Unescourted convoy=72000tons sunk

Avatar · 08-01-07, 01:31 PM

Hello,
hell yeah, U-53, Type VIIB spots Large Convoy, unescourted

Grid: BF17
0835 Spring 1940
Course: 065 Speed: 7kts

This was almost a dream. I kept waiting for the sonar guy to announce a Kreigschiff but that call never came. Also, I was keeping an eye out for air cover, since BF17 is close to Ireland, but there was none, and after checking the map for allied air cover, there was none to be expected in 1940.
The convoy consisted of an Ore Carrier, 5 Large Cargo ships, a Large Merchant, a Large Tanker, 2 Medium Cargo ships, a Small Tanker and numerous small merchants and Tramps. The first attack was against the ore carrier and the large tanker, then I did battle surface and attacked all of the heavies. The only smaller merchants I got were carrying tanks and deuce and a half trucks.
The only bad mark of the attack was that, in the mayhem, I didnt check the flags of all the vessels and accidentially sank an american flag small tanker. Their bad, since the US knew a war existed between England and her allies and Germany and her allies. They shouldnt have been there in the first place, had they know better.

Drinks on me!

This has to be unrealistic. I'm sure a large convoy would have been escourted, but I'll take it. My previous patrols had ended in some frustration.
anyone else come across an unescourted convoy? could this be a fluke? I'm still in a state of bewilderment as to why this happened.

CapZap1970 · 08-01-07, 01:53 PM

Way to go Avatar...

Beers are wating for you...
CapZap

madmike81 · 08-01-07, 01:56 PM

Sounds like the early unescorted convoys of tankers down south of the states. I love hitting those...6-8 tankers...a couple of large cargo's....and not a gun between them all.

looney · 08-01-07, 01:56 PM

Some ppl have all the luck... I'm currently persuing a convoy on 1940 with a speed of 10 knots and it has 4 escorts

Steel_Tomb · 08-01-07, 02:07 PM

I have NEVER come across an unescorted convoy. Always had a minimum of two escorts. Would say your a very lucky kaleun! Is it possible that the DD's were off chasing another sub?? I've seen other u-boats around sometimes they pull the escorts away from the convoy.

Klaus_Doldinger · 08-01-07, 02:30 PM

In may 1940, returning to Wilhelmshaven, I found once south of Ireland (BF11-BF12-BF13) a large convoy escorted only by an auxiliary cruiser. Once I sunk the cruiser, I spread terror 12 hours among the merchants, sinking 10 of them, more or less two thirds of the convoy, and many of them with the deck gun. I think also it was very strange to find such a weak escort so near from the english coast. Not a single destroyer or aeroplane came to stop the carnage. 87.000 tons went to the bottom. For a moment it became a bit boring that turkey shoot.

STEED · 08-01-07, 03:08 PM

Some people have all the bleeding luck, now I am fecking

Just joking. Well done Avatar.

Penelope_Grey · 08-01-07, 03:16 PM

The day I find a convoy like that, is the day I enter SH3 heaven.

Kudos avatar.

Konovalov · 08-01-07, 03:17 PM

Congrats.

Beats getting told to be more aggressive. The old man Admiral Karl Donitz will be happy with you.

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-01-07, 03:18 PM

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Teehee!

danurve · 08-01-07, 04:22 PM

Good shootin` Avatar.
I think to remember one unescorted inbound convoy, stock SH3 with some minor mods. 1/2-1/2 US/British. Spent the torps and took to the deck gun. Tis then I learned gun happycrew didn't care if the next target was neutral or not. had to put the kabosh on that deal. Got blasted by Hurricaines.

nikbear · 08-01-07, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Teehee!

OH for the love of mary

now see what you've done,you've given him ideas again!as if GWX1.04 isn't going to hard enough!its going to get to the point when the only time you see a convoy it will have half the royal navy escorting it,we are going to have to work out a code if people find these juicy bits so that the eagle eyed GWX crew don't spoil the fun

Brag · 08-01-07, 05:18 PM

My only unescorted convoy was after I sank the bleeding escorts. I'll have one of those drinks, Avatar. Well done!

bigboywooly · 08-01-07, 05:26 PM

:rotfl:
There were unescorted convoys in RL as the Brits suffered a lack of escorts till April 40 when the Flowers and Hunts appeared so any that are in will stay in
And they are rare

Kudos for the attack

bookworm_020 · 08-01-07, 05:48 PM

the best convoy I've had only had one escort, after sinking him, then I had fun. 60,000 tons sunk and all ammo expended!

