Oh, a-g-o-n-y!!!

svenks · 05-10-07, 12:07 PM

Hi All
Just have to air my frustrations here...

Type VIIB, 01feb40. Home plate Wilhelmshafen. Assigned to CF32, which is pretty far away. Havng encountered a couple of large tankers (or, rather: They encountered me

) and one *very* well defended convoy in low waters around Shetland Isles (I pass), I continued my long and winding road.
Message: "Enemy Warship, NNE, 17kts", not too long from my path, but still very far away (> 500km). Plotted the best couse I possibly could and changed my course to meet it. Did some time calc, and should be near it around midnight. Light fog, 7M sea - pretty good. Shortyly before 0000, PD and a quick listen without much hope. It could have turned a zillion times, and you all know how difficult it is to get the course right at that distance. But hey! A delicate sound of thunder - more than one - but a bit far away and already close to abeam.
All ahead flank and surface, hoping to get close enough for something!
And what do I spot: 2 Dido's , 4 destroyers and - The Illustrious. Quick, set up the only 3 fish in front, but they are passing FAST and they are still a good way off. So it will have to be both slow and magnetic fish, too easy to see - rats!
Off they go, while I dive and run - there's not more I can do. BAM! One of the torps exploded after 100m or so, but the others continue... Will they hit?

Well, perhaps they would - but of course they are spotted, and the whole caboodle starts zigging. 3 shots, 1 prem and 2 misses - sigh

How I HATE - and LOVE this game!

BRGDS
Sven

05-10-07, 12:07 PM	#1
svenks Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 129 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Oh, a-g-o-n-y!!! Hi All Just have to air my frustrations here... Type VIIB, 01feb40. Home plate Wilhelmshafen. Assigned to CF32, which is pretty far away. Havng encountered a couple of large tankers (or, rather: They encountered me) and one very well defended convoy in low waters around Shetland Isles (I pass), I continued my long and winding road. Message: "Enemy Warship, NNE, 17kts", not too long from my path, but still very far away (> 500km). Plotted the best couse I possibly could and changed my course to meet it. Did some time calc, and should be near it around midnight. Light fog, 7M sea - pretty good. Shortyly before 0000, PD and a quick listen without much hope. It could have turned a zillion times, and you all know how difficult it is to get the course right at that distance. But hey! A delicate sound of thunder - more than one - but a bit far away and already close to abeam. All ahead flank and surface, hoping to get close enough for something! And what do I spot: 2 Dido's , 4 destroyers and - The Illustrious. Quick, set up the only 3 fish in front, but they are passing FAST and they are still a good way off. So it will have to be both slow and magnetic fish, too easy to see - rats! Off they go, while I dive and run - there's not more I can do. BAM! One of the torps exploded after 100m or so, but the others continue... Will they hit? Well, perhaps they would - but of course they are spotted, and the whole caboodle starts zigging. 3 shots, 1 prem and 2 misses - sigh How I HATE - and LOVE this game! BRGDS Sven Last edited by svenks; 05-10-07 at 12:38 PM.