Disappointed at sitting-duck major target with no support

horrgakx · 07-14-06, 01:53 AM

I was disappointed to find a Fiji light cruiser and a Nelson Battleship in Loch Ewe with almost zero support. There were 2 very small battleships patrolling; the kind without active sonar, so all I had to do was loose all my torps at them and sit quiet. Very disappointing.

I'm using the Grey Wolves super-mod by the way. (With the mod I had expected to see gashes in the side of the ships I sunk but probably due to the armour I didn't see any, although the bottom of the hull did show scorch marks when the Fiji turned-turtle).

It is also discussed here;
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=loch

EoE · 07-14-06, 02:19 AM

Stay out of harbours then. Apart from a very small handful of daring raids (like the Scapa Flow raid of course), it's not like German U-boats raided Allied harbours on a regular basis.

When reading these forums it sometimes seems like people spent more time infiltrating harbours than wrecking havock along the convoy lanes. But to each his/hers own of course.

rgds/EoE

Ducimus · 07-14-06, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by horrgakx

I was disappointed to find a Fiji light cruiser and a Nelson Battleship in Loch Ewe with almost zero support.

Thats what mines and subnets are for. Your not exactly going to find HK groups cruising harbors.

Mooncatt · 07-14-06, 05:16 AM

exactly, raiding harbours wasnt a the done thing!!! if you did that you would probably get a mutiny from ya crew and classed as suicidal

HunterICX · 07-14-06, 05:50 AM

In late War some ports are guarded with V&W's and Flower and some Hunter Class Destroyers

I started an Career in 1943 (stock game) 27Flotilla and went to an island down of italy and I nailed the V&W, Hunter Class....but the flower corvette kicked my ass into the sea bottom

I feel really embarrased...

cobalt · 07-14-06, 10:38 AM

i took a peak into halifax (mid 1942) a few days ago and saw a massive amount of cargo and warships, i tried to sneak out before firing anything but i got spotted and all hell broke loose, there was 4 destroyers dcing me in 70 meter water, got out with 56% HI

horrgakx · 07-14-06, 11:44 AM

Hmm... I'm not sure about some of the replies; "why put them there" I ask?!

07-14-06, 01:53 AM	#1
horrgakx Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Disappointed at sitting-duck major target with no support I was disappointed to find a Fiji light cruiser and a Nelson Battleship in Loch Ewe with almost zero support. There were 2 very small battleships patrolling; the kind without active sonar, so all I had to do was loose all my torps at them and sit quiet. Very disappointing. I'm using the Grey Wolves super-mod by the way. (With the mod I had expected to see gashes in the side of the ships I sunk but probably due to the armour I didn't see any, although the bottom of the hull did show scorch marks when the Fiji turned-turtle). It is also discussed here; http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...highlight=loch

07-14-06, 05:50 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	In late War some ports are guarded with V&W's and Flower and some Hunter Class Destroyers I started an Career in 1943 (stock game) 27Flotilla and went to an island down of italy and I nailed the V&W, Hunter Class....but the flower corvette kicked my ass into the sea bottom I feel really embarrased... __________________

07-14-06, 02:19 AM	#2
EoE Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the rowdy part of Copenhagen Posts: 22 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stay out of harbours then. Apart from a very small handful of daring raids (like the Scapa Flow raid of course), it's not like German U-boats raided Allied harbours on a regular basis. When reading these forums it sometimes seems like people spent more time infiltrating harbours than wrecking havock along the convoy lanes. But to each his/hers own of course. rgds/EoE

07-14-06, 05:16 AM	#4
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	exactly, raiding harbours wasnt a the done thing!!! if you did that you would probably get a mutiny from ya crew and classed as suicidal

07-14-06, 10:38 AM	#6
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	i took a peak into halifax (mid 1942) a few days ago and saw a massive amount of cargo and warships, i tried to sneak out before firing anything but i got spotted and all hell broke loose, there was 4 destroyers dcing me in 70 meter water, got out with 56% HI

07-14-06, 11:44 AM	#7
horrgakx Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 230 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hmm... I'm not sure about some of the replies; "why put them there" I ask?!