08-01-07, 01:31 PM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Unescourted convoy=72000tons sunk Hello, hell yeah, U-53, Type VIIB spots Large Convoy, unescourted Grid: BF17 0835 Spring 1940 Course: 065 Speed: 7kts This was almost a dream. I kept waiting for the sonar guy to announce a Kreigschiff but that call never came. Also, I was keeping an eye out for air cover, since BF17 is close to Ireland, but there was none, and after checking the map for allied air cover, there was none to be expected in 1940. The convoy consisted of an Ore Carrier, 5 Large Cargo ships, a Large Merchant, a Large Tanker, 2 Medium Cargo ships, a Small Tanker and numerous small merchants and Tramps. The first attack was against the ore carrier and the large tanker, then I did battle surface and attacked all of the heavies. The only smaller merchants I got were carrying tanks and deuce and a half trucks. The only bad mark of the attack was that, in the mayhem, I didnt check the flags of all the vessels and accidentially sank an american flag small tanker. Their bad, since the US knew a war existed between England and her allies and Germany and her allies. They shouldnt have been there in the first place, had they know better. Drinks on me! This has to be unrealistic. I'm sure a large convoy would have been escourted, but I'll take it. My previous patrols had ended in some frustration. anyone else come across an unescourted convoy? could this be a fluke? I'm still in a state of bewilderment as to why this happened. Last edited by Avatar; 08-01-07 at 01:42 PM.

08-01-07, 01:53 PM	#2
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 51	Way to go Avatar... Beers are wating for you... CapZap __________________

08-01-07, 02:07 PM	#5
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have NEVER come across an unescorted convoy. Always had a minimum of two escorts. Would say your a very lucky kaleun! Is it possible that the DD's were off chasing another sub?? I've seen other u-boats around sometimes they pull the escorts away from the convoy. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-01-07, 02:30 PM	#6
Klaus_Doldinger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Posts: 198 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	In may 1940, returning to Wilhelmshaven, I found once south of Ireland (BF11-BF12-BF13) a large convoy escorted only by an auxiliary cruiser. Once I sunk the cruiser, I spread terror 12 hours among the merchants, sinking 10 of them, more or less two thirds of the convoy, and many of them with the deck gun. I think also it was very strange to find such a weak escort so near from the english coast. Not a single destroyer or aeroplane came to stop the carnage. 87.000 tons went to the bottom. For a moment it became a bit boring that turkey shoot. __________________ OL zS. Siegfried Rollmann, U 108 in WaW IV, 6th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (111.829 BRT) Lt zS Klaus Doldinger (U 36), 4th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (50.713 BRT) SH3 Cmdr 3.1 GWX 3.0 GWX 16 Km atmosphere GWX no medals on crew GWX open hatch GWX Saint Nazaire, Schleuse and units OLC GUI 1.2.7 Thomsen´s sound Torpedo damage final Rubini´s lifeboats and debris D.i.D.

08-01-07, 03:08 PM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Some people have all the bleeding luck, now I am fecking Just joking. Well done Avatar. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-01-07, 01:56 PM	#3
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like the early unescorted convoys of tankers down south of the states. I love hitting those...6-8 tankers...a couple of large cargo's....and not a gun between them all.

08-01-07, 01:56 PM	#4
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Some ppl have all the luck... I'm currently persuing a convoy on 1940 with a speed of 10 knots and it has 4 escorts

08-01-07, 03:16 PM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The day I find a convoy like that, is the day I enter SH3 heaven. Kudos avatar. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

08-01-07, 03:17 PM	#9
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Congrats. Beats getting told to be more aggressive. The old man Admiral Karl Donitz will be happy with you. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

08-01-07, 03:18 PM	#10
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08-01-07, 04:22 PM	#11
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Good shootin` Avatar. I think to remember one unescorted inbound convoy, stock SH3 with some minor mods. 1/2-1/2 US/British. Spent the torps and took to the deck gun. Tis then I learned gun happycrew didn't care if the next target was neutral or not. had to put the kabosh on that deal. Got blasted by Hurricaines. __________________

08-01-07, 05:18 PM	#13
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My only unescorted convoy was after I sank the bleeding escorts. I'll have one of those drinks, Avatar. Well done! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-01-07, 05:26 PM	#14
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: There were unescorted convoys in RL as the Brits suffered a lack of escorts till April 40 when the Flowers and Hunts appeared so any that are in will stay in And they are rare Kudos for the attack __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-01-07, 05:48 PM	#15
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	the best convoy I've had only had one escort, after sinking him, then I had fun. 60,000 tons sunk and all ammo expended! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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