Convoy dropped out of the sky

ironkross · 02-19-06, 04:44 PM

I was on patrol in grid AL67. I recieved a radio contact update of a convoy to the NW of my position moving E/NE. I went to full speed and relocated to a position to intercept the convoy. I went to periscope depth and listened but heard nothing. I started back along the most likely route the convoy was on still at PD and slow.
About 20 minutes later With No Warning I simultaneously recieved a radio contact update of the convoy at my position and sustained a collision with a flower corvette. My hydrophone operator was also starting to report sounds of merchant engines. Tried to crash dive but the corvette began dropping charges and it was all over. Where did these guys come from? It seemed they literally dropped from the sky. Maybe it was a secret British stealth weapon.

Letum · 02-19-06, 08:26 PM

its a known bug

ironkross · 02-20-06, 12:58 PM

I need to check in here more often.

Oberon · 02-20-06, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

its a known bug

Not so, in 1941, Coastal Command, working alongside the Royal Navy came up with the Air-Dropped Ship (ADS) program, known to the Kreigsmarine as the 'Luft-Konvoi'.
Below is a rare picture of the Luft-Konvoi being tested by a specially modified Wellington off the Suffolk Coast at the Orford Ness testing grounds.

Dowly · 02-20-06, 02:43 PM

U-Dog · 02-20-06, 05:38 PM

Now you see why Oberon was kicked out of MI6. He just can't keep a secret.

Letum · 02-21-06, 10:03 AM

Didnt they drop a u-boot by air in to some lake in america :hmm:

02-21-06, 01:05 PM

Show me any WWII-era plane that could lift 750 tons of ship and I'll give you my life savings.

The Avon Lady · 02-21-06, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironkross

I was on patrol in grid AL67. I recieved a radio contact update of a convoy to the NW of my position moving E/NE. I went to full speed and relocated to a position to intercept the convoy. I went to periscope depth and listened but heard nothing. I started back along the most likely route the convoy was on still at PD and slow.
About 20 minutes later With No Warning I simultaneously recieved a radio contact update of the convoy at my position and sustained a collision with a flower corvette. My hydrophone operator was also starting to report sounds of merchant engines. Tried to crash dive but the corvette began dropping charges and it was all over. Where did these guys come from? It seemed they literally dropped from the sky. Maybe it was a secret British stealth weapon.

Did this happen while you were using time compression or were you playing at 1x when it occured?

Dowly · 02-21-06, 01:43 PM

Oberon, I just have to ask this-- Is that 'photo' edited??

Sure looks like it.

Type XXIII · 02-21-06, 03:02 PM

Perhaps some of these pictures can add to the discussion.

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/odd/index4.htm

Especially notice the airborne patrol craft.

Letum · 02-21-06, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Show me any WWII-era plane that could lift 750 tons of ship and I'll give you my life savings.

(its a joke someone made in another thred.)
err....about a year and a half ago

jasondef · 02-21-06, 03:53 PM

I believe you are all mistaken. The British got hold of a Klingon cloaking device, uncovered from a foiled attempt by the Klingons three hundred years from now to go back into Earths past and destroy the human race.

jasondef · 02-21-06, 03:55 PM

Dowly, where can I get the camoflage skin for my U-Boat? Pretty cool, comes in handy I bet for land invasions!

Dowly · 02-21-06, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasondef

Dowly, where can I get the camoflage skin for my U-Boat? Pretty cool, comes in handy I bet for land invasions!

ItÂ´s my edited version of the IsitolÂ´s skin. Hack in to my computer & download it and BRAVO, you have it!

02-19-06, 04:44 PM	#1
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Convoy dropped out of the sky I was on patrol in grid AL67. I recieved a radio contact update of a convoy to the NW of my position moving E/NE. I went to full speed and relocated to a position to intercept the convoy. I went to periscope depth and listened but heard nothing. I started back along the most likely route the convoy was on still at PD and slow. About 20 minutes later With No Warning I simultaneously recieved a radio contact update of the convoy at my position and sustained a collision with a flower corvette. My hydrophone operator was also starting to report sounds of merchant engines. Tried to crash dive but the corvette began dropping charges and it was all over. Where did these guys come from? It seemed they literally dropped from the sky. Maybe it was a secret British stealth weapon. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

02-19-06, 08:26 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	its a known bug __________________

02-20-06, 12:58 PM	#3
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	I need to check in here more often. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

02-21-06, 10:03 AM	#7
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Didnt they drop a u-boot by air in to some lake in america :hmm: __________________

02-21-06, 03:53 PM	#13
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I believe you are all mistaken. The British got hold of a Klingon cloaking device, uncovered from a foiled attempt by the Klingons three hundred years from now to go back into Earths past and destroy the human race. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-20-06, 02:43 PM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0

02-20-06, 05:38 PM	#6
U-Dog Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 111 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Now you see why Oberon was kicked out of MI6. He just can't keep a secret.

02-21-06, 01:05 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Show me any WWII-era plane that could lift 750 tons of ship and I'll give you my life savings.

02-21-06, 01:43 PM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Oberon, I just have to ask this-- Is that 'photo' edited?? Sure looks like it.

02-21-06, 03:02 PM	#11
Type XXIII Machinist's Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Perhaps some of these pictures can add to the discussion. http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/odd/index4.htm Especially notice the airborne patrol craft.

02-21-06, 03:55 PM	#14
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dowly, where can I get the camoflage skin for my U-Boat? Pretty cool, comes in handy I bet for land invasions! __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones