Longest evasion ???

TheDudTorpedo · 03-02-09, 02:52 AM

Hi All,

Last night I was sailing on southerly heading and was half-way between Takoradi and St Helena, for an eventual patrol in GR91 off the Cape of Good Hope (I hope! - excuse the pun!).

An A&B destroyer pinpointed me, and despite submerging to 200m on "eins knotten" and silent running, I couldn't shake him off. After 3 hrs, it was 1AM and I need to get some sleep. Of course I couldn't risk an underwater save, so decided to leave the game running overnight at 8 times speed. Well, at 7am this morning, Im up out of bed and down to the PC to discover the A&B still hasn't given up, but at least she had run out of depth-charges!

In my frustration to get a save so I could bugger off to work, I went to periscope depth at flank speed and fired off a TII at magnetic pistol from the stern torpedo, and voila......the A&B and her crew are taken unto their Makers bosum! I guess sometimes attack is the best form of defense. Now to raid St. Helena....

All in all, my evasion attempt totals 9hrs - most of which I was fast asleep

. Lets hear your longest evasion stories here.

Regards,
Dud

polynike · 03-02-09, 06:22 AM

Now thats dedicaton!

_Seth_ · 03-02-09, 06:58 AM

Well.....i have this girl that im trying to avoid..She's been on my tail for over two years now..

*hehehe*

No, serious, i totally agree with polynike: That's dedication! *Good job killing the destroyer!*

I don't have the time to wait so long, i usually go totally Gung Ho, and attack the destroyers with all i got. When im out of torps, i surface, and go down in a blaze of glory!

nikbear · 03-02-09, 01:10 PM

Dear lord TDT,9hrs

thats hardcore

The longest I've gone is 4hrs,attacked a convoy in AM52,early war,quite choppy weather,pitch black night thought I was in for an easy ride

Oh was I wrong,the initial attack went fine,3 merchants hit,1 sank straight away,the other 2 were on the way,so I made my excuses and left the scene of the crime

and thats when it all started going wrong,2 DD's started to take great delight in blowing the merry hell out of me,even at 200+Mts they're accuracy was unbelivable,silent running,getting the crew to breath quieter nothing seemed to work,the missus kept telling me that I had work tommorow,your going to be knackered,I nearly gave up......eventually they gave up,probably out of sheer boardem,and me.....I fell asleep at work during my dinner break the next day

Jazer · 03-02-09, 05:26 PM

Fortunately, I've never had a long encounter with a destroyer. Anytime I have ever tangled with them I have been able to lose them with little effort. I don't understand why this has been such an issue for so long. I've browsed many a threads about "uber" destroyers and the like, all stating the extreme difficulty of shaking the would be death dealers. Perhaps I have a bug in my install? I always tend to stay in water over 1000 meters, but I have attacked harbors and convoys in shallower water before as well. Sometimes, in foul weather, I will wait until an escort is within a 1000 meters distance before diving when attacking convoys while still evading them. I always dive deep from the get go as well. Say, 150 meters to start. Then deeper if charges are getting too close. I would say no more than a half hour of game time has been the longest I've had to dance with an escort.
Maybe, I'm just a superb u-boat commander! (just kidding)

Jazer

Otto Heinzmeir · 03-02-09, 11:43 PM

So the game was running at 8TC for 6 hours? That would be 48 hours real time. Was the TC still at 8 when you got up or was it knocked back down to 1? Just wondering how you would have any batteries left.

Two and 1/2 hours has been my max for evading, perhaps a few minutes more. One thing that puzzles me is escorts in my games are just as likely to locate me when the seas are rough as when they are calm.

BasilY · 03-03-09, 01:54 PM

My longest evasion happened in the grand banks off the US east coast, just after a fruitful patrol of my grid. I am in shallow water being hunted by a ASW trawler, She's dump enough wasted all her DC's quickly, but small and nimble enough to dodge the last 2 torps I had. Now I am dashing (at 4 knots) underwater, trying to make the deep water further east. With this trawler following my tail. Now 30 km (if my memory is right, it's been a while.) seperates my boat and deep, beutifully blue water.

As my battery and Oxigen running low, 2 destroyers also joined the hunt.

In real time, this evasion took 2 days (on and off), Thank god my laptop can hibernate with the game running (paused). Finally I reach deep water. Now it's the question whether my oxygen can last long enough for the DD's to leave me alone.

Then kaboom, the laptop crash...

