Maybe I should thank Mr Churchill

headcase · 09-01-07, 08:39 PM

And here I was thinking I was going to freeze my unmentionables off around Greenland for a couple of months. Back home early and not frostbitten. Very nice.

SleightOfHand · 09-01-07, 09:56 PM

Lots of tonnage there.

I must be one of those few people who fires two to four torpedoes or twenty or so deck gun rounds at every target to get such small tonnages per patrol. >.>

papa_smurf · 09-02-07, 05:55 AM

Exellent patrol

Brag · 09-02-07, 06:03 AM

Well done, the drinks are on you

siber · 09-02-07, 06:04 AM

Wow! In two weeks you managed to get to your patrol grid, go on to the North, sink 32 merchants and 6 Frigates? What realism level is that?

Like SleightOfHand, I generally fire 2 torps at each target, of which I can (reasonably) expect 1 to hit. On my current patrol (Type VIIb, 1940) I've got 4 torps left - 2 at the front, 2 at the back - and have sunk 15k tonnes, or two large merchants. Your mission puts me to shame!

However, I assume (hope and prey - for the sake of my pride) that the IX has more than 14 eels.

Perhaps I should start trying to sink the escorts first so that I can get my deck gun into action?

headcase · 09-02-07, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siber

Wow! In two weeks you managed to get to your patrol grid, go on to the North, sink 32 merchants and 6 Frigates? What realism level is that?

Like SleightOfHand, I generally fire 2 torps at each target, of which I can (reasonably) expect 1 to hit. On my current patrol (Type VIIb, 1940) I've got 4 torps left - 2 at the front, 2 at the back - and have sunk 15k tonnes, or two large merchants. Your mission puts me to shame!

However, I assume (hope and prey - for the sake of my pride) that the IX has more than 14 eels.

Perhaps I should start trying to sink the escorts first so that I can get my deck gun into action?

Never got anywhere near my patrol grid. Caught a convoy before I got west of Ireland. Eradicated it. Escorts included. All I had left was eight torps and my flak. Day and a half or so later picked up another. Two days later all I have left is flak, fuel, and a burning desire to become inebriated. Didn't see much sense burning desiel, so I called BdU and got the all clear to head home. Guess it makes up for all those long patrols and praying for a stray seagull to shoot at.

The only thing I don't have turned on on the "real-o-meter" is no map contacts. Gotta have some sort of a crutch. So yup the screen says I'm at 100%.

I love my IX. 21 for the tubes, and 110 rounds for Enid. Plenty of fuel, and crew. try slammin' en home a skoosh fore of the bridige, and be patient on the girl. may take a fair bit to go down. But I have and will sink a third in if that is what it takes. Sp there ain't no shame. Do what you can to put the stiff in their lower lip. I spent a lot of time graphpaper and beverage learning.

And as others have said "If the Wolves wish to feast upon raw lamb, they must first kill the dogs". I reccomend opening up a flank and the rear first. It makes evasion and shadowing much easier.

@Brag I have no problems buying the libations. But they best be in me, not on me!

bigboywooly · 09-02-07, 09:20 AM

So you sank 38 ships using 21 torpedos and 110 DG shells

All one torp hits ?
No misses ?
And only an average of only 6.5 DG shells for the 17 other ships ?

Average merc size 4200+ tonnes

:hmm:

Lafferty · 09-02-07, 10:20 AM

good patrol, excellent tonnage.

papa_smurf · 09-02-07, 10:43 AM

Im very surprised that all of you eels successfully hit. On most patrols I usually have 1-3 prematurely detonating, or hitting the ship and not detonating at all.

headcase · 09-02-07, 03:27 PM

One torp flat missed, because I'm an Idiot. One Mod med Tanker needed a second. And a lot of the smaller merchs went with only 2-3 rounds of 105, and maybe some 37mm after they went dead in the water. And a large cargo only needs 3-5 anyway. Got crazy lucky mostly.

headcase · 09-02-07, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

So you sank 38 ships using 21 torpedos and 110 DG shells

All one torp hits ?
No misses ?
And only an average of only 6.5 DG shells for the 17 other ships ?

Average merc size 4200+ tonnes

:hmm:

You're going to make sure I never hit anythig in 1.04 aren't you.

09-01-07, 08:39 PM	#1
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Maybe I should thank Mr Churchill And here I was thinking I was going to freeze my unmentionables off around Greenland for a couple of months. Back home early and not frostbitten. Very nice. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

09-02-07, 06:03 AM	#4
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09-02-07, 06:04 AM	#5
siber Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Salford, Manchester, UK Posts: 182 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Wow! In two weeks you managed to get to your patrol grid, go on to the North, sink 32 merchants and 6 Frigates? What realism level is that? Like SleightOfHand, I generally fire 2 torps at each target, of which I can (reasonably) expect 1 to hit. On my current patrol (Type VIIb, 1940) I've got 4 torps left - 2 at the front, 2 at the back - and have sunk 15k tonnes, or two large merchants. Your mission puts me to shame! However, I assume (hope and prey - for the sake of my pride) that the IX has more than 14 eels. Perhaps I should start trying to sink the escorts first so that I can get my deck gun into action? __________________ Using GWX 3.0 at 100% realism, OLC's 'Ubermod' & Torpdamagefinal

09-02-07, 09:20 AM	#7
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	So you sank 38 ships using 21 torpedos and 110 DG shells All one torp hits ? No misses ? And only an average of only 6.5 DG shells for the 17 other ships ? Average merc size 4200+ tonnes :hmm: __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

09-02-07, 03:27 PM	#10
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	One torp flat missed, because I'm an Idiot. One Mod med Tanker needed a second. And a lot of the smaller merchs went with only 2-3 rounds of 105, and maybe some 37mm after they went dead in the water. And a large cargo only needs 3-5 anyway. Got crazy lucky mostly. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

09-01-07, 09:56 PM	#2
SleightOfHand Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Lots of tonnage there. I must be one of those few people who fires two to four torpedoes or twenty or so deck gun rounds at every target to get such small tonnages per patrol. >.>

09-02-07, 05:55 AM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Exellent patrol

09-02-07, 10:20 AM	#8
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	good patrol, excellent tonnage.

09-02-07, 10:43 AM	#9
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Im very surprised that all of you eels successfully hit. On most patrols I usually have 1-3 prematurely detonating, or hitting the ship and not detonating at all.