What to do?

Rafael · 07-17-09, 11:32 AM

Question?

Two Southampton vessels in my scope, over 6000 meters away. I am on full speed (set speed to slow for image), but they are faster and far away.

14.05 hours, depth under keel 73 meters, (North)-sea is calm.

What to do?

Sailor Steve · 07-17-09, 11:37 AM

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

Hanomag · 07-17-09, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

I am with you Steve

tomfon · 07-17-09, 11:48 AM

Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think.

Rafael · 07-17-09, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck.

Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships.

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons!

Thanks!

Sandman_28054 · 07-17-09, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rafael

Their speed is approximately (at the moment) 11 to 12 knots, I am submerged and cannot reach them at 8 knots.

Probably you are right, wait until 9000 meters away ... go surface and flank speed. Then probably follow these guys from a great distance and find a way to go submerged. Together these two pussies are about 20 tons!

Thanks!

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

Rafael · 07-17-09, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandman_28054

I would open your attack map, and plot their course.

Then turn 45 degrees, surface, go flank speed, and plot an intercept course.

Get ahead of them and sit and wait.

Maybe you are right their heading is approx. 58 deg. However it is still daylight and it can be tricky! BTW, I have a VIIB U-Boat and it is 25 January 1940.

Those two warships can easily blow me (an my crew) to the bottom. I am playing 100% realism and d.i.d.

Until now I never could reach the Year 1941.

Rafael · 07-17-09, 01:22 PM

My watch crew is unexperienced.

I needed to edit this image a little because it was quite dark.

As you can see I used TC and it is 21.00 hours now. Sometimes going submerged to listening about the heading of the two warships.

My crew did not see (I did!) one warship.

Because of the limited speed (14 knots) it is not easy to find a good spot and wait for those two warships. My diesel engines are getting HOT!

To be continued ...

tomfon · 07-17-09, 11:37 AM

I had the very same encounter a few hours ago. The two warships were sailing with 20 knots or more. Since they were travelling too fast for my boat i just watched them passing by...

07-17-09, 11:32 AM	#1
Rafael Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam - The Netherlands Posts: 514 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 7	What to do? Question? Two Southampton vessels in my scope, over 6000 meters away. I am on full speed (set speed to slow for image), but they are faster and far away. 14.05 hours, depth under keel 73 meters, (North)-sea is calm. What to do?

07-17-09, 11:37 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	How fast are the going? If they're going slower than your max surface speed, wait until they are 8000-9000 meters away, surface, go to flank speed and try an end-around. If they're going faster than your surfaced flank speed, you're out of luck. Me? Unless fate gives me a present and they're heading right for me, I don't bother trying to chase down small warships. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-17-09, 11:48 AM	#4
tomfon Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CK7662 Posts: 918 Downloads: 178 Uploads: 4	Well, its a 10000tons warship. Its not that bad, i think. __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." - Richard P. Feynman [1918/1988] "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan "You don't even care. That's how much an impact the three-point shot has and it's evidenced by how everybody plays... There's no basketball anymore, there's no beauty in it. It's pretty boring. But it is what it is and you need to work with it." - Greg Popovich Mods for SH3

07-17-09, 11:37 AM	#9
tomfon Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CK7662 Posts: 918 Downloads: 178 Uploads: 4	I had the very same encounter a few hours ago. The two warships were sailing with 20 knots or more. Since they were travelling too fast for my boat i just watched them passing by... __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." - Richard P. Feynman [1918/1988] "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan "You don't even care. That's how much an impact the three-point shot has and it's evidenced by how everybody plays... There's no basketball anymore, there's no beauty in it. It's pretty boring. But it is what it is and you need to work with it." - Greg Popovich Mods for SH3

07-17-09, 01:22 PM	#8
Rafael Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam - The Netherlands Posts: 514 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 7	My watch crew is unexperienced. I needed to edit this image a little because it was quite dark. As you can see I used TC and it is 21.00 hours now. Sometimes going submerged to listening about the heading of the two warships. My crew did not see (I did!) one warship. Because of the limited speed (14 knots) it is not easy to find a good spot and wait for those two warships. My diesel engines are getting HOT! To be continued ...