Scratch one flattop....

HMCS · 09-04-07, 04:36 AM

April 1940, GWX 90% realism. I am commanding U-36; enroute to my patrol are in BE34. I receive a radio report of an enemy task force headed north.

I quickly dash to get myself in position, and within an hour or so, we get a firm hydrophone contact. I dive to 60m, and as the lead escort passes, I quickly move to periscope, execute a hard left turn, and spot my target... an Illustrious Class Carrier. First one I've ever seen! I fire a three tube salvo, and dive like mad. We hope for the best.

Two explosions are heard, and we manage to slip away. An hour later, my hydrophones pick up some very slow moving prop's to the north. We beat north, and what do I see, but my carrier, heavily damaged and limping north.

The coup de grace.

Sinking such a beautiful ship almost makes me sad. Not bad for my first carrier....

We are pleased.

Mikey_Wolf · 09-04-07, 04:50 AM

Not bad at all Herr Kaleun

Have you bagged a battleship? Muchos tonnage with one of them.

I personally recommend one for your next sinking.

papa_smurf · 09-04-07, 10:26 AM

Good effort there

Drinks are on me!

Brag · 09-04-07, 12:09 PM

Yeah, wassail!!

slurp, slurp, slurp

bookworm_020 · 09-05-07, 08:41 PM

Nice one!

Glad to see you survived it!

Zero Niner · 09-05-07, 08:46 PM

Good work. In all my SH3 patrols I've managed to bag only two BBs, but have yet to even come across a CV.

StarFox · 09-05-07, 09:17 PM

Biggest thing warship wise I have seen so far, the HMS Fiji, 10,000 ton Light Cruiser.....I sent her to the bottom during the Invasion of Norway

Maraz · 09-06-07, 06:04 AM

Great shot!

My first carrier sunk was an Illustrious class, too, in a task force with several cruisers and a destroyer screen, doing 22 kts, I almost had an hearth attack when I saw them in the periscope!!

I threw her everything I had (2 steam and 2 electric eels) and dove _really_ fast!

Maraz

09-04-07, 04:36 AM	#1
HMCS Sonar Guy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Squaresville, daddy-O. Posts: 394 Downloads: 186 Uploads: 0	Scratch one flattop.... April 1940, GWX 90% realism. I am commanding U-36; enroute to my patrol are in BE34. I receive a radio report of an enemy task force headed north. I quickly dash to get myself in position, and within an hour or so, we get a firm hydrophone contact. I dive to 60m, and as the lead escort passes, I quickly move to periscope, execute a hard left turn, and spot my target... an Illustrious Class Carrier. First one I've ever seen! I fire a three tube salvo, and dive like mad. We hope for the best. Two explosions are heard, and we manage to slip away. An hour later, my hydrophones pick up some very slow moving prop's to the north. We beat north, and what do I see, but my carrier, heavily damaged and limping north. The coup de grace. Sinking such a beautiful ship almost makes me sad. Not bad for my first carrier.... We are pleased. __________________ "Turning enemy ships into marine habitat since 1986!" Mods Loaded:TMO 2.2, RSRDC, MaxOptics, Strategic Map Symbols, Stop The Shouting OR: RFB, RSRDC, Maxoptics, SCAF, Strategic Map Symbols and the sanity-saving "stop the shouting".

09-04-07, 04:50 AM	#2
Mikey_Wolf Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Wales Posts: 114 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not bad at all Herr Kaleun Have you bagged a battleship? Muchos tonnage with one of them. I personally recommend one for your next sinking. __________________ Proud Captain of U-37, U-138 (GWX 2), and U.S.S Devastator (Various mods)

09-04-07, 12:09 PM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yeah, wassail!! slurp, slurp, slurp __________________ 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/

09-05-07, 08:41 PM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Nice one! Glad to see you survived it! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

09-05-07, 09:17 PM	#7
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Biggest thing warship wise I have seen so far, the HMS Fiji, 10,000 ton Light Cruiser.....I sent her to the bottom during the Invasion of Norway __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

09-04-07, 10:26 AM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Good effort there Drinks are on me!

09-05-07, 08:46 PM	#6
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Good work. In all my SH3 patrols I've managed to bag only two BBs, but have yet to even come across a CV.

09-06-07, 06:04 AM	#8
Maraz Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great shot! My first carrier sunk was an Illustrious class, too, in a task force with several cruisers and a destroyer screen, doing 22 kts, I almost had an hearth attack when I saw them in the periscope!! I threw her everything I had (2 steam and 2 electric eels) and dove _really_ fast! Maraz __________________ First career: VIIB U-54 Current career (Black Sea): IID U-24 GWX 2.1, U-Jagd Tools, 100% difficulty, manual targeting, DiD,