What a game!

shegeek72 · 07-31-06, 07:02 AM

I'm in a 1942 campaign piloting a IXC down the north Amercian coast, after taking out a few merchants along the way. I'm trying to recharge the batts at night, but a pesty bomber keeps spoiling it. Headed towards the Florida coast I'm far enough out at sea that not much is going on, but as I get closer the planes get more numerous. The sea is stormy, so all I can do is crash dive when attacked. This continues into the day as a cat and mouse game transpires, trying to surface to recharge then dive when attacked.

Finally the storm starts to subside; winds down to 9 mps, then to 4, then to 0, sky is clear. The ocean's like glass - a perfect day for shooting planes! I send up a watch officer and a couple flak gunners and wait. Then there's the heartbeat-increasing screen "aircraft spotted": engage target! I man (err, woman) one of the flak guns and my fellow gunner and I take pot shots at three enemy aircraft. All three are hit, trailing fire and smoke! None are damaged enough to crash, but they turn tail and head away! Take that!!

I know they'll be back with their buddies and, sure enough, in 45 mins. there are five planes charging at us! Again, I pepper them with the flak guns, as DCs explode around us and machine gun fire strafes the water almost hitting the flak gunner! "Flak gun damaged!" then a few second later, "Flak gun repaired!" Man, my crew is fast! So I continue firing, then crash dive before we sustain more damage. H.I. down to 92%.

That was too much fun! So a couple hours later I surface again and wait for the inevitable attack - there they come, five more! My fellow gunner and I fill the sky with armor-piercing rounds! "We're taking damage!" the chief engineer shouts. "Crash dive!" H.I. down to 82%, otherwise we're unscathed. I'm gonna stay submerged for a while now and hunt for enemy ships!

What a game!

Of course, there's always the whiner seaman:

Teho · 07-31-06, 07:57 AM

-A sheila playing SH3?

Dowly · 07-31-06, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Teho

-A sheila playing SH3?

The Avon Lady???

Miss Behavin???

:hmm:

buck28 · 07-31-06, 08:11 AM

Yes, It's quite the Sim. I just hope that the next installment is as good.I just wish
that SHIV would give us the option of either pacific or atlantic campaigne.

HunterICX · 07-31-06, 08:45 AM

they should make 1 SH game the goes from the
1st World war to the 2nd World war and ofcourse you can choose the Allied or Axis side for the campaign

STEED · 07-31-06, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterICX

they should make 1 SH game the goes from the
1st World war to the 2nd World war and ofcourse you can choose the Allied or Axis side for the campaign

MaY be SH5:hmm: You never know.

Teho · 07-31-06, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teho

-A sheila playing SH3?

The Avon Lady???

Miss Behavin???

:hmm:

Totally forgot The Avon Lady! I remember when i first spotted her on another sim forum. That was 6-7 years ago..... :hmm:

tycho102 · 07-31-06, 11:50 AM

That's why I never fight it out with planes. I just hit the crash dive, wait until I'm starting to get under pretty decent, do a hard turn and level out the dive.

cobalt · 07-31-06, 12:16 PM

what tc do you use, it seems that i dont get much trouble from planes yet. i just entered 1943 and have seen maybe 8 planes through my whole 41-43 campaign.

Jager · 08-01-06, 12:09 PM

I tried out a patrol in 1943 and reminded myself why I don't get far. On my first patrol I used all my renown to get upgrades for my Type XIC and then headed out to my assigned grid in the BE area. On my way there I manage to catch a couple of merchants but on the fourth day it must have been a gale of a wind of the seas because the waves were almost always going over my entire boat. Somehow a couple of bombers found with my radar (amazing enough) and decided to make my day. I crashed dive, not being able to man the flak guns. As I'm hit 10m and think I am safe in my uboat my boat is thrown out of the water by twin 500 pound bombs (the first one lifted titled my uboat to almost 60 degrees and the second one killed 10 men in my aft quarters. I thought I was okay because I had not recieved the instant then "bang" there it is. I wish you could decide when your dead and not some silly formula for death. Anyway to change/disable this ?

SteamWake · 08-01-06, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jager

I thought I was okay because I had not recieved the instant then "bang" there it is. I wish you could decide when your dead and not some silly formula for death. Anyway to change/disable this ?

I dont mind the game "calculating" my demise. I dont care for the "bang your dead" screen. There should at least be some cut scene with dramatic music.

