Easy destroyer kills...

Murr44 · 03-10-09, 04:41 PM

I just started a career in Jan. '41 with U-255 & I came across something that I've never seen before.

Jan. 4th 1941: This morning we intercepted a large convoy in BF15. Sank an Empire freighter and a small coastal freighter from that one. Easily evaded the escorts and surfaced later that day. Around dusk (same grid square) the bridge watch spotted 2 Black Swans. I had a look & saw that both ships were badly damaged: both were burning and not moving. Decided to attack. Approached the first vessel to within 5000m. Launched a T1 set with the fuse set to magnetic. Unfortunately I misjudged the draft of the ship: it was listing heavily, so the first eel bounced harmlessly away.

After making some adjustments I let loose another T1. This one hit the mark & blew her apart. Surfaced & approached the 2nd ship to within 5000m. Decided to use the stern tube so we got to within 1800m & pulled a 180 degree turn. Launched the stern torpedo which finished her off.

I've come across burning ships before but they've always been merchants, never escorts. Feels somewhat "vulture-like"...

Ruppert out.

goggles · 03-10-09, 09:29 PM

you know i came across some thing just like this last patrol

large convoy escorted by 4 black swans in box formation

strange thing was i first noticed it by seeing fire on the horizon from about 12km out in the early morning (pitch black) so i do a hydrophone check and there it is huge convoy

as for this mysteriously burning covrette on closer inspection her entire super structure was engulfed in flame and her bridge was a burned out shell she was drifting out of control slowly behind the convoy her shell shocked crew still clinging to thier guns in the cold early morning air a shocking sight indeed

none the less our kaleun was hardened against such sights and proceeded with the attack in rapid succession a large tanker,medium cargo and large merchant fell to our fish

as we carried out this attack we noticed the convoy wasnt in perfect formation after all some of the merchies had taken on water and were listing and falling slowly out of formation some even had shell holes blasted in them

we waited for them to fall behind enough so we could pick them off with the deck gun

looked like someone beat us to them

Hanomag · 03-11-09, 09:43 AM

Possibly AI Uboat engagement....

Suicide surface attack against destroyers..

mookiemookie · 03-11-09, 11:12 AM

Might have been hit with their own DC's as well. That happened to me last career. Was being chased by a couple of DD's until one blew his own ass end off. That made evasion a lot easier.

Murr44 · 03-11-09, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hanomag

Possibly AI Uboat engagement....

Suicide surface attack against destroyers..

Maybe it was a result of an AI U-boat engagement. Probably a depth charge malfunction or, most likely, the Luftwaffe hit them.

I just thought that I'd mention it because I'd never seen 2 Black Swans dead in the water & so close to one another before.

goggles · 03-11-09, 05:43 PM

only one logical explanation....

it was a seamonster

Murr44 · 03-13-09, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by goggles

only one logical explanation....

it was a seamonster

Don't you have one 'round your neck of the woods?

TarJak · 03-13-09, 01:42 AM

AI uboat engagement is most likely explanation unless the weather was real bad.

hulkamania · 03-15-09, 08:02 PM

I didn't even realize the game modeled AI u-boats. I have been in a situation where I had two destroyers circling over me very close to each other, dropping depth charges, and one was mysteriously destroyed (but I hadn't fired a single shot and it didn't appear in my logbook as a destroyed ship). I figured they either crashed into each other or somebody depth-charged somebody else, by mistake.

I didn't know malfunctioning depth charges were modeled, either.

irish1958 · 03-16-09, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hulkamania

I didn't know malfunctioning depth charges were modeled, either.

They always appear to function when they are dropped on my sub

Bosje · 03-16-09, 08:29 AM

yup, i once actually had a taste of 'wolfpack' warfare. an AI surfaced type VII sailed next to me and we attacked a convoy 'together'

of course, it only attacked with guns and was soon blown out of the water but it created a nice diversion for me and I proceeded to 'avenge' it. quite cool

Murr44 · 03-16-09, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

AI uboat engagement is most likely explanation unless the weather was real bad.

Nope, the weather was good.

03-10-09, 04:41 PM	#1
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Easy destroyer kills... I just started a career in Jan. '41 with U-255 & I came across something that I've never seen before. Jan. 4th 1941: This morning we intercepted a large convoy in BF15. Sank an Empire freighter and a small coastal freighter from that one. Easily evaded the escorts and surfaced later that day. Around dusk (same grid square) the bridge watch spotted 2 Black Swans. I had a look & saw that both ships were badly damaged: both were burning and not moving. Decided to attack. Approached the first vessel to within 5000m. Launched a T1 set with the fuse set to magnetic. Unfortunately I misjudged the draft of the ship: it was listing heavily, so the first eel bounced harmlessly away. After making some adjustments I let loose another T1. This one hit the mark & blew her apart. Surfaced & approached the 2nd ship to within 5000m. Decided to use the stern tube so we got to within 1800m & pulled a 180 degree turn. Launched the stern torpedo which finished her off. I've come across burning ships before but they've always been merchants, never escorts. Feels somewhat "vulture-like"... Ruppert out.

03-11-09, 09:43 AM	#3
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Possibly AI Uboat engagement.... Suicide surface attack against destroyers.. __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

03-11-09, 11:12 AM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Might have been hit with their own DC's as well. That happened to me last career. Was being chased by a couple of DD's until one blew his own ass end off. That made evasion a lot easier. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-16-09, 08:29 AM	#11
Bosje Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 732 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	yup, i once actually had a taste of 'wolfpack' warfare. an AI surfaced type VII sailed next to me and we attacked a convoy 'together' of course, it only attacked with guns and was soon blown out of the water but it created a nice diversion for me and I proceeded to 'avenge' it. quite cool __________________ And when an 800-ton Uboat has you by the tits... you listen!

03-10-09, 09:29 PM	#2
goggles Loader Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Prince George BC, Canada Posts: 83 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	you know i came across some thing just like this last patrol large convoy escorted by 4 black swans in box formation strange thing was i first noticed it by seeing fire on the horizon from about 12km out in the early morning (pitch black) so i do a hydrophone check and there it is huge convoy as for this mysteriously burning covrette on closer inspection her entire super structure was engulfed in flame and her bridge was a burned out shell she was drifting out of control slowly behind the convoy her shell shocked crew still clinging to thier guns in the cold early morning air a shocking sight indeed none the less our kaleun was hardened against such sights and proceeded with the attack in rapid succession a large tanker,medium cargo and large merchant fell to our fish as we carried out this attack we noticed the convoy wasnt in perfect formation after all some of the merchies had taken on water and were listing and falling slowly out of formation some even had shell holes blasted in them we waited for them to fall behind enough so we could pick them off with the deck gun looked like someone beat us to them

03-11-09, 05:43 PM	#6
goggles Loader Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Prince George BC, Canada Posts: 83 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	only one logical explanation.... it was a seamonster

03-13-09, 01:42 AM	#8
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	AI uboat engagement is most likely explanation unless the weather was real bad.

03-15-09, 08:02 PM	#9
hulkamania Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I didn't even realize the game modeled AI u-boats. I have been in a situation where I had two destroyers circling over me very close to each other, dropping depth charges, and one was mysteriously destroyed (but I hadn't fired a single shot and it didn't appear in my logbook as a destroyed ship). I figured they either crashed into each other or somebody depth-charged somebody else, by mistake. I didn't know malfunctioning depth charges were modeled, either.