Made it through 6th patrol

xlbob · 08-07-07, 02:17 AM

Hi guys,

I made it through my 6th patrols last night

SH3 GWX 1.03, 90% realism.

It was Arpil 1940, I was asigned to grid Am .. can't remember the grid #, it was south of Torshaven ... Anyway, after completing my 24 hours patrol I decided to go to the convoy route west of Ireland. On my way there, I got a report that an enemy TF is heading NE, right to my direction.

I planned an intercept course and about one day later, my WO reported ship sighting. Went to PD and silent running, and manuver my boat so that it's perpendicular to the TF course.

After a long wait, periscope obeservation shows it's a big TF cnvoy. There's one Illustrious class, two Fijis class, and several V&Ws and C&Ds.

I open my torp tube doors, wait until the convoy got closer and fire 2 torps to one Fiji class, and then another two torps are sent to the Illustrious.

The torps hit the Fiji and then moment later the other two hit Illustrious and I got "She's going down" report. I check my log, it's the Illustrious that sinks first.

I then dive to 120 m and sneak away from the convoy. Some 20 minutes later I got another "She's going down" report. Check the log, it's the Fiji

After successfully get away from the destroyers that try to find me, I go back to Wilhelmshaven. On my way home, a report of a convoy leaving Stornoway heading East. I intercept the convoy and manage to sink 1 large cargo.

Return to base, I got promoted to Kapitan Leutnant, got Iron cross with sword and oak, and collected enough renown (about 9300 renown so far) that I can upgrade my type VII B boat to VII C ... plus engine, battery and sonar upgrade

joegrundman · 08-07-07, 02:40 AM

Donnerwetter!

TarJak · 08-07-07, 02:52 AM

Mein Gott im Himmel!

SmokinTep · 08-07-07, 05:21 AM

Brag · 08-07-07, 06:02 AM

Machen sie weiter so! The drinks are on you

Steel_Tomb · 08-07-07, 09:18 AM

Nice, I bagged a illustrious carrier on my first patrol once, very cool experiance. If I was in your boots though I would have sent all four fish into the carrier, its a very high value target...more so than a Fiji. Congratulations on your kill herr kaleun! Its your round at the bar

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Shelton · 08-19-07, 03:07 AM

Keep up the good work - lucky you had good weather - i came across a similar TF and only managed to strike 1 hit at the Aircraft carrier and she made it back to base

headcase · 08-19-07, 01:34 PM

Excellent achiecvement. An example of skill, courage, and daring every commander would do well to pay attention to.

Biggles · 08-19-07, 02:28 PM

I nailed an Illustrious just sothwest of India in 1944. Now that was scary stuff, let me tell ya! The TF went absolutely bananas! But I made it!

Anyway, good on ya lad! Keep up the good work! Soon we'll bring down England on it's knees...............right?

Brag · 08-19-07, 02:38 PM

Donner und Blitzen! Machen sie weiter so. Good excuse for a party. Drinks are on you!

madmike81 · 08-19-07, 02:41 PM

Ive seen plenty of cruisers and battleships in TF's.

I have yet to see a carrier out to sea...

Envy....hehe.

08-07-07, 02:17 AM	#1
xlbob Gunner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 99 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Made it through 6th patrol Hi guys, I made it through my 6th patrols last night SH3 GWX 1.03, 90% realism. It was Arpil 1940, I was asigned to grid Am .. can't remember the grid #, it was south of Torshaven ... Anyway, after completing my 24 hours patrol I decided to go to the convoy route west of Ireland. On my way there, I got a report that an enemy TF is heading NE, right to my direction. I planned an intercept course and about one day later, my WO reported ship sighting. Went to PD and silent running, and manuver my boat so that it's perpendicular to the TF course. After a long wait, periscope obeservation shows it's a big TF cnvoy. There's one Illustrious class, two Fijis class, and several V&Ws and C&Ds. I open my torp tube doors, wait until the convoy got closer and fire 2 torps to one Fiji class, and then another two torps are sent to the Illustrious. The torps hit the Fiji and then moment later the other two hit Illustrious and I got "She's going down" report. I check my log, it's the Illustrious that sinks first. I then dive to 120 m and sneak away from the convoy. Some 20 minutes later I got another "She's going down" report. Check the log, it's the Fiji After successfully get away from the destroyers that try to find me, I go back to Wilhelmshaven. On my way home, a report of a convoy leaving Stornoway heading East. I intercept the convoy and manage to sink 1 large cargo. Return to base, I got promoted to Kapitan Leutnant, got Iron cross with sword and oak, and collected enough renown (about 9300 renown so far) that I can upgrade my type VII B boat to VII C ... plus engine, battery and sonar upgrade __________________ xlbob GWX v 2

08-07-07, 02:40 AM	#2
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Donnerwetter! __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

08-07-07, 06:02 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Machen sie weiter so! The drinks are on you __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-07-07, 09:18 AM	#6
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice, I bagged a illustrious carrier on my first patrol once, very cool experiance. If I was in your boots though I would have sent all four fish into the carrier, its a very high value target...more so than a Fiji. Congratulations on your kill herr kaleun! Its your round at the bar . __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-19-07, 01:34 PM	#8
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Excellent achiecvement. An example of skill, courage, and daring every commander would do well to pay attention to. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

08-07-07, 02:52 AM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Mein Gott im Himmel!

08-07-07, 05:21 AM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0

08-19-07, 03:07 AM	#7
Shelton Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Keep up the good work - lucky you had good weather - i came across a similar TF and only managed to strike 1 hit at the Aircraft carrier and she made it back to base

08-19-07, 02:28 PM	#9
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I nailed an Illustrious just sothwest of India in 1944. Now that was scary stuff, let me tell ya! The TF went absolutely bananas! But I made it! Anyway, good on ya lad! Keep up the good work! Soon we'll bring down England on it's knees...............right? __________________

08-19-07, 02:38 PM	#10
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Donner und Blitzen! Machen sie weiter so. Good excuse for a party. Drinks are on you! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-19-07, 02:41 PM	#11
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ive seen plenty of cruisers and battleships in TF's. I have yet to see a carrier out to sea... Envy....hehe. __________________ "We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."