What to do?

[Rafael]

Question?

Two Southampton vessels in my scope, over 6000 meters away. I am on full speed (set speed to slow for image), but they are faster and far away.



14.05 hours, depth under keel 73 meters, (North)-sea is calm.

What to do?

[Sailor Steve]

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

[tomfon]

I had the very same encounter a few hours ago. The two warships were sailing with 20 knots or more. Since they were travelling too fast for my boat i just watched them passing by...

[Hanomag]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

I am with you Steve

[tomfon]

Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think.

[Rafael]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons!

Thanks!

[Sandman_28054]

Originally Posted by Rafael

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons!

Thanks!

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

[Rafael]

Originally Posted by Sandman_28054

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

Maybe you are right their heading is approx. 58 deg. However it is still daylight and it can be tricky! BTW, I have a VIIB U-Boat and it is 25 January 1940.

Those two warships can easily blow me (an my crew) to the bottom. I am playing 100% realism and d.i.d.

Until now I never could reach the Year 1941.

[Rafael]

My watch crew is unexperienced.



I needed to edit this image a little because it was quite dark.

As you can see I used TC and it is 21.00 hours now. Sometimes going submerged to listening about the heading of the two warships.

My crew did not see (I did!) one warship.

Because of the limited speed (14 knots) it is not easy to find a good spot and wait for those two warships. My diesel engines are getting HOT!

To be continued ...

[Kpt. Weyprecht]

I had a similar encounter this evening, on my way home from the North Channel, with only two eels left in fore tubes, in Octobrer 1939. I was south to Fãröer Islands when my lookouts reported warships. Submerged to PD since it was in broad daylight, then I made a run (NWN) to try anyway to intercept a task force with Southampton and another big thind that I couldn't identify. I gave un when they passed the 000 bearing, turned away and left some distance before surfacing to send a Fũhlungsmeldung (just for immersion...), which I had to give up as well since I had to dive immediately for a plane.
Quite frustrating indeed...
Have yu finally got them?

[Task Force]

make them start zigzaging... they will slow alittle.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Rafael

My watch crew is unexperienced.

are you sean connery? :P

[Rafael]

Originally Posted by Kpt. Weyprecht

I had a similar encounter this evening, on my way home from the North Channel, with only two eels left in fore tubes, in Octobrer 1939. I was south to Fãröer Islands when my lookouts reported warships. Submerged to PD since it was in broad daylight, then I made a run (NWN) to try anyway to intercept a task force with Southampton and another big thind that I couldn't identify. I gave un when they passed the 000 bearing, turned away and left some distance before surfacing to send a Fũhlungsmeldung (just for immersion...), which I had to give up as well since I had to dive immediately for a plane.
Quite frustrating indeed...
Have yu finally got them?

I got one of them, unfortunately I did not make a screenshot. The other Shouthampton got a torpedo too, but managed to sail further. I must stay at the moment submerged ... The captain of the Shouthampton has called reinforcements and now I am being hunted by 4 warships. FRUSTRATING!

Depth under keel is 108 meters ... I am afraid that this will be difficult and maybe me and my crew will die?

But I will try to survive!

[Rafael]

The first torpedo did not do the job!



As you can see it is 01.22 hours.



Here it is 06.44 hours and finally I was able to sink the other Southampton with torpedo tube V.



Observation scope view, Shouthampton is sinking.



The distance between the two Southampton warships, North East.



Status report sent to BdU. Will they be happy?

All images edited: brightness and contrast. They were quite dark.

Thank you all for the advises ...

... and I agree with Tomfon:

Originally Posted by tomfon

Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think.

[meduza]

Well done Herr Kaleun!