First GWX Aircraft destroyed

bookworm_020 · 10-15-08, 07:41 PM

Just had my first GWX aircraft destroyed after 8 months of war! Sailing off the Hebrides I get a report of an aircraft spotted. I see that it is an Anson, and as the weather is calm, I decide to take her on. Order the flak guns manned and for them to open fire at medium range. One opens fire but the other gun stays quiet, so I boot Bernard off the gun and replace him with a petty officer. He joins in and I see smoke start to appear from the plane.

The plane is now shooting back, but the rounds go wide as my gunners contiue to pour rounds into the bomber. The plane loses control, crashing astern of me. We celebrate one in the eye for costal command!

A ASW trawler is spotted latter heading for us (called in by the bomber), but gets no contact of us, and moves away. A flower corvette turns up later and gets a torpedo for it's trouble!

Haven't done too bad this patrol, 14,000 tons sunk with only 4 torpedoes used. Most sinkings have been by deck gun due to good weather, no longer an option as it's changed. I had to use 2 torpedos to sink a small cargo vessal (the forst torpedo hit the engine room, leaving it dead in the water, but not sinking it. The second did!

)

Now taking up position off the the bottom of Ireland hoping to take out a convoy reported heading in my direction. It could shape up into a very nice patrol!

richardphat · 10-15-08, 11:31 PM

Shall we make a fiesta for sinking an airplane

nikbear · 10-16-08, 01:05 AM

Always good when you can pull something like that off,gives you confidence for the rest of the patrol,keep up the good work

I love the way they call out mates to come and deal with you as well

FIREWALL · 10-16-08, 01:30 AM

Fine Shoot'in

meduza · 10-16-08, 07:41 AM

During the 27 patrols of my current career (it's april '44 now), I shot down only 5 aircrafts, and regreted every single one because I was damaget at each occasion.

Dowly · 10-16-08, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nikbear

Always good when you can pull something like that off,gives you confidence for the rest of the patrol,keep up the good work

I love the way they call out mates to come and deal with you as well

Yeh, I remember the feel of accomplishment on one of my patrols ages ago when I shot down a Catalina, I was soooo proud of myself and though "HAHA! This' just the beginning you allied scum! I'm gonna get yaaa!!!". 0.2 seconds later I beached my boat.

Keel Basa · 10-16-08, 12:42 PM

Sometimes, you just get steamed: "I don't want to f**king crash dive again! Shoot the bastards!" Still, rarely a very good idea, in my experience.

Not to derail, but do people do a lot of course changes while avoiding aircraft? I tend to just dive, maybe do a quick turn, but then right back onto course within a few minutes. Can they track you this way?

andym · 10-16-08, 12:43 PM

On one patrol,i managed to dispatch 3 Hurricanes just off Gib,sadly though the boat never made it back toi St Nazaire,got pounced in by a cruiser and some destroyers.

Erich dem Roten · 10-16-08, 01:23 PM

I also made my first GWX aircraft kills last night. Usually I dive, but I was pretty much forced to stay on the surface; I'd had my electric engines destroyed after a terrible ordeal with Tribals and an Evarts. I shot down two Avengers as they came at my crippled ship, but I lost a seaman killed

Limped into Lorient at 8% HI.

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Originally Posted by Keel Basa

Not to derail, but do people do a lot of course changes while avoiding aircraft? I tend to just dive, maybe do a quick turn, but then right back onto course within a few minutes. Can they track you this way?

I usually just go to periscope depth, seems to work as long as they don't have surface ships helping them out. If I'm spotted, I will do a coupe radical course changes, but that's really it.

Jimbuna · 10-16-08, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Just had my first GWX aircraft destroyed after 8 months of war! Sailing off the Hebrides I get a report of an aircraft spotted. I see that it is an Anson, and as the weather is calm, I decide to take her on. Order the flak guns manned and for them to open fire at medium range. One opens fire but the other gun stays quiet, so I boot Bernard off the gun and replace him with a petty officer. He joins in and I see smoke start to appear from the plane.

