Attack of the invicible airship.

maillemaker · 06-14-14, 11:02 PM

Tonight off the coast of the US in nice weather we spotted an airship. It made straight for us. I was in my Type IX. I manned the deck gun and left the flak guns to the crew.

Score hundreds of hits. Including with the deck gun. Airship floats around and nails us down to 27% HI with machine gun fire. Had to dive away.

The airships in GWX are invincible!

Steve

GJO · 06-15-14, 06:06 AM

Did the US Navy really use airships? I have often spotted them in the game when patrolling in US waters. When my watch crew spot an airship (or for that matter any hostile object in the sky) my reaction is to dive and change course. I would only ever engage a flying target if diving was impossible because they nearly always have the advantage, and realistically, In order to achieve my primary objective of sinking ships, I would not want my presence/position reported - stealth being the submarines only tactical advantage!

RConch · 06-15-14, 07:46 AM

Yes, the US Navy did use airships-quite effective.

Jimbuna · 06-15-14, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

The airships in GWX are invincible!

Steve

Not on your Nelly

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/4xtuu...i/Airship2.avi

jreid666 · 06-15-14, 09:25 AM

Crackin shooting

Jimbuna · 06-15-14, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jreid666

Crackin shooting

Of course

Sailor Steve · 06-15-14, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GJO

Did the US Navy really use airships?

GJO · 06-16-14, 05:26 AM

Nice picture!

vanjast · 06-17-14, 03:33 PM

IIRC blimps were very effective (loitering capability) if they stayed out of range, calling in the 'heavier guns'.

They were very vulnerable to return fire - I think there is an account by a 'blimp survivor' somewhere.

maillemaker · 06-18-14, 09:08 AM

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They were very vulnerable to return fire - I think there is an account by a 'blimp survivor' somewhere.

As I read it recently only one of them was shot down by a uboat.

In GWX the guys are safe as can be. I put enough deck gun fire into it to sink a merchant ship. Plus 20+ rounds of heavy AAA and hundreds of rounds of machine gun fire.

Jimbuna · 06-18-14, 09:13 AM

http://centennialofflight.net/essay/...WWII/LTA10.htm

http://www.alteredearth.com/airship.htm

desirableroasted · 06-18-14, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not on your Nelly

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/4xtuu...i/Airship2.avi

That's hilarious. Not often you see a bubble sink.

Jimbuna · 06-19-14, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

That's hilarious. Not often you see a bubble sink.

True that but they are sinkable.

Mike Abberton · 06-23-14, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

As I read it recently only one of them was shot down by a uboat.

In GWX the guys are safe as can be. I put enough deck gun fire into it to sink a merchant ship. Plus 20+ rounds of heavy AAA and hundreds of rounds of machine gun fire.

From what I remember from Morisson's US Navy History, one blimp was shot down in the Caribbean. The story is the crew was aggressive and lowered the blimp's altitude to attack the sub, which allowed the sub to get enough hits in to shoot it down. Standard tactics were for the blimp to hold off at higher altitude and vector in the attack forces.

Mike

KleineUboot · 06-23-14, 10:50 AM

According to the uboat.net the only blimp's attack on sub in WWII resulted in the destruction of the blimp...

06-14-14, 11:02 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Attack of the invicible airship. Tonight off the coast of the US in nice weather we spotted an airship. It made straight for us. I was in my Type IX. I manned the deck gun and left the flak guns to the crew. Score hundreds of hits. Including with the deck gun. Airship floats around and nails us down to 27% HI with machine gun fire. Had to dive away. The airships in GWX are invincible! Steve

06-15-14, 07:46 AM	#3
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	Yes, the US Navy did use airships-quite effective. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0. Last edited by RConch; 06-16-14 at 12:24 PM.

06-18-14, 09:13 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	http://centennialofflight.net/essay/...WWII/LTA10.htm http://www.alteredearth.com/airship.htm __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-15-14, 06:06 AM	#2
GJO Engineer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: On the Oxford Canal in England Posts: 202 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Did the US Navy really use airships? I have often spotted them in the game when patrolling in US waters. When my watch crew spot an airship (or for that matter any hostile object in the sky) my reaction is to dive and change course. I would only ever engage a flying target if diving was impossible because they nearly always have the advantage, and realistically, In order to achieve my primary objective of sinking ships, I would not want my presence/position reported - stealth being the submarines only tactical advantage!

06-15-14, 09:25 AM	#5
jreid666 Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: fraserburgh Posts: 104 Downloads: 296 Uploads: 0	Crackin shooting

06-16-14, 05:26 AM	#8
GJO Engineer Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: On the Oxford Canal in England Posts: 202 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Nice picture!

06-17-14, 03:33 PM	#9
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	IIRC blimps were very effective (loitering capability) if they stayed out of range, calling in the 'heavier guns'. They were very vulnerable to return fire - I think there is an account by a 'blimp survivor' somewhere.

06-23-14, 10:50 AM	#15
KleineUboot Seaman Join Date: May 2014 Location: Odesa, Ukraine Posts: 39 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	According to the uboat.net the only blimp's attack on sub in WWII resulted in the destruction of the blimp...