No less than 30 tons..... sigh... and I thought I was pretty good LOL

08-01-06, 03:59 PM

Yea I usually take what I get... plus I suck at convoy attacks... every time I do get a good position for the attack (90% AOB viewing all ships) I get detected so Its to the point I just go in through the front, do a single attack dive to 125 and hide

bigboywooly · 08-01-06, 04:08 PM

Just this minute attacked a convoy
11th Feb 1940 in the Wolfpack campaign in a IXB

Been shadowing for a while before being spotted by a corvette
Took him out then attacked by Frigate
Took him out with a bow on shot and that left me with a convoy to myself and no escorts

Managed 10 ships for over 60k tons before breaking off to bring in torps from the outside

Been ordered to join hunt for another convoy now tho to form up a wolfpack

Could have finished off the last 5 mercs

but orders are orders

07-31-06, 07:02 AM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	What a game! I'm in a 1942 campaign piloting a IXC down the north Amercian coast, after taking out a few merchants along the way. I'm trying to recharge the batts at night, but a pesty bomber keeps spoiling it. Headed towards the Florida coast I'm far enough out at sea that not much is going on, but as I get closer the planes get more numerous. The sea is stormy, so all I can do is crash dive when attacked. This continues into the day as a cat and mouse game transpires, trying to surface to recharge then dive when attacked. Finally the storm starts to subside; winds down to 9 mps, then to 4, then to 0, sky is clear. The ocean's like glass - a perfect day for shooting planes! I send up a watch officer and a couple flak gunners and wait. Then there's the heartbeat-increasing screen "aircraft spotted": engage target! I man (err, woman) one of the flak guns and my fellow gunner and I take pot shots at three enemy aircraft. All three are hit, trailing fire and smoke! None are damaged enough to crash, but they turn tail and head away! Take that!! I know they'll be back with their buddies and, sure enough, in 45 mins. there are five planes charging at us! Again, I pepper them with the flak guns, as DCs explode around us and machine gun fire strafes the water almost hitting the flak gunner! "Flak gun damaged!" then a few second later, "Flak gun repaired!" Man, my crew is fast! So I continue firing, then crash dive before we sustain more damage. H.I. down to 92%. That was too much fun! So a couple hours later I surface again and wait for the inevitable attack - there they come, five more! My fellow gunner and I fill the sky with armor-piercing rounds! "We're taking damage!" the chief engineer shouts. "Crash dive!" H.I. down to 82%, otherwise we're unscathed. I'm gonna stay submerged for a while now and hunt for enemy ships! What a game! Of course, there's always the whiner seaman:

07-31-06, 08:45 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	they should make 1 SH game the goes from the 1st World war to the 2nd World war and ofcourse you can choose the Allied or Axis side for the campaign __________________

07-31-06, 11:50 AM	#8
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's why I never fight it out with planes. I just hit the crash dive, wait until I'm starting to get under pretty decent, do a hard turn and level out the dive. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

08-01-06, 12:09 PM	#10
Jager Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Land of "Freezing my rear off" Posts: 89 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I tried out a patrol in 1943 and reminded myself why I don't get far. On my first patrol I used all my renown to get upgrades for my Type XIC and then headed out to my assigned grid in the BE area. On my way there I manage to catch a couple of merchants but on the fourth day it must have been a gale of a wind of the seas because the waves were almost always going over my entire boat. Somehow a couple of bombers found with my radar (amazing enough) and decided to make my day. I crashed dive, not being able to man the flak guns. As I'm hit 10m and think I am safe in my uboat my boat is thrown out of the water by twin 500 pound bombs (the first one lifted titled my uboat to almost 60 degrees and the second one killed 10 men in my aft quarters. I thought I was okay because I had not recieved the instant then "bang" there it is. I wish you could decide when your dead and not some silly formula for death. Anyway to change/disable this ? __________________

08-01-06, 04:08 PM	#13
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Just this minute attacked a convoy 11th Feb 1940 in the Wolfpack campaign in a IXB Been shadowing for a while before being spotted by a corvette Took him out then attacked by Frigate Took him out with a bow on shot and that left me with a convoy to myself and no escorts Managed 10 ships for over 60k tons before breaking off to bring in torps from the outside Been ordered to join hunt for another convoy now tho to form up a wolfpack Could have finished off the last 5 mercs but orders are orders __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-31-06, 07:57 AM	#2
Teho Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 102 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	-A sheila playing SH3?

07-31-06, 08:11 AM	#4
buck28 Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: U-48 Posts: 49 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Yes, It's quite the Sim. I just hope that the next installment is as good.I just wish that SHIV would give us the option of either pacific or atlantic campaigne.

07-31-06, 12:16 PM	#9
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	what tc do you use, it seems that i dont get much trouble from planes yet. i just entered 1943 and have seen maybe 8 planes through my whole 41-43 campaign.

08-01-06, 03:59 PM	#12
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yea I usually take what I get... plus I suck at convoy attacks... every time I do get a good position for the attack (90% AOB viewing all ships) I get detected so Its to the point I just go in through the front, do a single attack dive to 125 and hide