The plane is now shooting back, but the rounds go wide as my gunners contiue to pour rounds into the bomber. The plane loses control, crashing astern of me. We celebrate one in the eye for costal command!

A ASW trawler is spotted latter heading for us (called in by the bomber), but gets no contact of us, and moves away. A flower corvette turns up later and gets a torpedo for it's trouble!

Haven't done too bad this patrol, 14,000 tons sunk with only 4 torpedoes used. Most sinkings have been by deck gun due to good weather, no longer an option as it's changed. I had to use 2 torpedos to sink a small cargo vessal (the forst torpedo hit the engine room, leaving it dead in the water, but not sinking it. The second did!

)

Now taking up position off the the bottom of Ireland hoping to take out a convoy reported heading in my direction. It could shape up into a very nice patrol!

Congratulations Kaleun

Remember.....aircraft have a few fireworks in their arsenal later in the war.....namely, rockets

bookworm_020 · 10-20-08, 02:00 AM

I realize that the aircraft aren't going to get any easier, and when I saw an Anson, it was now or never!

I Had a run in with a couple of hurricanes a patrol or two back, only a couple of 20mm rounds at me, but I'm already getting nightmares of B-24's comming over the horizon!

The Patrol didn't turn out too bad, came across a convoy and bagged five ships for a total of 45,000 tons. Not bad at all!

10-15-08, 07:41 PM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	First GWX Aircraft destroyed Just had my first GWX aircraft destroyed after 8 months of war! Sailing off the Hebrides I get a report of an aircraft spotted. I see that it is an Anson, and as the weather is calm, I decide to take her on. Order the flak guns manned and for them to open fire at medium range. One opens fire but the other gun stays quiet, so I boot Bernard off the gun and replace him with a petty officer. He joins in and I see smoke start to appear from the plane. The plane is now shooting back, but the rounds go wide as my gunners contiue to pour rounds into the bomber. The plane loses control, crashing astern of me. We celebrate one in the eye for costal command! A ASW trawler is spotted latter heading for us (called in by the bomber), but gets no contact of us, and moves away. A flower corvette turns up later and gets a torpedo for it's trouble! Haven't done too bad this patrol, 14,000 tons sunk with only 4 torpedoes used. Most sinkings have been by deck gun due to good weather, no longer an option as it's changed. I had to use 2 torpedos to sink a small cargo vessal (the forst torpedo hit the engine room, leaving it dead in the water, but not sinking it. The second did!) Now taking up position off the the bottom of Ireland hoping to take out a convoy reported heading in my direction. It could shape up into a very nice patrol! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-16-08, 01:05 AM	#3
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Always good when you can pull something like that off,gives you confidence for the rest of the patrol,keep up the good workI love the way they call out mates to come and deal with you as well __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

10-16-08, 01:30 AM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Fine Shoot'in __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-16-08, 07:41 AM	#5
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	During the 27 patrols of my current career (it's april '44 now), I shot down only 5 aircrafts, and regreted every single one because I was damaget at each occasion. __________________

10-16-08, 12:43 PM	#8
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	On one patrol,i managed to dispatch 3 Hurricanes just off Gib,sadly though the boat never made it back toi St Nazaire,got pounced in by a cruiser and some destroyers. __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

10-15-08, 11:31 PM	#2
richardphat Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 682 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Shall we make a fiesta for sinking an airplane

10-16-08, 12:42 PM	#7
Keel Basa Seaman Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Octopus' garden Posts: 36 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Sometimes, you just get steamed: "I don't want to f**king crash dive again! Shoot the bastards!" Still, rarely a very good idea, in my experience. Not to derail, but do people do a lot of course changes while avoiding aircraft? I tend to just dive, maybe do a quick turn, but then right back onto course within a few minutes. Can they track you this way?

10-20-08, 02:00 AM	#11
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I realize that the aircraft aren't going to get any easier, and when I saw an Anson, it was now or never! I Had a run in with a couple of hurricanes a patrol or two back, only a couple of 20mm rounds at me, but I'm already getting nightmares of B-24's comming over the horizon! The Patrol didn't turn out too bad, came across a convoy and bagged five ships for a total of 45,000 tons. Not bad at all! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"