You Sank My Battleship!

[Puster Bill]

Woohoo! I sank the HMS Nelson, at 95% realism, in GWX. They didn't even get a sniff of me. I let loose 4 torps from about 2,500 yards, and two hit. I don't know where, because I was already headed for 150 meters, silent speed, but I almost immediately got a "She's going down!" message, and the Nelson showed up in the log. For the same reason, I didn't get any screenshots. A destroyer came after me, but never heard me. He just circled around from the general area I launched from.

No weapons officer assistance, just stabilized view.

And I have Hitman to thank for it, because I used his nifty KM wheel.

On edit: January 1940, west of the Channel.

[Brag]

Congratz! The Fuhrer will be pleased.

[Sailor Steve]

Not to mention Der Onkel.

[CapZap1970]

Then a big party should be waiting for you when you return home!!!!
Don't forget the girls.... :rotfl:
CapZap

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by CapZap1970

Then a big party should be waiting for you when you return home!!!!
Don't forget the girls.... :rotfl:
CapZap

I think Fraulein Puster would do terrible things to me with a fork if I even dreamed about it...

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Not to mention Der Onkel.

He might even not be mad at me for not reporting the convoy it was escorting, or for not pressing my luck and shadowing it...

I guess the British haven't figured out that battleships make lousy convoy escorts yet.

[CapZap1970]

Ooooops!! , sorry Puster.
Didn't think about that.
Well, you can tell Frau Puster it's a boys party. And one more thing: Being on diet doesn't mean you can't take a look at the menu.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
CapZap

[blackdog_kt]

One thing i love about GWX is that we finally see capital ships and not just merchants.

I'm in a similar position...November 25 1939, heading for BE83 in a IXB (ok, i cheated a bit and got it straight from SH3commander, since i got one through normal means on my pre-GWX insall).

I am neither playing DiD nor in full realism yet though. Map contact updates are on to help me plot my firing solutions. I also have the weapons officer enabled for those times when real life is pressing and i just have to get half an hour of gaming without too much hassle, plus external cameras for the eye candy. All in all, about 75-80% realism if i'm not mistaken.

So, i make a dash through the channel and by the time i exit i have 17k tons under my belt (or 14k, i'm not sure) by sinking a couple of coastal tankers and a large merchant (all french) with the deck gun, plus a french fishing boat with the 37mm...great gun, not for flak duties but for sinking small ships without expending torpedos or deck gun ammo.

I'm about a day away from the assigned grid when i get a convoy report moving E at 5 kts. Now, on my first patrol i got an Illustrious class carrier NW of Ireland (sunk with a 4 torp salvo, it only needed 3 though, the last was just already fired) and the area is generally high traffic, so i plot an intercept and head for it.

Upon my watch crew spotting them i see the damned convoy has changed course to NNE and speed to 6kts...my intercept course is less than optimal now, coming in at about 130 AoB doing 10-11kts. The sea is totally calm but the night is fairly dark and i've arrived at the intercept point between 22:00-23:00, so i have some time to work and maybe flank them again after the first attack for a second pass.

Closing to about 10km i also see a Nelson BB! I was not sure if it was the Nelson or the other one of the same class, so i had the WO identify it. Only two DDs so it's probably doable. Then the phone rang and i ended up goin out for some beers with friends

I might have to run parallel to them and flank them for an hour or so, just to get a better AoB on them. Problem is that i'm aprroaching from the south and the BB is on the north side, right behind the lead escort and with a load of merchants between me and the warships. I could flank them and cross their track to get on the other side, but then i will lose precious hours of darkness...all in all it's shaping up to be very interestin and i'm only on my 3rd patrol since installing GWX. I can't wait for later years and electronic goodies, GWX has enhanced gameplay tenfold for me

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by blackdog_kt

One thing i love about GWX is that we finally see capital ships and not just merchants.

I'm in a similar position...November 25 1939, heading for BE83 in a IXB (ok, i cheated a bit and got it straight from SH3commander, since i got one through normal means on my pre-GWX insall).

I am neither playing DiD nor in full realism yet though. Map contact updates are on to help me plot my firing solutions. I also have the weapons officer enabled for those times when real life is pressing and i just have to get half an hour of gaming without too much hassle, plus external cameras for the eye candy. All in all, about 75-80% realism if i'm not mistaken.

So, i make a dash through the channel and by the time i exit i have 17k tons under my belt (or 14k, i'm not sure) by sinking a couple of coastal tankers and a large merchant (all french) with the deck gun, plus a french fishing boat with the 37mm...great gun, not for flak duties but for sinking small ships without expending torpedos or deck gun ammo.

I'm about a day away from the assigned grid when i get a convoy report moving E at 5 kts. Now, on my first patrol i got an Illustrious class carrier NW of Ireland (sunk with a 4 torp salvo, it only needed 3 though, the last was just already fired) and the area is generally high traffic, so i plot an intercept and head for it.

Upon my watch crew spotting them i see the damned convoy has changed course to NNE and speed to 6kts...my intercept course is less than optimal now, coming in at about 130 AoB doing 10-11kts. The sea is totally calm but the night is fairly dark and i've arrived at the intercept point between 22:00-23:00, so i have some time to work and maybe flank them again after the first attack for a second pass.

Closing to about 10km i also see a Nelson BB! I was not sure if it was the Nelson or the other one of the same class, so i had the WO identify it. Only two DDs so it's probably doable. Then the phone rang and i ended up goin out for some beers with friends

I might have to run parallel to them and flank them for an hour or so, just to get a better AoB on them. Problem is that i'm aprroaching from the south and the BB is on the north side, right behind the lead escort and with a load of merchants between me and the warships. I could flank them and cross their track to get on the other side, but then i will lose precious hours of darkness...all in all it's shaping up to be very interestin and i'm only on my 3rd patrol since installing GWX. I can't wait for later years and electronic goodies, GWX has enhanced gameplay tenfold for me

One nice thing about the Nelson class: They have a *VERY* deep draft. Almost 11 meters. So, if you set your eels to magnetic and a depth of 12.5 or 13 meters, they *SHOULD* pass under most of the other ships that might be in the way.

I had the same problem, with ships between me and HMS Nelson, so I set the torps to fast speed (G7a's), magnetic, and 13 meters depth. I did get one premature detonation (no 'torpedo treffer' message, and *WAY* before the others hit). I'm sure they ran under at least one escort, and possibly a tramp steamer or passenger/cargo. I was focused on the BB, so I can't be sure, and in any case I was headed for the cellar before the last tube closed.

[Puster Bill]

Originally Posted by CapZap1970

Ooooops!! , sorry Puster.
Didn't think about that.
Well, you can tell Frau Puster it's a boys party. And one more thing: Being on diet doesn't mean you can't take a look at the menu.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
CapZap

If I ask really nicely, maybe she will let me borrow my manhood for the night.