Well that was a waste of time!

robj250 · 06-16-06, 05:03 PM

I was assigned patrol grid CE24 on Mar 12, 1943. Thought it might produce results so I took it. 3,536 km of nothing. Haven't even fired a torpedo. Reached the patrol grid and nothing there either. I don't know whether to return to St. Nazaire and begin a new patrol or start running around looking for ships. I'll probably return to base and start a new patrol back in the North Atlantic. Still using a VIIB fully upgraded.

STEED · 06-16-06, 05:32 PM

Are yes the joy of the big fat zero.

andy_311 · 06-16-06, 05:57 PM

I just returned from GR 85 26,000km round trip and all I bagged were 3 small cargo's.

06-16-06, 06:20 PM

Now you know why the captain and crew were so frustrated in Das Boot when they had been out for days and days and had not seen anything or received orders from BdU. Das Boot is so much better to watch after you've played several games of SH3 later in the war.

HunterICX · 06-16-06, 07:04 PM

Harrrrr...the enemy is hiding for you

06-17-06, 11:45 AM

Don't forget that a large number of U-boats never saw an enemy ship-ever!

Not fun in a game, but if you like realism...

CptGrayWolf · 06-17-06, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterICX

Harrrrr...the enemy is hiding for you

"Something is not right here :hmm:" *Das Boot scene*

Manock · 06-18-06, 05:48 AM

Rob you old hernia! You stole my thunder, and next post!

I was going to say how I just spent three months at sea crossing along the Northern convoy lane then down to Brazil, and didnt find jack!

Actually Im having fun just sailing along. Kind of soothing. Its near the end of the war, and the crew isnt try to kid themselves theyre going to have an impact. Its taken me days real time to get here, and the only thing Ive sunk is a dead in the water (0 knots) early war 4 stack destroyer around Cuba.

'Say Skipper, how about if we tie up along side that island, and pick some coconuts.' 'We can throw them at the Catalinas.'

Manock

You ever notice its teenage girls that usually play with OuiJa boards? Maybe its because Oui Ja which means Yes Yes is ISIS spelled backwards.

Or Maybe

Im in a Ghost Ship, since I got sunk on my last voyage, and I forgot that Im dead. And that one dead in the water ship I sunk was also a ghost ship. This is getting creepy, though I think Ill go back, and see if that ghost ship resurrected itself. No maybe not, what if its there. Now what? And whats that sound Im always hearing, like women singing . . . . . . . .

06-16-06, 05:03 PM	#1
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Well that was a waste of time! I was assigned patrol grid CE24 on Mar 12, 1943. Thought it might produce results so I took it. 3,536 km of nothing. Haven't even fired a torpedo. Reached the patrol grid and nothing there either. I don't know whether to return to St. Nazaire and begin a new patrol or start running around looking for ships. I'll probably return to base and start a new patrol back in the North Atlantic. Still using a VIIB fully upgraded.

06-16-06, 05:32 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Are yes the joy of the big fat zero. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-16-06, 07:04 PM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Harrrrr...the enemy is hiding for you __________________

06-18-06, 05:48 AM	#8
Manock Bosun Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 68 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stole My Thunder Rob you old hernia! You stole my thunder, and next post! I was going to say how I just spent three months at sea crossing along the Northern convoy lane then down to Brazil, and didnt find jack! Actually Im having fun just sailing along. Kind of soothing. Its near the end of the war, and the crew isnt try to kid themselves theyre going to have an impact. Its taken me days real time to get here, and the only thing Ive sunk is a dead in the water (0 knots) early war 4 stack destroyer around Cuba. 'Say Skipper, how about if we tie up along side that island, and pick some coconuts.' 'We can throw them at the Catalinas.' Manock You ever notice its teenage girls that usually play with OuiJa boards? Maybe its because Oui Ja which means Yes Yes is ISIS spelled backwards. Or Maybe Im in a Ghost Ship, since I got sunk on my last voyage, and I forgot that Im dead. And that one dead in the water ship I sunk was also a ghost ship. This is getting creepy, though I think Ill go back, and see if that ghost ship resurrected itself. No maybe not, what if its there. Now what? And whats that sound Im always hearing, like women singing . . . . . . . . Last edited by Manock; 06-18-06 at 06:34 AM.

06-16-06, 05:57 PM	#3
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	I just returned from GR 85 26,000km round trip and all I bagged were 3 small cargo's.

06-16-06, 06:20 PM	#4
Fab Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Now you know why the captain and crew were so frustrated in Das Boot when they had been out for days and days and had not seen anything or received orders from BdU. Das Boot is so much better to watch after you've played several games of SH3 later in the war.

06-17-06, 11:45 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Don't forget that a large number of U-boats never saw an enemy ship-ever! Not fun in a game, but if you like realism...