unexpected encounter question

DuckHunter26 · 04-16-17, 07:06 PM

Hello everyone!

First, I would like to say hi to the community. I am new to sub sims, and have been playing Sh3 for the past week, enjoying every second of it!

Also, just a heads up, I am not very familiar with posting on forums, so if this post is in the wrong section it was not my intention to do harm.

Now, I have ran into a little... unexpected problem.

I just got out of Kiel for my 5th patrol ever. Having last night finally caught on to manual targeting/charting and having sunk my first 30000 tons with manual input. So now I start this one, and as I exit the kiel channel for the open sea at full speed, I find myself face to face with an allied submarine, alone, in the middle of nowhere 3 km away.

My question is, how am I supposed to sink it?? Are there subs in the recon manual for targeting purposes?

I fired off a fish that went way wild, and surfaced to engage with deck gun, but man these guys can shoot back, plus I ran out of ammo. Good thing is they did too, and I had to finish it off with the flak gun. Basically I am just asking you ol' skippers and sub vets what is your general course of action when facing this type of situation? Can they shoot torps as well? I admit this had me flabbergasted.

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

I am using GWX mod.

HW3 · 04-16-17, 09:18 PM

Torpedo, impact, set shallow. No they do not shoot torpedos.

04-17-17, 06:44 AM

DuckHunter26 !

Welcome to Subsim !

About ennemy subs : I just go to periscope depth and silent running to avoid being detected. I don't try to sink it (waste of ammo).

Shadowblade · 04-17-17, 10:00 AM

Subs are armed, so I am sinking them just with torpedo, impact, 1 m.
I would not risk the shooting duel with them.

Aktungbby · 04-17-17, 08:58 PM

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THEBERBSTER · 04-18-17, 04:28 AM

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04-16-17, 07:06 PM	#1
DuckHunter26 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Canada- Eh! Posts: 10 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	unexpected encounter question Hello everyone! First, I would like to say hi to the community. I am new to sub sims, and have been playing Sh3 for the past week, enjoying every second of it! Also, just a heads up, I am not very familiar with posting on forums, so if this post is in the wrong section it was not my intention to do harm. Now, I have ran into a little... unexpected problem. I just got out of Kiel for my 5th patrol ever. Having last night finally caught on to manual targeting/charting and having sunk my first 30000 tons with manual input. So now I start this one, and as I exit the kiel channel for the open sea at full speed, I find myself face to face with an allied submarine, alone, in the middle of nowhere 3 km away. My question is, how am I supposed to sink it?? Are there subs in the recon manual for targeting purposes? I fired off a fish that went way wild, and surfaced to engage with deck gun, but man these guys can shoot back, plus I ran out of ammo. Good thing is they did too, and I had to finish it off with the flak gun. Basically I am just asking you ol' skippers and sub vets what is your general course of action when facing this type of situation? Can they shoot torps as well? I admit this had me flabbergasted. Any help is greatly appreciated!! I am using GWX mod. Last edited by DuckHunter26; 04-16-17 at 08:28 PM.

04-16-17, 09:18 PM	#2
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Torpedo, impact, set shallow. No they do not shoot torpedos. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

04-17-17, 10:00 AM	#4
Shadowblade Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 693 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Subs are armed, so I am sinking them just with torpedo, impact, 1 m. I would not risk the shooting duel with them. __________________ Kapitänleutnant Vlad von Carstein - U-Flotilla Saltzwedel - U-123, Type IXB SH3 GWX 3.0

04-17-17, 08:58 PM	#5
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04-17-17, 06:44 AM	#3
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	DuckHunter26 ! Welcome to Subsim ! About ennemy subs : I just go to periscope depth and silent running to avoid being detected. I don't try to sink it (waste of ammo).