Ever have one of them days?

Foghladh_mhara · 04-23-07, 07:12 PM

It started off so promising. Well it wasn't a bad patrol anyway but it could have been much better. Embarked on a new career (upgraded to a IX in the last one but just didn't feel right so its on hold) and went back to my VIIB. First patrol Sep 39 and assigned grid AM23. I found 2 large merchants before I was even halfway up the North Sea. Both sank after 1 fish in the bow. Sweet as a nut! Good things to come. Then I find a small merch which takes 2 eels to sink. Then I miss on a med cargo and use another 2 to sink her. My tonnage per torpedo fired is decreasing. I ended up using all but 2 of my fish for 55000 tons before I reached my patrol grid. I then decided to head south to my preferred hunting ground in the Rockall Bank and I find a convoy by pure chance while submerged. Smack bang in front of me is HMS Rodney at 600m range and I only have 2 torps left in my bow tubes

I hit her fore and aft of her superstructure but she wouldnt sink. I'm gonna cry into my pillow now

Telgriff · 04-23-07, 07:29 PM

Thats just not fair. But also why I always leave 3 or 4 torps to spare for 'just in case' big time shipping that might come along.

rb4door · 04-23-07, 07:35 PM

bad luck mate - this game does have its ironies when things like that happen.

I'm just thankful, yesterday the first Revenge class i've ever spotted and I had plenty of eels waiting for her hehe.

Raus · 04-23-07, 09:05 PM

Part of the realism and experience!

minute · 04-24-07, 07:10 AM

Well, two torpedo hits will do quite some damage even on a heavily armored battleship... it will need to stay in repairs for a long time to come... which means it's as good as sunk for any high seas operations.

rb4door · 04-24-07, 08:31 AM

further ironies, I swear this game is vindictive. The more ships you sink in a convoy, its almost like the game wont let you survive. I just got a record haul for ships sunk in one crack at a convoy - sure enough, depth charged and sank to my grave

Herr Russ · 04-24-07, 08:43 AM

Playing patched vanilla.. If I hit a convoy early enough & I have a full belly of eels, sometimes I pick off the escorts one by one and then have the convoy to myself.. It's not for the weak of heart skippers though... I can usually get 2 or 3 before they start looking for me. My record is 8 escorts for one convoy, including 2 Black Swans. I was in an IXC and finished off the rest of the convoy with the remaining eels and deck gun.. That patrol was 109K tons..

Good Hunting..

Brag · 04-24-07, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by rb4door

further ironies, I swear this game is vindictive. The more ships you sink in a convoy, its almost like the game wont let you survive. I just got a record haul for ships sunk in one crack at a convoy - sure enough, depth charged and sank to my grave

You were too busy sinking them instead of escaping after a reasonable haul. Target greed will kill you every time.

And, yup, have had plenty of frustrations. Such is life of the U-boot commander.

rb4door · 04-24-07, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

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Originally Posted by rb4door

further ironies, I swear this game is vindictive. The more ships you sink in a convoy, its almost like the game wont let you survive. I just got a record haul for ships sunk in one crack at a convoy - sure enough, depth charged and sank to my grave

You were too busy sinking them instead of escaping after a reasonable haul. Target greed will kill you every time.

And, yup, have had plenty of frustrations. Such is life of the U-boot commander.

you're right - I did get greedy - my reload crew had it down to 6 minutes per tube, so while I was halfway down the stairs to 200 meters I was still in the middle of the convoy, I couldnt resist coming up for another go. This led to my first experience with the glass breaking noise & the electrical shorting out sound. Not something I want to hear again!

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 04-25-07, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Foghladh_mhara

It started off so promising. Well it wasn't a bad patrol anyway but it could have been much better. Embarked on a new career (upgraded to a IX in the last one but just didn't feel right so its on hold) and went back to my VIIB. First patrol Sep 39 and assigned grid AM23. I found 2 large merchants before I was even halfway up the North Sea. Both sank after 1 fish in the bow. Sweet as a nut! Good things to come. Then I find a small merch which takes 2 eels to sink. Then I miss on a med cargo and use another 2 to sink her. My tonnage per torpedo fired is decreasing. I ended up using all but 2 of my fish for 55000 tons before I reached my patrol grid. I then decided to head south to my preferred hunting ground in the Rockall Bank and I find a convoy by pure chance while submerged. Smack bang in front of me is HMS Rodney at 600m range and I only have 2 torps left in my bow tubes

I hit her fore and aft of her superstructure but she wouldnt sink. I'm gonna cry into my pillow now

when you have this again try this.

have tubes 1 and 2 loaded.
open both tubes and pick tube one.
press fire and quickly pres y then fire again.
both torpedoes will hit in the middle with more chance of sinking her

04-23-07, 07:12 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ever have one of them days? It started off so promising. Well it wasn't a bad patrol anyway but it could have been much better. Embarked on a new career (upgraded to a IX in the last one but just didn't feel right so its on hold) and went back to my VIIB. First patrol Sep 39 and assigned grid AM23. I found 2 large merchants before I was even halfway up the North Sea. Both sank after 1 fish in the bow. Sweet as a nut! Good things to come. Then I find a small merch which takes 2 eels to sink. Then I miss on a med cargo and use another 2 to sink her. My tonnage per torpedo fired is decreasing. I ended up using all but 2 of my fish for 55000 tons before I reached my patrol grid. I then decided to head south to my preferred hunting ground in the Rockall Bank and I find a convoy by pure chance while submerged. Smack bang in front of me is HMS Rodney at 600m range and I only have 2 torps left in my bow tubes I hit her fore and aft of her superstructure but she wouldnt sink. I'm gonna cry into my pillow now __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

04-23-07, 07:29 PM	#2
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Thats just not fair. But also why I always leave 3 or 4 torps to spare for 'just in case' big time shipping that might come along. __________________ Back into the hunt after far too long, GWX 3 Gold, SH3 Commander, DiD Rules, 27% realism and rising Intel Core2Duo 6400 GeForce 8800GTS 4 Gig DDr2

04-23-07, 07:35 PM	#3
rb4door Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St Naz Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	bad luck mate - this game does have its ironies when things like that happen. I'm just thankful, yesterday the first Revenge class i've ever spotted and I had plenty of eels waiting for her hehe.

04-23-07, 09:05 PM	#4
Raus A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 79 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Part of the realism and experience!

04-24-07, 07:10 AM	#5
minute Loader Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, two torpedo hits will do quite some damage even on a heavily armored battleship... it will need to stay in repairs for a long time to come... which means it's as good as sunk for any high seas operations.

04-24-07, 08:31 AM	#6
rb4door Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St Naz Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	further ironies, I swear this game is vindictive. The more ships you sink in a convoy, its almost like the game wont let you survive. I just got a record haul for ships sunk in one crack at a convoy - sure enough, depth charged and sank to my grave

04-24-07, 08:43 AM	#7
Herr Russ Officer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 246 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Playing patched vanilla.. If I hit a convoy early enough & I have a full belly of eels, sometimes I pick off the escorts one by one and then have the convoy to myself.. It's not for the weak of heart skippers though... I can usually get 2 or 3 before they start looking for me. My record is 8 escorts for one convoy, including 2 Black Swans. I was in an IXC and finished off the rest of the convoy with the remaining eels and deck gun.. That patrol was 109K tons.. Good Hunting..