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U-snafu · 08-26-08, 12:01 AM

Just curious of some of the more memorable incidents any fellow type II
enthusiasts have had in SHIII?

Myself-Iv'e seemed to spend most of my time in game during the early years bobbing around the North Sea in the mighty IIA or with Black Sea patrols in the IID as a runner up. With the "duds" & only five torps it can lead to some frustrating moments--like stalking a large freighter for days that I've already hit with 2 torps (& none left in the boat) knowing that it is never going down even though it's been half submerged for days

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But with only averaging a few small or mid-sized ships a patrol it keeps my tonnage at a realalistic level & makes the occasional windfall that much more enjoyable (like maybe bringing down a large tanker or freighter & damaging a second smaller merchant & slipping away in one of the rare early convoys I can reach in the Canoe).

Some of my more recent incidents have been re-enacting Prien's Scapa raid in the fall of 39'(but w/ the IIA & only finding a troop transport there), unrealisticly
taking a cruise to New York in Feb 40' to catch a broadway show (by traveling at 8knts & refueling at the Belcher off of Greenland), & in my last patrol By actually
sinking the Nelson near Narvik. (though the stars were aligned just right for that one--conducting a picket line in a narrows of the main fjior to Narvik during Wesseleburg & having it practically run over me).

The death knell of the Nelson:

U-snafu · 08-26-08, 12:07 AM

The long cruise--Refueling just in time:

The big apple:

An unheard of visit: (the mighty II paying a courtesy call on an American New Oleans class):

Anyone else who enjoys tooling around in the Canoe and has had some better than expected results?

Sailor Steve · 08-26-08, 03:11 AM

How in the land of great jumping bejabbers did you get a Type II to New York? Old York is pushing the limits for that thing!

Jimbuna · 08-26-08, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How in the land of great jumping bejabbers did you get a Type II to New York? Old York is pushing the limits for that thing!

hehe....tis amazing what a few Cfg tweaks can achieve

Murr44 · 08-26-08, 08:04 AM

Either that or you just uncheck the "limited fuel" option. I'm assuming that if you do that you could go as far as you wanted. Nice pics. One of these days I'll take a canoe out...maybe the Black Sea; never been there before.:hmm:

Sailor Steve · 08-26-08, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Murr44

Either that or you just uncheck the "limited fuel" option.

I gnu dat! I ar not drain-bamaged!

Well, maybe on Mondays. Or at 0200 on Tuesdays.

Rg370 · 08-26-08, 06:50 AM

Had a quite a few interesting moments with good old type II.
One is that i survived depth charging in shallow waters by 3 destroyers. She took some damage, but managed to bring me home.
Other is Prien-like penetration in Scapa Flow in early 1940, got lucky and sunk
illustrious fleet carrier for 23 000 tonnes.

Here is some one shot kill:

08-26-08, 12:01 AM	#1
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Canoe Adventures Just curious of some of the more memorable incidents any fellow type II enthusiasts have had in SHIII? Myself-Iv'e seemed to spend most of my time in game during the early years bobbing around the North Sea in the mighty IIA or with Black Sea patrols in the IID as a runner up. With the "duds" & only five torps it can lead to some frustrating moments--like stalking a large freighter for days that I've already hit with 2 torps (& none left in the boat) knowing that it is never going down even though it's been half submerged for days . But with only averaging a few small or mid-sized ships a patrol it keeps my tonnage at a realalistic level & makes the occasional windfall that much more enjoyable (like maybe bringing down a large tanker or freighter & damaging a second smaller merchant & slipping away in one of the rare early convoys I can reach in the Canoe). Some of my more recent incidents have been re-enacting Prien's Scapa raid in the fall of 39'(but w/ the IIA & only finding a troop transport there), unrealisticly taking a cruise to New York in Feb 40' to catch a broadway show (by traveling at 8knts & refueling at the Belcher off of Greenland), & in my last patrol By actually sinking the Nelson near Narvik. (though the stars were aligned just right for that one--conducting a picket line in a narrows of the main fjior to Narvik during Wesseleburg & having it practically run over me). The death knell of the Nelson: __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"...

08-26-08, 12:07 AM	#2
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Canoe Adventures The long cruise--Refueling just in time: The big apple: An unheard of visit: (the mighty II paying a courtesy call on an American New Oleans class): Anyone else who enjoys tooling around in the Canoe and has had some better than expected results? __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"...

08-26-08, 03:11 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	How in the land of great jumping bejabbers did you get a Type II to New York? Old York is pushing the limits for that thing! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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08-26-08, 08:04 AM	#5
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Either that or you just uncheck the "limited fuel" option. I'm assuming that if you do that you could go as far as you wanted. Nice pics. One of these days I'll take a canoe out...maybe the Black Sea; never been there before.:hmm:

08-26-08, 06:50 AM	#7
Rg370 Watch Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Posts: 30 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Had a quite a few interesting moments with good old type II. One is that i survived depth charging in shallow waters by 3 destroyers. She took some damage, but managed to bring me home. Other is Prien-like penetration in Scapa Flow in early 1940, got lucky and sunk illustrious fleet carrier for 23 000 tonnes. Here is some one shot kill: