sunk by a merchant

NoMan · 02-26-08, 12:41 PM

I shot a torpedo at a c3 the other day, it shot at me and set off the torp right out the tube. I sank.

Tango589 · 02-26-08, 01:11 PM

Dammit! How unlucky do you have to be to get that happen to you? I bet the captain of the C3 was peering through his binoculars and doing a little dance when he saw you explode!
:rotfl:

Hanomag · 02-26-08, 01:27 PM

Oh Mein Gott!!

Welcome Aboard Kaluen NoMan!!

Steel_Tomb · 02-26-08, 01:33 PM

Crikey! Talk about a bad run of luck!

Can't say I've ever heard of that before, sounds like a shot in a million!

Brag · 02-26-08, 01:42 PM

Welcome aboard, NoMan. On stock I used to regularly engage armed merchants, usually to good effect. Your case is one of extreme bad luck.

On GWX, surface combat is a suicidal endeavour.

Steel_Tomb · 02-26-08, 01:50 PM

The worst I've had it with Merchants was one occasion where I was closing in on this guy and he got a few lucky shots, damaged vital equipment and when I dived it just sank out of control!

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-26-08, 02:07 PM

somehow...i dont understand what happend...lol...he shot the torp and the torp exploded?

Wreford-Brown · 02-26-08, 02:16 PM

Merchants can safely be sunk by deck gun as long as you know where their guns are. If their gun is on the stern, approach from directly on the bow and vice versa.
If it's a Liberty Ship, forget it - they're like floating fortresses!

Best merchant moment? I came across a convoy of three merchants escorted by a single Black Swan. Sunk the Swan with a head on torpedo then surfaced to take on the merchants. Found out they were all armed when I surfaced, but the forward two ships only took 1 or 2 rounds to sink. It was only later that I worked out the rear ships were firing at the front ships while trying to get me, greatly reducing their hull integrity and I was lucky enough to fire the coup de grace on each of them and got credit for all three.

StarFox · 02-26-08, 02:16 PM

I got sunk by one once too, but not directly

It shot me a few times, and when I went to periscope depth a few days later, the sub sank instantly. I guess I got shot up pretty bad eh?

Brag · 02-26-08, 04:43 PM

Starfox, didn't you repair the damage after the merchie engagement?

02-26-08, 04:49 PM

My friend, my friends...listen to me! The enemy has gotten more skilled about how to counter a torpedo! I've shot torpedoe's at armed merchants & warships..they have made countless shots at my torpedoes until they were destroyed. Watch out fellow comrades, make it salvo next time!

02-26-08, 12:41 PM	#1
NoMan Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	sunk by a merchant I shot a torpedo at a c3 the other day, it shot at me and set off the torp right out the tube. I sank.

02-26-08, 01:11 PM	#2
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Dammit! How unlucky do you have to be to get that happen to you? I bet the captain of the C3 was peering through his binoculars and doing a little dance when he saw you explode! :rotfl: __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

02-26-08, 01:27 PM	#3
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Oh Mein Gott!! Welcome Aboard Kaluen NoMan!! __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

02-26-08, 01:33 PM	#4
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Crikey! Talk about a bad run of luck! Can't say I've ever heard of that before, sounds like a shot in a million! __________________ _______________________________________________ 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.*

02-26-08, 01:42 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, NoMan. On stock I used to regularly engage armed merchants, usually to good effect. Your case is one of extreme bad luck. On GWX, surface combat is a suicidal endeavour. __________________ 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/

02-26-08, 01:50 PM	#6
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The worst I've had it with Merchants was one occasion where I was closing in on this guy and he got a few lucky shots, damaged vital equipment and when I dived it just sank out of control! __________________ _______________________________________________ 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.*

02-26-08, 02:07 PM	#7
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	somehow...i dont understand what happend...lol...he shot the torp and the torp exploded?

02-26-08, 02:16 PM	#8
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Merchants can safely be sunk by deck gun as long as you know where their guns are. If their gun is on the stern, approach from directly on the bow and vice versa. If it's a Liberty Ship, forget it - they're like floating fortresses! Best merchant moment? I came across a convoy of three merchants escorted by a single Black Swan. Sunk the Swan with a head on torpedo then surfaced to take on the merchants. Found out they were all armed when I surfaced, but the forward two ships only took 1 or 2 rounds to sink. It was only later that I worked out the rear ships were firing at the front ships while trying to get me, greatly reducing their hull integrity and I was lucky enough to fire the coup de grace on each of them and got credit for all three. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

02-26-08, 02:16 PM	#9
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	I got sunk by one once too, but not directly It shot me a few times, and when I went to periscope depth a few days later, the sub sank instantly. I guess I got shot up pretty bad eh? __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

02-26-08, 04:43 PM	#10
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Starfox, didn't you repair the damage after the merchie engagement? __________________ 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/

02-26-08, 04:49 PM	#11
AdlerGrosmann Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My friend, my friends...listen to me! The enemy has gotten more skilled about how to counter a torpedo! I've shot torpedoe's at armed merchants & warships..they have made countless shots at my torpedoes until they were destroyed. Watch out fellow comrades, make it salvo next time!