DDs responding to distress calls

BettingUrlife · 06-21-06, 09:50 AM

I've never really hunted the coastal areas of England, usually preferring to go deeper water in search of big convoys, but to break up the monotony I've decided to to do some coastal waters as well. On my current mission, I've sunk a few merchants, and then a little later will get a report of an approaching DD. Does anyone know if these DDs are responding to distress calls or are just purely random encounters? Would be nice if they are responding to distress calls.

06-21-06, 10:08 AM

I know that planes will show up in response to a U-boat attack. I'm not sure about destroyers, but why not?

CCIP · 06-21-06, 10:44 AM

If a destroyer is within 25km, it'll respond. They won't show up like planes though - it's more if one just happens to be in the area at the time.

I had some interesting encounters. I remember one day off Curacao, I was about to jump a single defenseless merchant, only to be driven off by a Catalina as soon as I got near it. And before I had a chance to surface again, an American DE was already speeding in from the west to drop charges on me. Very neat! The merchant got away...

andy_311 · 06-21-06, 04:18 PM

It's like hitting a T3 on a clear day the smoke can be seen from miles away , for a DD it's like a shark smells blood in the water it will investigate.

Cpt.Thorne · 06-21-06, 05:44 PM

I once surfaced after hiding under a troopsship for hours DCs dropping near by. A slight noise from convoys gone could be heard so I decided to surface..10 minutes after I am attacked by a fighter in a middle of atlantic (no carriers in the convoy) and 10 minutes after that watchcrew spot 2 DDs heading from teh convoys general direction. I had hen sun one of the stragglers and then went hiding under the otherone for few more hours of DCs....in the end a day later sunk the 2nd straggler dead in the water. Lucky break to have 2 sunny days in the mid atlantic in a row. Deck gun crew was working a good days job from 200m.

HunterICX · 06-21-06, 06:06 PM

just go mess around in the English Chanal....I was busy with an Merchant by shooting it with my deck gun...and all of the sudded an Speedboat came .... I really laughed is this the best the english can do? Suddently my Sonar guy ''Warship! bearing 039, Warship 034, Warship 030''

I looked on that dirrection...and I could tell...I really was like....holy f*ck! and its only 30 meters deep

After 2 hours 2 other Destroyers came to help...I hold on for 4 1/2 hours before they finally gave me the final blow.

06-21-06, 09:50 AM	#1
BettingUrlife Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AM56 North Atlantic Posts: 128 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	DDs responding to distress calls I've never really hunted the coastal areas of England, usually preferring to go deeper water in search of big convoys, but to break up the monotony I've decided to to do some coastal waters as well. On my current mission, I've sunk a few merchants, and then a little later will get a report of an approaching DD. Does anyone know if these DDs are responding to distress calls or are just purely random encounters? Would be nice if they are responding to distress calls.

06-21-06, 10:44 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	If a destroyer is within 25km, it'll respond. They won't show up like planes though - it's more if one just happens to be in the area at the time. I had some interesting encounters. I remember one day off Curacao, I was about to jump a single defenseless merchant, only to be driven off by a Catalina as soon as I got near it. And before I had a chance to surface again, an American DE was already speeding in from the west to drop charges on me. Very neat! The merchant got away... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

06-21-06, 05:44 PM	#5
Cpt.Thorne Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 116 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I once surfaced after hiding under a troopsship for hours DCs dropping near by. A slight noise from convoys gone could be heard so I decided to surface..10 minutes after I am attacked by a fighter in a middle of atlantic (no carriers in the convoy) and 10 minutes after that watchcrew spot 2 DDs heading from teh convoys general direction. I had hen sun one of the stragglers and then went hiding under the otherone for few more hours of DCs....in the end a day later sunk the 2nd straggler dead in the water. Lucky break to have 2 sunny days in the mid atlantic in a row. Deck gun crew was working a good days job from 200m. __________________

06-21-06, 06:06 PM	#6
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	just go mess around in the English Chanal....I was busy with an Merchant by shooting it with my deck gun...and all of the sudded an Speedboat came .... I really laughed is this the best the english can do? Suddently my Sonar guy ''Warship! bearing 039, Warship 034, Warship 030'' I looked on that dirrection...and I could tell...I really was like....holy f*ck! and its only 30 meters deep After 2 hours 2 other Destroyers came to help...I hold on for 4 1/2 hours before they finally gave me the final blow. __________________

06-21-06, 10:08 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I know that planes will show up in response to a U-boat attack. I'm not sure about destroyers, but why not?

06-21-06, 04:18 PM	#4
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	It's like hitting a T3 on a clear day the smoke can be seen from miles away , for a DD it's like a shark smells blood in the water it will investigate.