Clayp, I feel your pain

[Slick Wilhelm]

Clayp, I was reading about your troubles shadowing that convoy, and was thinking "Poor guy, hope that doesn't happen to me". Well, as you may guess, nearly the same thing happened last night.

Working out of Manila on my first patrol of my first career, in about twenty days of solid patrolling, I've managed to find one whole Japanese freighter, a small composite one in the Java Sea. Of course she was zigzagging, and because of this, I porked my setup and three fish I fired at her missed. I'm doing the TMO/ROW mods, using 100% realism. Not wanting to waste any more of the government's money on torpedoes, I decided to surface and sink her with my deck gun. No problems there, at least my gunners are worth their salt.

So, I'm no longer a virgin, and things were looking up. I stopped at Surabaja to rearm/refuel, and then headed north to patrol the Makassar Straight. The seas were rough, very high waves and I was fighting a gale force headwind. Lo and behold, my watch crew shouts a warning "Warship sighted, 002, long range!"

I ordered flank speed and the chase began. What started out as a lone IJN destroyer, turned out to be a huge convoy, looking like it was headed for the Celebes area, or perhaps Leyte. I ended up staying up way past my bedtime last night, as I spent the next two hours desperately trying to overtake this convoy, which was inconveniently heading nearly parallel to my original course. I could not coax more than 9 knots out of the old girl, because of the wind & mountainous waves. Oh yes, the chase started out at around 19:30, so the approaching darkness was making it difficult to keep an eye on the convoy.

Eventually, I decided that I wasn't going to catch the convoy until the seas calmed down, so I ordered a dive to 60ft and took a bearing on the convoy, with the thought of tracking it via sonar until the seas were calm enough to over take the convoy. Unfortunately, sometime during the night I guessed wrong on the convoy's course, and I lost them. Of course, in the morning the seas calmed down and by sunrise, it was smooth as glass, and the S-37 was able to do 12 knots at flank speed. But, alas, the convoy had slipped from my grasp. Crushed and disappointed in my performance, I went to bed....a dejected and forelorn captain.

But, tomorrow is another day......

[Rockin Robbins]

The exact situation happened to me. I was in a storm and couldn't see 100 yards. That's when this convoy came by with six merchies and four escorts. I was playing the stock game then, so I sailed right on through the escorts, stuck myself in the middle of the convoy and couldnt draw a bead on my own shadow! I sailed in the middle of the convoy for a day and a half and posted just like you did, "What do I do now?" I got about as helpful suggestions as you got. It was the most frustrating experience I've had in the game.

You did the right thing, stuck in there and searched for answers. Sometimes you get the elevator and sometimes you get the shaft. Sail away and find more targets. A collision at sea could have ruined your whole day!

But keep the chin up. You're undefeated until they sink you!

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

But keep the chin up. You're undefeated until they sink you!

Yes this You won't be sunk here clay, we got you covered


RDP

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Fork over $100 and I'll shadow you and sink 'em for you, whaddya say? Hell, I'd even sink RDP for ya! I'll be fun!

Mods LOCK THIS THREAD NOW!! I feel the heat of another Flame War! In fact it'll break a record for 4 locked threads in one day!

[clayp]

Well thanks for the words and sentiment guys..The problem is you all are much better players then me,its taking a long time for me to learn the ropes..I had a thread going dictating my troubles and getting tips and just like in the past and I have no idea why a guy up and calls me a liar so I had the thread locked..This is why I really miss Dave.... Besides being a great guy and a friend I could always count on him to help me..I think I'm going to step away from the game for awhile..

[AVGWarhawk]

Sometimes when playing you have to realize that weather, broken sub, fast moving convoy or any cause just might have your crew sit there watching your fat prize sail away. I have often sailed away in my head down knowing I will not get the chance to sink a few.

Clayp you can PM me anytime you like! You know I will do what I can to help you out.

[Midnight Hunter]

Originally Posted by clayp

Well thanks for the words and sentiment guys..The problem is you all are much better players then me,its taking a long time for me to learn the ropes..I had a thread going dictating my troubles and getting tips and just like in the past and I have no idea why a guy up and calls me a liar so I had the thread locked..This is why I really miss Dave.... Besides being a great guy and a friend I could always count on him to help me..I think I'm going to step away from the game for awhile..

Don't let the words of one person stop you from playing this wonderfull game. I am facing many of the same issues you face being a new guy here, but I have found that 99% of the community members are beyond helpfull. Starting from scratch on such an advanced sim can be frustrating to say the least.. feel free to PM me as well, I have gone through many of the growing pains you are experiencing and may have some tips and tricks that you can benefit from.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by clayp

I think I'm going to step away from the game for awhile..

Listen to some of the suggestions here clay, folks are willing to help.


RDP