100k patrol for Dummies

filefool · 01-10-08, 02:17 AM

2 days ago i started a my first patrol ever with a IXB. Ever since i play SH3 i've never upgraded to a IXer because i like to drive a sports car not a SUV.

Anyways i got out of Wilhelmshaven, sank an empire freighter (a beautiful ship) north of scapa on my way to the irish sea and promptly got a contact report about a big convoy going SE.

The first ship in this convoy that my men spotted was not a merchant but a battleship, the HMS Nelson. I prepared me and my crew for a lot of escort vessels and shadowed the convoy, waiting for dusk.

At night i slipped right into the convoy and sent a 3 eels salvo into her port side. 36k with one strike. Awaiting the immediate response of some A&B or Black Swans i did quick periscope search before i wanted to get some depth under my keel.

I found no escorts.
I searched again.
No escorts.
I checked the hydrophone contacts.
No warship contacts.
I listened for myself on the hydrophone.
No fast moving propeller sounds.

I cleared the convoy and surfaced. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO ESCORTS!
25 targets, about 10 of them big or middle tankers and i had 18 torpedoes left.
It was March 1940, so none of those ships was armed, the sea was calm and i still had all of my deck gun ammo.

It felt like cheating and opening a christmas present at the same time.

I got 9 with torpedoes and 3 with the deck gun, giving me about 125k after this slaughter.

As i am playing GWX 2.0 the question is, did i got lucky or is this some kind of bug?

Uncle Goose · 01-10-08, 04:14 AM

You got lucky, in the beginning of the war big convoys were protected by a battleship to prevent raiders to wipe them out. The british didn't have so much destroyers as later in the war (as a matter of fact, churchill lended 50 obsolete destroyers from the US for escort duty before the US was even in official war with the Axis).

Jimbuna · 01-10-08, 08:08 AM

Put it down to beginners luck/good fortune

TomcatMVD · 01-10-08, 10:26 AM

No fair! I'm on my 8th patrol already and never found a single convoy...
Sure, got a task force and sunk the Nelson (who didn't?), but never a convoy... never

kenijaru · 01-10-08, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomcatMVD

Sure, got a task force and sunk the Nelson (who didn't?),

I didn't

papa_smurf · 01-10-08, 11:10 AM

Thts luck for you, finding a convoy like that. All the convoys I find are always escorted by at least 4 naval vessels.

TomcatMVD · 01-10-08, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenijaru

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomcatMVD

Sure, got a task force and sunk the Nelson (who didn't?),

I didn't

Sorry mate

Keep looking for her

Madcowz · 01-11-08, 07:35 AM

You were very lucky indeed.

I have just detected a very large convoy on my first patrol but I have no torps left and no gun ammunition having used it all up earlier in the patrol on small merchant ships.

How gutting is that!

/mad

gimpy117 · 01-14-08, 07:33 PM

no matter what id do i always get heard while sneaking up on a convoy, even at silent speed at periscope depth. i managed a snap shot but it hit and failed to sink a small merchant (even after a direct midships hit)

Zakalwe · 01-15-08, 10:31 AM

Quote:

- auto targeting always aims in the midships, while it's not always the best spot to aim at. Manual targeting lets you pick better spots, like engines or screws, and lets sink ships with 1 shot.

Hi,

that`s not true. Lock on the target, unlock and aim with the crosshair at the point you want to hit. I mostly set the crosshair right to the bow and let the ship pass, once the area I want to hit is in the cross hair, I fire. Works pretty well (if you don`t forget to open the tubes before.

Z.

01-10-08, 02:17 AM	#1
filefool Loader Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austria. Far away from any port or shore. Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	100k patrol for Dummies 2 days ago i started a my first patrol ever with a IXB. Ever since i play SH3 i've never upgraded to a IXer because i like to drive a sports car not a SUV. Anyways i got out of Wilhelmshaven, sank an empire freighter (a beautiful ship) north of scapa on my way to the irish sea and promptly got a contact report about a big convoy going SE. The first ship in this convoy that my men spotted was not a merchant but a battleship, the HMS Nelson. I prepared me and my crew for a lot of escort vessels and shadowed the convoy, waiting for dusk. At night i slipped right into the convoy and sent a 3 eels salvo into her port side. 36k with one strike. Awaiting the immediate response of some A&B or Black Swans i did quick periscope search before i wanted to get some depth under my keel. I found no escorts. I searched again. No escorts. I checked the hydrophone contacts. No warship contacts. I listened for myself on the hydrophone. No fast moving propeller sounds. I cleared the convoy and surfaced. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO ESCORTS! 25 targets, about 10 of them big or middle tankers and i had 18 torpedoes left. It was March 1940, so none of those ships was armed, the sea was calm and i still had all of my deck gun ammo. It felt like cheating and opening a christmas present at the same time. I got 9 with torpedoes and 3 with the deck gun, giving me about 125k after this slaughter. As i am playing GWX 2.0 the question is, did i got lucky or is this some kind of bug? __________________

01-10-08, 08:08 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,357 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Put it down to beginners luck/good fortune __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-10-08, 11:10 AM	#6
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Thts luck for you, finding a convoy like that. All the convoys I find are always escorted by at least 4 naval vessels. __________________

01-10-08, 04:14 AM	#2
Uncle Goose Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 113 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	You got lucky, in the beginning of the war big convoys were protected by a battleship to prevent raiders to wipe them out. The british didn't have so much destroyers as later in the war (as a matter of fact, churchill lended 50 obsolete destroyers from the US for escort duty before the US was even in official war with the Axis).

01-10-08, 10:26 AM	#4
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	No fair! I'm on my 8th patrol already and never found a single convoy... Sure, got a task force and sunk the Nelson (who didn't?), but never a convoy... never

01-11-08, 07:35 AM	#8
Madcowz Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 43 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You were very lucky indeed. I have just detected a very large convoy on my first patrol but I have no torps left and no gun ammunition having used it all up earlier in the patrol on small merchant ships. How gutting is that! /mad

01-14-08, 07:33 PM	#9
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	no matter what id do i always get heard while sneaking up on a convoy, even at silent speed at periscope depth. i managed a snap shot but it hit and failed to sink a small merchant (even after a direct midships hit)