Some pictures from interesting February 1940 Patrol

conus00 · 08-18-08, 02:22 PM

While leaving Wilhelmshaven I had Fuhrer himself saluting me (

I wonder if it is the original UBI skin or GWX team's easter egg but I find it hilarious).:

It seemed to be a really boring patrol until close to the British isles I ran into taskforce consisting of HMS Hood, HMS Rodney and Revenge class and about eight or ten destroyers. I was really greedy and tried to get all capital ships... Well, Revenge went straight to the bottom: two eels (one hitting the forward magazine) and it happened so fast that I forgot to snap a picture. Hood after getting two torpedoes (another missed) to her side started listing fairly deep but didn't stop just slowed down:

Rodney was hit by two almost misses to her aft and stopped dead in the water:

Both capital ships were surrounded by dense screen of destroyers and I got heavily pounded by them smashing all my bow torpedo tubes and attack periscope. With no eels in the tubes and on silent running I got depth charged for almost eight hours. I managed to get away from the destroyers, surfaced to the periscope depth and found the Hood getting away from the scene with probably 8 destroyers protecting her. The Rodney was sitting half way submerged without any protection in the water but would not sink. I managed silently crawl back and gave her coup de grace from my aft tube (the only one still operational).
Overall, sinking 67,000 tons in this attack is not too shabby...

Too bad that Hood got away...

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On my return to the port I (for the first time in the game) saw German battle ship outside of the harbor. Meet the Hipper:

This was one of the most interesting patrols I've had in a while. Just thought I'd share it with you....

BTW if you look at the picture of Rodney, would it be possible that in real life she wouldn't sink at this point after more than 8 hours?

CRM114 · 08-18-08, 02:32 PM

Great pictures! That was one hell of a patrol.

Red Heat · 08-18-08, 03:38 PM

Outstanding patrol...well done!

mengle · 08-18-08, 04:14 PM

Great patrol, weiter so

nikbear · 08-18-08, 04:18 PM

Drinks are on you conus00

cracking patrol

only ever sank a revenge class myself,both the rodney and the hood have evaded me on the only occasions we have met

good eel work there mate

bet you were crapping yourself with the amount of ash cans falling:rotfl:

conus00 · 08-18-08, 05:43 PM

Yeah, it was just the right mixture of fun/fear/excitement. I can't believe how you can get so immersed in the game. GWX rocks!

Funny thing is that this patrol looked like it was gonna suck before I intercepted this taskforce. As you can see in the captain's log I was getting desperate: the target right above the Revenge class was 17 ton schooner (destroyed by gunfire BTW)...

I just wish that GWX4 was out already. Even though I consider SH3 superior to SHIV as far as playability and immersion in the game goes going through mission like this in SHIV's excellent graphics engine would be just off the hook...

Wildhawke11 · 08-18-08, 09:28 PM

Conus
Any chance you could give me a link to your officer faces from Das Boot, i have some but yours look really good. Just wish i could also get Thompson's pic would love to take him on my boat

Great looking pics you posted.
Thanks

08-18-08, 02:22 PM	#1
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Some pictures from interesting February 1940 Patrol While leaving Wilhelmshaven I had Fuhrer himself saluting me ( I wonder if it is the original UBI skin or GWX team's easter egg but I find it hilarious).: It seemed to be a really boring patrol until close to the British isles I ran into taskforce consisting of HMS Hood, HMS Rodney and Revenge class and about eight or ten destroyers. I was really greedy and tried to get all capital ships... Well, Revenge went straight to the bottom: two eels (one hitting the forward magazine) and it happened so fast that I forgot to snap a picture. Hood after getting two torpedoes (another missed) to her side started listing fairly deep but didn't stop just slowed down: Rodney was hit by two almost misses to her aft and stopped dead in the water: Both capital ships were surrounded by dense screen of destroyers and I got heavily pounded by them smashing all my bow torpedo tubes and attack periscope. With no eels in the tubes and on silent running I got depth charged for almost eight hours. I managed to get away from the destroyers, surfaced to the periscope depth and found the Hood getting away from the scene with probably 8 destroyers protecting her. The Rodney was sitting half way submerged without any protection in the water but would not sink. I managed silently crawl back and gave her coup de grace from my aft tube (the only one still operational). Overall, sinking 67,000 tons in this attack is not too shabby... Too bad that Hood got away... : On my return to the port I (for the first time in the game) saw German battle ship outside of the harbor. Meet the Hipper: This was one of the most interesting patrols I've had in a while. Just thought I'd share it with you.... BTW if you look at the picture of Rodney, would it be possible that in real life she wouldn't sink at this point after more than 8 hours? __________________ Last edited by conus00; 08-18-08 at 05:46 PM.

08-18-08, 03:38 PM	#3
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Outstanding patrol...well done! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-18-08, 04:14 PM	#4
mengle Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belgium, mai 1940 Posts: 665 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	Great patrol, weiter so __________________ IMMER WEITER Gramophone songs http://www.filefront.com/16221983/Ra...gs_Part_I.rar/ http://www.filefront.com/16227547/Ra...s_Part_II.rar/ http://www.filefront.com/16227839/Ra..._Part_III.rar/

08-18-08, 04:18 PM	#5
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Drinks are on you conus00cracking patrolonly ever sank a revenge class myself,both the rodney and the hood have evaded me on the only occasions we have metgood eel work there matebet you were crapping yourself with the amount of ash cans falling:rotfl: __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

08-18-08, 05:43 PM	#6
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Yeah, it was just the right mixture of fun/fear/excitement. I can't believe how you can get so immersed in the game. GWX rocks! Funny thing is that this patrol looked like it was gonna suck before I intercepted this taskforce. As you can see in the captain's log I was getting desperate: the target right above the Revenge class was 17 ton schooner (destroyed by gunfire BTW)... I just wish that GWX4 was out already. Even though I consider SH3 superior to SHIV as far as playability and immersion in the game goes going through mission like this in SHIV's excellent graphics engine would be just off the hook... __________________

08-18-08, 02:32 PM	#2
CRM114 Seaman Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 32 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Great pictures! That was one hell of a patrol.

08-18-08, 09:28 PM	#7
Wildhawke11 Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK England Posts: 264 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Please Conus Any chance you could give me a link to your officer faces from Das Boot, i have some but yours look really good. Just wish i could also get Thompson's pic would love to take him on my boat Great looking pics you posted. Thanks Last edited by Wildhawke11; 08-18-08 at 10:01 PM.