Found "thee" task force

danurve · 04-06-07, 05:32 PM

I think this would be the Mother Load of early war capitol ships boys and girls.
U-boat position AN22 task force headed SW about 15 knots. I am about 7-8km forward quarter.
We have;
The Nelson Battleship
The Illustrious Carrier
The Revenge Battleship
And about 6-7 escorts!!

Sounds great right? Well, here I am in my runty Type IID with only 3 steamers. Damn!
I'm thinking what ever I do the boat will probably get creamed. You might think go for the lead Battleship, but the opening might not be that easy. I've sunk the Ark Royal before with 3 fish, but this isn't the same class yes? And those BB's probably have more belting. Had to save the game and take off for now but you bet I'll be thinking about this deal. For fun I'd like to hear what some other Kaleuns might do!
To the hunt!

LEUTNANT Z. S. ROBERT RXR RÖSNER U-47

Brag · 04-06-07, 05:54 PM

With all those goodies heading your way there is only one answer: sink one of the biggies and die for the Vaterland. I would launch magnetics, dive deep, go quiet and hope for the best.

Good luck, Kaleun.

Steel_Tomb · 04-06-07, 06:05 PM

An XXI would be perfect for that, two fish for each ship, aim for the rear towards the boiler rooms and hope that they loose power or sink

...I want to find that TF. What year/date is it?

Genferret · 04-06-07, 06:05 PM

3 set on magnetic, 1m below draft, 2 for the forward gun section one under the bridge has done the job for me in the past. I had launched a 4th, but I was off in my targeting solution for that tube and she swung wide right and would have missed the tail of the battleship if not for the eel exploding on the way to target.

Hard part will be getting in and out and surviving.

Packerton · 04-06-07, 10:16 PM

Launch all 3 at the Carrier and Pray

TarJak · 04-08-07, 02:11 AM

Surface a way off but in sight and call up the luftwaffe to bomb them, then clean up the remains and get the renown.

:rotfl:

CaptainHaplo · 04-08-07, 09:25 AM

Well, it might be a bit of a "cheat" - but I like to gamble and it may be worth it for you - so here is what I would do...

Launch one eel at each target - use magnetics and aim for the stern. If your aim is good, you can break the shafts to the props - or blow the props/rudder off! Then you have 3 sitting duck targets. Pull out for a reload. After you lose the escorts - wait a good 20-30 minutes as they will take off on their original heading - leaving the striken ships for you to attack at your leisure! Aim more center mass - again magnetics. The resulting flooding should be enough to finish off the ships. If your really lucky - the carrier will go down with the first torp - seems when they steam and you get a suprise hit - the first torp that hits tends to do more damage than the ones on other ships. I guess they dont have all the watertight doors shut or something....

Now this is assuming you have a full reload available - because with anything less than 6 fish it hasn't got even a chance of working. With less than a full reload - I would fire 2 at the heaviest BB - one at the carrier. Fire at the carrier first - they are more prone to be easily damaged.

No matter what choice you make - its sure to be an enjoyable battle! Good Hunting!

Captain Haplo

04-06-07, 05:32 PM	#1
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Found "thee" task force I think this would be the Mother Load of early war capitol ships boys and girls. U-boat position AN22 task force headed SW about 15 knots. I am about 7-8km forward quarter. We have; The Nelson Battleship The Illustrious Carrier The Revenge Battleship And about 6-7 escorts!! Sounds great right? Well, here I am in my runty Type IID with only 3 steamers. Damn! I'm thinking what ever I do the boat will probably get creamed. You might think go for the lead Battleship, but the opening might not be that easy. I've sunk the Ark Royal before with 3 fish, but this isn't the same class yes? And those BB's probably have more belting. Had to save the game and take off for now but you bet I'll be thinking about this deal. For fun I'd like to hear what some other Kaleuns might do! To the hunt! LEUTNANT Z. S. ROBERT RXR RÖSNER U-47 __________________

04-06-07, 05:54 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	With all those goodies heading your way there is only one answer: sink one of the biggies and die for the Vaterland. I would launch magnetics, dive deep, go quiet and hope for the best. Good luck, Kaleun. __________________ 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/

04-08-07, 02:11 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Surface a way off but in sight and call up the luftwaffe to bomb them, then clean up the remains and get the renown.:rotfl:

04-06-07, 06:05 PM	#3
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	An XXI would be perfect for that, two fish for each ship, aim for the rear towards the boiler rooms and hope that they loose power or sink ...I want to find that TF. What year/date is it?

04-06-07, 06:05 PM	#4
Genferret Loader Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 85 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	3 set on magnetic, 1m below draft, 2 for the forward gun section one under the bridge has done the job for me in the past. I had launched a 4th, but I was off in my targeting solution for that tube and she swung wide right and would have missed the tail of the battleship if not for the eel exploding on the way to target. Hard part will be getting in and out and surviving.

04-06-07, 10:16 PM	#5
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Launch all 3 at the Carrier and Pray

04-08-07, 09:25 AM	#7
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,405 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Well, it might be a bit of a "cheat" - but I like to gamble and it may be worth it for you - so here is what I would do... Launch one eel at each target - use magnetics and aim for the stern. If your aim is good, you can break the shafts to the props - or blow the props/rudder off! Then you have 3 sitting duck targets. Pull out for a reload. After you lose the escorts - wait a good 20-30 minutes as they will take off on their original heading - leaving the striken ships for you to attack at your leisure! Aim more center mass - again magnetics. The resulting flooding should be enough to finish off the ships. If your really lucky - the carrier will go down with the first torp - seems when they steam and you get a suprise hit - the first torp that hits tends to do more damage than the ones on other ships. I guess they dont have all the watertight doors shut or something.... Now this is assuming you have a full reload available - because with anything less than 6 fish it hasn't got even a chance of working. With less than a full reload - I would fire 2 at the heaviest BB - one at the carrier. Fire at the carrier first - they are more prone to be easily damaged. No matter what choice you make - its sure to be an enjoyable battle! Good Hunting! Captain Haplo