Participated in an actual surface force battle last night.

maillemaker · 02-16-12, 04:22 PM

It's June 1944. I'm sailing out of Bergen in my spiffy Type XXI, my 3rd mission.

As I'm heading southeast I pick up one of our own convoys taking supplies down to Wilhelmshaven. 3 destroyers and 7 or so merchies including a couple towing barrage balloons.

Suddenly we get a radio report of a taskforce southwest of us coming our way. So I tuck into the convoy and sail along with them.

Sure enough, we start detecting their radar - 6 or 7 destroyers heading for us. I submerge, and the battle begins. They are pounding away at my surface stuff and they back at them. I fire my Type V accousting homing torpedoes. Sadly 2 go into the same escort - that one blew sky-high!

I took out all the rest of them, too. But I got no credit for any of the kills because they were taking constant fire from my friendlies.

But I had to return to base afterwards. During my attack I got too close to one of the escorts and they dropped a can right on top of my conning tower. It destroyed the watch tower and all equipment on the tower. I could not even put people up on the bridge. With no scopes left for attack, I sailed back to Bergen for repairs.

But I felt like I had participated in a real-life convoy action and helped defend our ships against the British aggressors!

We lost 4 of our own ships.

Steve

Brag · 02-16-12, 04:55 PM

Well done, Herr Kaleun

Must be very satisfying

Kapt Z · 02-16-12, 10:16 PM

Too bad about the renown, but it sounded like it was a lot of fun!

LordCucumber · 02-17-12, 02:42 AM

I suppose Fun < Renown!

Esanssi · 02-17-12, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCucumber

I suppose Fun < Renown!

I think you meant fun > renown

LordCucumber · 02-17-12, 07:07 AM

Math was never my strongpoint. Which is probably why I often can't hit the broadside of a barn in SH.

Jimbuna · 02-17-12, 07:08 AM

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

LordCucumber · 02-17-12, 07:19 AM

I've aggressively missed my targets many, many times...

(and it made me consequently MORE aggressive every time haha)

Paulebaer1979 · 02-17-12, 08:04 AM

Well done! You´re a very lucky commanding officer of a sub

Playing SHIII with Living Silent Hunter 5.1 @ 88% realismus on Intel Core2Quad 2,83Ghz, Ati 4890, 4GB Ram, Windows Vista HP 64Bit

Sonar pettyofficer on S190, S196 and S183

Esanssi · 02-17-12, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordCucumber

Math was never my strongpoint. Which is probably why I often can't hit the broadside of a barn in SH.

I know that feeling very well

02-16-12, 04:22 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Participated in an actual surface force battle last night. It's June 1944. I'm sailing out of Bergen in my spiffy Type XXI, my 3rd mission. As I'm heading southeast I pick up one of our own convoys taking supplies down to Wilhelmshaven. 3 destroyers and 7 or so merchies including a couple towing barrage balloons. Suddenly we get a radio report of a taskforce southwest of us coming our way. So I tuck into the convoy and sail along with them. Sure enough, we start detecting their radar - 6 or 7 destroyers heading for us. I submerge, and the battle begins. They are pounding away at my surface stuff and they back at them. I fire my Type V accousting homing torpedoes. Sadly 2 go into the same escort - that one blew sky-high! I took out all the rest of them, too. But I got no credit for any of the kills because they were taking constant fire from my friendlies. But I had to return to base afterwards. During my attack I got too close to one of the escorts and they dropped a can right on top of my conning tower. It destroyed the watch tower and all equipment on the tower. I could not even put people up on the bridge. With no scopes left for attack, I sailed back to Bergen for repairs. But I felt like I had participated in a real-life convoy action and helped defend our ships against the British aggressors! We lost 4 of our own ships. Steve

02-16-12, 04:55 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Well done, Herr Kaleun Must be very satisfying __________________ 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/

02-16-12, 10:16 PM	#3
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	Too bad about the renown, but it sounded like it was a lot of fun! __________________ ...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton

02-17-12, 07:08 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-17-12, 07:19 AM	#8
LordCucumber Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 33 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I've aggressively missed my targets many, many times... (and it made me consequently MORE aggressive every time haha) __________________ My current YouTube channel can be found here

02-17-12, 02:42 AM	#4
LordCucumber Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 33 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I suppose Fun < Renown!

02-17-12, 07:07 AM	#6
LordCucumber Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 33 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Math was never my strongpoint. Which is probably why I often can't hit the broadside of a barn in SH.

02-17-12, 08:04 AM	#9
Paulebaer1979 Planesman Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 185 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Well done! You´re a very lucky commanding officer of a sub Playing SHIII with Living Silent Hunter 5.1 @ 88% realismus on Intel Core2Quad 2,83Ghz, Ati 4890, 4GB Ram, Windows Vista HP 64Bit Sonar pettyofficer on S190, S196 and S183