Talk about bad weather

headcase · 08-13-07, 12:35 AM

So there I am riding out a storm W of Maderia. Popped up to recharge my batteries, run to make a sammich, and allof the sudden I'm hearing frantic screams of "Ship spotted!". Through the rain I see a small merch on my 310. No big deal. I order PD. Hammy fires up the hydrophones, and there's contacts all over. I'm dead smack in the middle of a convoy. Next thing I know there's 2 DD's coming after me like I have a winning lottery ticket in my pocket. Needless to say it was ahead flank to 170m. Waited till the 2nd set of dc's started blowin' and rigged silent and laid my rudder 7deg stbd. Got away and they didn't even mess up the paint job. Thank Neptune it's still 1940.

Canovaro · 08-13-07, 01:40 AM

I suggest diving to p/d and waiting for the fog to clear, then surface and proceed.

headcase · 08-13-07, 02:15 PM

I'm trailing at 7500m on their stern. Maintaining acoustic contact every 45min. Lloyd's of London best not have a policy in these guys.

Steel_Tomb · 08-13-07, 02:36 PM

Lol I did that once...went to pd to check for sound contacts...surfaced..."warship spotted!!" (about 200ft on my 6). made the oldest one in the book...didn't stop my engines he was hidden in my blind spot (baffles??)...needless to say...AAAALLLLAAARRRRMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

sunvalleyslim · 08-13-07, 07:33 PM

ST,
You violated a basic submarime tactic. When you come up from deep depths, the Kapt. calls for a sound check. If no sound detected go to Sonar station, grab his phones and make a sound check of our own. No sound, no problem. Arise to PD, as Kapt assume your rank and call for up scope. Do a Visual inspection of the area and horizon. Switch to observation scope and check the skies. No planes, no ships, no problemo. Order your boat to the surface. We all get excited and want to surface, but the surface is not a friendly place. From below surface to surfacing is a subs most dangerous position, no defense for anything. Use caution my Kaleun to further your life and your crew................Good Luck....

08-13-07, 12:35 AM	#1
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Talk about bad weather So there I am riding out a storm W of Maderia. Popped up to recharge my batteries, run to make a sammich, and allof the sudden I'm hearing frantic screams of "Ship spotted!". Through the rain I see a small merch on my 310. No big deal. I order PD. Hammy fires up the hydrophones, and there's contacts all over. I'm dead smack in the middle of a convoy. Next thing I know there's 2 DD's coming after me like I have a winning lottery ticket in my pocket. Needless to say it was ahead flank to 170m. Waited till the 2nd set of dc's started blowin' and rigged silent and laid my rudder 7deg stbd. Got away and they didn't even mess up the paint job. Thank Neptune it's still 1940. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

08-13-07, 02:15 PM	#3
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I'm trailing at 7500m on their stern. Maintaining acoustic contact every 45min. Lloyd's of London best not have a policy in these guys. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

08-13-07, 02:36 PM	#4
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lol I did that once...went to pd to check for sound contacts...surfaced..."warship spotted!!" (about 200ft on my 6). made the oldest one in the book...didn't stop my engines he was hidden in my blind spot (baffles??)...needless to say...AAAALLLLAAARRRRMMMMM!!!!!!!!!! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

08-13-07, 07:33 PM	#5
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	ST, You violated a basic submarime tactic. When you come up from deep depths, the Kapt. calls for a sound check. If no sound detected go to Sonar station, grab his phones and make a sound check of our own. No sound, no problem. Arise to PD, as Kapt assume your rank and call for up scope. Do a Visual inspection of the area and horizon. Switch to observation scope and check the skies. No planes, no ships, no problemo. Order your boat to the surface. We all get excited and want to surface, but the surface is not a friendly place. From below surface to surfacing is a subs most dangerous position, no defense for anything. Use caution my Kaleun to further your life and your crew................Good Luck.... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

08-13-07, 01:40 AM	#2
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I suggest diving to p/d and waiting for the fog to clear, then surface and proceed.