A Dud patrol

kiwi_2005 · 11-30-05, 03:24 PM

In the normal SH3 campaign i use to turn off Dud torpedoes. WAW requires realism so duds are turned on.
Playing WAW, SEPT1942 ordered to patrol AK53. During my patrol to GridAK53 i sunk one liberty cargo after many duds! 7 days later i reached my grid and patrolled there for 8 days was just about ready to ask for permission to patrol another grid when i recieved message of convoy in GridAL29 which was close. i sent message to FDU asking them for permission to attack convoy my request was granted. 22 hrs later I make visual contact with convoy order persicope depth, slipped pass the destroyer screen and am dead centre in convoy. They're all sitting ducks i thought. Well how bloody wrong was i. Out of 9 torpedoes 6 of them were duds! 4 detonated early & 2 failed to detonate

2 managed to hit a T3 Tanker but she just sailed away listing yet still running at 7khts while i watched through the persicope and cursed the gods. 1 torpedo left i decided to return back to Brest.
Still i feel like im playing the game like it should be. The duds frustrates you but its like how it is. I read on Uboat.net once of a kapitan that did 13 PATROLS and sunk only 3 ships!

Tonnages sunk: 1 cargo 7367 tons. 1 T3 Tanker damaged. All crew are frustatrated as hell so of course i ordered them all to spend a weekend at the brothel.

11-30-05, 03:24 PM	#1
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	A Dud patrol In the normal SH3 campaign i use to turn off Dud torpedoes. WAW requires realism so duds are turned on. Playing WAW, SEPT1942 ordered to patrol AK53. During my patrol to GridAK53 i sunk one liberty cargo after many duds! 7 days later i reached my grid and patrolled there for 8 days was just about ready to ask for permission to patrol another grid when i recieved message of convoy in GridAL29 which was close. i sent message to FDU asking them for permission to attack convoy my request was granted. 22 hrs later I make visual contact with convoy order persicope depth, slipped pass the destroyer screen and am dead centre in convoy. They're all sitting ducks i thought. Well how bloody wrong was i. Out of 9 torpedoes 6 of them were duds! 4 detonated early & 2 failed to detonate 2 managed to hit a T3 Tanker but she just sailed away listing yet still running at 7khts while i watched through the persicope and cursed the gods. 1 torpedo left i decided to return back to Brest. Still i feel like im playing the game like it should be. The duds frustrates you but its like how it is. I read on Uboat.net once of a kapitan that did 13 PATROLS and sunk only 3 ships! Tonnages sunk: 1 cargo 7367 tons. 1 T3 Tanker damaged. All crew are frustatrated as hell so of course i ordered them all to spend a weekend at the brothel. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.