out trawlers/tugs with the 2cm guns though. Big fun

I have sat and pumped star shells into crippled ships when I am out of anything more damaging than the crews laundry. Boy is it annoying to have them refuse to sink.

[Manock]

Whose guarding the entrance? Sounds like somebody snitched on you, & the nearest airstrip specifically sent out a squadron to take you out.

You get the same action when you make a radio report. The island will triangulate your broadcast, & send a bunch of combat guys to check the area out.

Soon in later 42, High Frequency Directional Finder ('Huff Duff') will soon be sending single destroyers your way.

Down Boy! Dont eat the nice ferry people.

Nice new forum software.

Originally Posted by Sacs

Aircraft spotted!

Man the AA.

Deadly mistake

Ill never try to fight airplanes...

[Sacs]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

Deadly mistake

Ill never try to fight airplanes...

Errr. Yes. Greed though! The chance to put a couple of 88's into the nearly dead T3 was fatally attractive.