TheDudTorpedo · 03-04-09, 08:38 PM

Ouch!!! Unlucky Basily

03-02-09, 02:52 AM	#1
TheDudTorpedo Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Longest evasion ??? Hi All, Last night I was sailing on southerly heading and was half-way between Takoradi and St Helena, for an eventual patrol in GR91 off the Cape of Good Hope (I hope! - excuse the pun!). An A&B destroyer pinpointed me, and despite submerging to 200m on "eins knotten" and silent running, I couldn't shake him off. After 3 hrs, it was 1AM and I need to get some sleep. Of course I couldn't risk an underwater save, so decided to leave the game running overnight at 8 times speed. Well, at 7am this morning, Im up out of bed and down to the PC to discover the A&B still hasn't given up, but at least she had run out of depth-charges! In my frustration to get a save so I could bugger off to work, I went to periscope depth at flank speed and fired off a TII at magnetic pistol from the stern torpedo, and voila......the A&B and her crew are taken unto their Makers bosum! I guess sometimes attack is the best form of defense. Now to raid St. Helena.... All in all, my evasion attempt totals 9hrs - most of which I was fast asleep . Lets hear your longest evasion stories here. Regards, Dud

03-02-09, 06:58 AM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Well.....i have this girl that im trying to avoid..She's been on my tail for over two years now.. hehehe No, serious, i totally agree with polynike: That's dedication! Good job killing the destroyer! I don't have the time to wait so long, i usually go totally Gung Ho, and attack the destroyers with all i got. When im out of torps, i surface, and go down in a blaze of glory! __________________

03-02-09, 01:10 PM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Dear lord TDT,9hrsthats hardcoreThe longest I've gone is 4hrs,attacked a convoy in AM52,early war,quite choppy weather,pitch black night thought I was in for an easy rideOh was I wrong,the initial attack went fine,3 merchants hit,1 sank straight away,the other 2 were on the way,so I made my excuses and left the scene of the crimeand thats when it all started going wrong,2 DD's started to take great delight in blowing the merry hell out of me,even at 200+Mts they're accuracy was unbelivable,silent running,getting the crew to breath quieter nothing seemed to work,the missus kept telling me that I had work tommorow,your going to be knackered,I nearly gave up......eventually they gave up,probably out of sheer boardem,and me.....I fell asleep at work during my dinner break the next day __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

03-02-09, 05:26 PM	#5
Jazer Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: A few meters beneath the waves Posts: 104 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Fortunately, I've never had a long encounter with a destroyer. Anytime I have ever tangled with them I have been able to lose them with little effort. I don't understand why this has been such an issue for so long. I've browsed many a threads about "uber" destroyers and the like, all stating the extreme difficulty of shaking the would be death dealers. Perhaps I have a bug in my install? I always tend to stay in water over 1000 meters, but I have attacked harbors and convoys in shallower water before as well. Sometimes, in foul weather, I will wait until an escort is within a 1000 meters distance before diving when attacking convoys while still evading them. I always dive deep from the get go as well. Say, 150 meters to start. Then deeper if charges are getting too close. I would say no more than a half hour of game time has been the longest I've had to dance with an escort. Maybe, I'm just a superb u-boat commander! (just kidding) Jazer __________________ That's a Burn!

03-02-09, 06:22 AM	#2
polynike Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gibraltar Posts: 43 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now thats dedicaton!

03-02-09, 11:43 PM	#6
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	So the game was running at 8TC for 6 hours? That would be 48 hours real time. Was the TC still at 8 when you got up or was it knocked back down to 1? Just wondering how you would have any batteries left. Two and 1/2 hours has been my max for evading, perhaps a few minutes more. One thing that puzzles me is escorts in my games are just as likely to locate me when the seas are rough as when they are calm.

03-03-09, 01:54 PM	#7
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	My longest evasion happened in the grand banks off the US east coast, just after a fruitful patrol of my grid. I am in shallow water being hunted by a ASW trawler, She's dump enough wasted all her DC's quickly, but small and nimble enough to dodge the last 2 torps I had. Now I am dashing (at 4 knots) underwater, trying to make the deep water further east. With this trawler following my tail. Now 30 km (if my memory is right, it's been a while.) seperates my boat and deep, beutifully blue water. As my battery and Oxigen running low, 2 destroyers also joined the hunt. In real time, this evasion took 2 days (on and off), Thank god my laptop can hibernate with the game running (paused). Finally I reach deep water. Now it's the question whether my oxygen can last long enough for the DD's to leave me alone. Then kaboom, the laptop crash...

03-04-09, 08:38 PM	#8
TheDudTorpedo Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 128 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Ouch!!! Unlucky Basily