Black death suprise.

Freiwillige · 03-13-08, 07:28 PM

Was on patrol heading out to AM41. So far I have bagged a British freighter and a british tug. now the storm kicks up. The night becomes black with rain and clouds. I get a radio report from BDU that a convoy is just 30km north of my position! slowly I feel them out. Hydrophone says we should be comming right into their midst. I scan the horizon but in this worst of storms visibility is measured in feet. There was almost no light and I have never seen the sky so black. Just then a destroyer 50ft on my starboard side light me up. How did I not see him!? Too late to react I order a crash dive.............I never made it. U-47 lost...all hands lost.
WOW this sim is addictive

STEED · 03-13-08, 07:32 PM

Should have turn on your navigation lights.

Sailor Steve · 03-13-08, 08:56 PM

Poor U-47 - probably gotten sunk more times that any other boat ever.

Laufen zum Ziel · 03-13-08, 09:27 PM

Been there done that many times. My crew now calls me the ghost because I can't be killed thanks to new careers.

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Brag · 03-14-08, 07:14 AM

The only possible solution in such an encounter is to close skin to skin with the destroyer and dive.

I had a similar encounter outside Brest on the day German forces entered the port. Managed to submerge (shallow water) got badly banged up in a previously damaged boat, but somehow survived.

SmokinTep · 03-14-08, 07:17 AM

Convoy in extremely bad weather with no visability, I will usually try and follow it to see if the weather breaks.

trongey · 03-14-08, 01:22 PM

Apparently your sonarman was right about being in the midst of the convoy.

I was in weather like that one night, and barely saw a destroyer appear then disappear less than 100m to starboard. He never knew I was there. On the other hand, I never saw the ships he was with either.

Jimbuna · 03-14-08, 01:52 PM

Bad weather can often be your friend.....and quite often your enemy

Kipparikalle · 03-14-08, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Bad weather can often be your friend.....and quite often your enemy

True words.

Attacking a convoy in a weather like that is worthless.
I suggest you to keep distance on it, but keep the contact on it. So when the storm calms down, it's time to attack.

Works perfectly with me, but it requires much patience.

03-13-08, 07:28 PM	#1
Freiwillige The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phx. Az Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Black death suprise. Was on patrol heading out to AM41. So far I have bagged a British freighter and a british tug. now the storm kicks up. The night becomes black with rain and clouds. I get a radio report from BDU that a convoy is just 30km north of my position! slowly I feel them out. Hydrophone says we should be comming right into their midst. I scan the horizon but in this worst of storms visibility is measured in feet. There was almost no light and I have never seen the sky so black. Just then a destroyer 50ft on my starboard side light me up. How did I not see him!? Too late to react I order a crash dive.............I never made it. U-47 lost...all hands lost. WOW this sim is addictive

03-13-08, 07:32 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Should have turn on your navigation lights. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-13-08, 08:56 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Poor U-47 - probably gotten sunk more times that any other boat ever. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-13-08, 09:27 PM	#4
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Been there done that many times. My crew now calls me the ghost because I can't be killed thanks to new careers. Tapfere Männer im Krieg verloren gehen jeden Tag. Sie werden sich, was 30.000 ihrer comrads. http://silent-hunter-addict.com __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

03-14-08, 07:14 AM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The only possible solution in such an encounter is to close skin to skin with the destroyer and dive. I had a similar encounter outside Brest on the day German forces entered the port. Managed to submerge (shallow water) got badly banged up in a previously damaged boat, but somehow survived. __________________ 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/

03-14-08, 07:17 AM	#6
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Convoy in extremely bad weather with no visability, I will usually try and follow it to see if the weather breaks.

03-14-08, 01:22 PM	#7
trongey A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 74 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Apparently your sonarman was right about being in the midst of the convoy. I was in weather like that one night, and barely saw a destroyer appear then disappear less than 100m to starboard. He never knew I was there. On the other hand, I never saw the ships he was with either.

03-14-08, 01:52 PM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Bad weather can often be your friend.....and quite often your enemy __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!