Hypothetical

Gargamel · 03-24-12, 02:13 PM

Here's a hypothetical:

You come upto scope depth and find three targets perfectly lined up. They are a capital ship (BB), a huge tanker estimated at 15k tons, and a passenger liner.*

You have one eel left, guaranteed to sink the one ship it hits, which do you shoot:

Early war?
Mid War?
Late war?

For arguments sake, let's call that jan '40, July '42, and January '45, give or take a few months.*

Which do you shoot and why? *

Diopos · 03-24-12, 02:26 PM

Inbound or outbound?

Inbound
Early-War: Tanker
Mid and Late-War:Passenger Liner (probably carrying troops)

Outbound
The BB. Great for demoralizing admirals!

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Raptor · 03-24-12, 03:20 PM

With only one eel left, I'd better be inbound. If I am outbound, I need to remember not to sleep with the Flotilla Supply Officer's wife before departing on patrol as he has the final say regarding my torpedo loadout. Hmmm....maybe I'd better check our food inventory too. LI, you go measure our fuel tanks....just in case.

Early war - the BB because those verdamnte prize rules don't apply and all I need to know is that it is a hostile warship (as opposed to one of our own). Sinking the former gets me the Knight's Cross; sinking the latter gets me shot.

Mid-war, I sink the tanker so as to deprive the allies of all that fuel and thereby limit their mechanical mobility on land and in the air. Besides, my 1WO is a pyromaniac and I owe him a favor anyway.

Late war, I sink the liner; as said before, it's probably now a troop ship. Hope those guys can swim!

Tinman764 · 03-24-12, 04:34 PM

BB everytime - then surface and sink the rest with the deck gun!

Gargamel · 03-24-12, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinman764

BB everytime - then surface and sink the rest with the deck gun!

That only works early war

by mid and late war, all the ships in question are armed.

VONHARRIS · 03-24-12, 11:46 PM

Early - mid war : tanker
Late war : liner (troop ship)

Tinman764 · 03-25-12, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

That only works early war

by mid and late war, all the ships in question are armed.

pff details... I wouldn't know, I've never made it later than 1940 lol

03-24-12, 02:13 PM	#1
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Hypothetical Here's a hypothetical: You come upto scope depth and find three targets perfectly lined up. They are a capital ship (BB), a huge tanker estimated at 15k tons, and a passenger liner.* You have one eel left, guaranteed to sink the one ship it hits, which do you shoot: Early war? Mid War? Late war? For arguments sake, let's call that jan '40, July '42, and January '45, give or take a few months.* Which do you shoot and why? * __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-24-12, 02:26 PM	#2
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Inbound or outbound? Inbound Early-War: Tanker Mid and Late-War:Passenger Liner (probably carrying troops) Outbound The BB. Great for demoralizing admirals! . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

03-24-12, 03:20 PM	#3
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	With only one eel left, I'd better be inbound. If I am outbound, I need to remember not to sleep with the Flotilla Supply Officer's wife before departing on patrol as he has the final say regarding my torpedo loadout. Hmmm....maybe I'd better check our food inventory too. LI, you go measure our fuel tanks....just in case. Early war - the BB because those verdamnte prize rules don't apply and all I need to know is that it is a hostile warship (as opposed to one of our own). Sinking the former gets me the Knight's Cross; sinking the latter gets me shot. Mid-war, I sink the tanker so as to deprive the allies of all that fuel and thereby limit their mechanical mobility on land and in the air. Besides, my 1WO is a pyromaniac and I owe him a favor anyway. Late war, I sink the liner; as said before, it's probably now a troop ship. Hope those guys can swim! __________________ Raptor

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03-24-12, 04:34 PM	#4
Tinman764 Chief Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: U-32's Wintergarten Posts: 325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 0	BB everytime - then surface and sink the rest with the deck gun!

03-24-12, 11:46 PM	#6
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Early - mid war : tanker Late war : liner (troop ship)