Dream Convoy

Keelbuster · 02-05-08, 11:44 AM

Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total.

Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here...

I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy:

3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by!

6 x Large Tanker
3 x Modern Medium Tanker
2 or 3 x Small Tanker
1 x Escort Carrier
Assorted Cargos
A couple Large Merchants
At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her.

In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home.

FEEL THE DRUMBEAT.

TomcatMVD · 02-05-08, 01:45 PM

Way to go!
Will let you know if I pick up a conning tower around the caribean!

Just check out Lost & Found section at Brest

FIREWALL · 02-05-08, 01:51 PM

Sweet Patrol Keelbuster

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-05-08, 02:03 PM

Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds!

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-05-08, 02:40 PM

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

Kaptain Hans Wolf · 02-06-08, 05:43 AM

juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career.

Captain Nemo · 02-06-08, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

I seem to recall it was one of those Bermuda Triangle mysteries, disappeared without trace.

Nemo

02-05-08, 11:44 AM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Dream Convoy Oh God, thank thee for thy blessing. Last night I was driving U-183 (IXC/40) around my patrol grid in the Carribean. I don't have the grid here, but it was that narrows between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I get multiple contacts, moving erratically. A mish-mash of warships and merchants. I get excited, and I start getting my intercept on. The convoy changes course once, which threw me off. I ended up flanking and overtaking it, and in the meantime I got a look at a LOT of smoke stacks. There were three warships visible on the West side of the convoy, which seemed like a lot. There turned out to be seven or so in total. Ok - gotta hurry this up because my supervisor is patrolling here... I intercept them within sight of the island called Isla Mona (thanks google maps) and I make my approach. I peg them at 10kts (turned out to be closer to 9). Here was the basic makeup of the convoy: 3 columns of 8 or so. It was a _long_ convoy. I had time to reload the fore tubes and attack the rear as it passed by! 6 x Large Tanker 3 x Modern Medium Tanker 2 or 3 x Small Tanker 1 x Escort Carrier Assorted Cargos A couple Large Merchants At the caboose, on it's own, with what seemed to be it's own Frigate guard, was a ship called 'Replenishment' which i identified as a Cyclops-Collier. I had never seen one before, adn hence _had_ to sink her. In total I got 3 x Large tankers and the Cyclops. It was a haul. I got rammed by a merchant and my conning tower was ravaged (attack peri destroyed, flaks gone). I didn't have enough fuel to flank again and had to head home. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two when I get home. FEEL THE DRUMBEAT. __________________

02-05-08, 01:45 PM	#2
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Way to go! Will let you know if I pick up a conning tower around the caribean! Just check out Lost & Found section at Brest __________________

02-05-08, 01:51 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Sweet Patrol Keelbuster __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-05-08, 02:03 PM	#4
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds! __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-06-08, 05:43 AM	#6
Kaptain Hans Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 75 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nice! juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career. __________________ Kaptain Hans Wolf U-48 Type VII B U Boot Flotilla Wegener 3 patrols 48.291 tonnes sunk "i do not know what weapons world war 3 will be fought with, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

02-05-08, 02:40 PM	#5
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.