Neutral, my $#%! - Page 2

ECV56_PolTen · 10-12-06, 10:23 AM

That's the Argentine flag. Neutral, don't you dare

To be more accurate, it should have a yellow sun in the middle.

SteamWake · 10-12-06, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Redwine

That time i was executed.... when attempt to run the next mission..... a "dead" sentence apperas, may be for the masive loss of renown !!

LOL thats awsome ! I guess the SS slipped in and killed you as you slept

SubCommander7142 · 10-12-06, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fredbass

You can sink anything you want if you don't mind losing renown.

If you blow up a hospital ship, it's like negative 10,000 or something like that and Hitler personally gets to pull your pants down on that one.

That must be a hidden Cinematic Scene..., I haven't gotten that one.

Redwine · 10-12-06, 11:02 AM

Use this as argentine flag ....

http://rapidshare.de/files/36476653/Argentina.zip.html

10-12-06, 11:07 AM

I'm always very careful about targetting ships, and visually flag-verify any before firing on them. I do agree that it seems a bit deceptive and 'cheating' to have neutral ships in an 'enemy' convoy, although I think it's worse when you find enemy ships in a 'neutral' convoy.

Regardless, I've never fired upon passenger liners whatever their nationality (my personal feeling is that they're non-combatants, and unless I was to have particular intel on a specific ship --like the Germans did with the Lusitania-- I do not engage them) nor would I fire upon hospital ships.

That's just me however.

Safe-Keeper · 10-12-06, 11:26 AM

I remember spotting a convoy led by a neutral ship and thus marked as neutral on the map. Then when I reached it, it consisted of 99,99% enemy ships

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Biggles · 10-12-06, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

I remember spotting a convoy led by a neutral ship and thus marked as neutral on the map. Then when I reached it, it consisted of 99,99% enemy ships

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Oh joy to meet a convoy that you actually can sink!

GT182 · 10-12-06, 12:09 PM

I've just sunk a Passenger Liner, heading east, on July 17,'43 at 04:20 flying the British flag. I considered her to be carrying troops. Impressive seeing that one sink after hitting her with only 2 torpedos. And I took a pounding from the Brit escorts for it too.

This is the first passenger liner I've seen in any convoy so far.
First torpedo hit in the bow, second hit mid ship in fuel bunkers.

Biggles · 10-12-06, 01:53 PM

Good on ya lad!

Sink those bleedin' ships to David Jones locker!

Respenus · 10-12-06, 03:25 PM

Must say, that was a nice hit.

It really only needed two torps to go down?

mookiemookie · 10-12-06, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

I've just sunk a Passenger Liner, heading east, on July 17,'43 at 04:20 flying the British flag. I considered her to be carrying troops. Impressive seeing that one sink after hitting her with only 2 torpedos. And I took a pounding from the Brit escorts for it too.

This is the first passenger liner I've seen in any convoy so far.
First torpedo hit in the bow, second hit mid ship in fuel bunkers.

Wow, so you really only needed ONE fish. Not too shabby! Impact or magnetic pistol?

I sunk the one in front of the Statue of Liberty with one well placed (easy since it was stationary) impact pistol torp right in the fuel bunker. It made such pretty fireworks.

Ducimus · 10-12-06, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacques Uzi

What's the point of a naval blocade if it can be broken by using ships flying the flags of "neutral" countries?

It's a good bet everybody in the Kreigsmarine at the time was thinking the same thing.

Imagine their enthusiasm for giving us yankee's are up in comings once we "offically" entered the war. Personnaly i find our usage of our "netural" status at the time grossly exploited. Apparently we even had destroyers escorting convoys while we were "netural" as well.

GT182 · 10-12-06, 04:33 PM

Lately I've been using only magnetic pistol for all torpedos fired. Seems to work better than impact and less torps bouncing off hulls. Because of a ship that size I used AOB of 90 degrees and got in close. I used 2 T-III topredos set at 6 meters. Spread was fairly close together. 1st T-III hit the bow and the 2nd hit mid ship. I was worried she wasn't going down so I fired my last torp.... a T-IV. That was a waste. Just after I fired it off we got the mssg "Enemy Destroyed".

Now diving to 120meters at 1kt and "Silent" as 2 Flower Corvettes are looking for us. They must be pissed for some reason. LOL We're right between the 2 at 2000 meters distant, so their sonar is screwed. Hopefully we'll slip out the backdoor before the sun gets any higher.... it's 04:59 on a calm North Atlantic sea. But I do wish we had rough seas to help us hide better.

hyperion2206 · 10-12-06, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jacques Uzi

What's the point of a naval blocade if it can be broken by using ships flying the flags of "neutral" countries?

It's a good bet everybody in the Kreigsmarine at the time was thinking the same thing.

Imagine their enthusiasm for giving us yankee's are up in comings once we "offically" entered the war. Personnaly i find our usage of our "netural" status at the time grossly exploited. Apparently we even had destroyers escorting convoys while we were "netural" as well.

Silghtly OT:
You may think that it was unfair, but I'm thankful for that! If the US hadn't done that the war might have lastet longer. But you would have joined the war anyway because Hitler had to attack the US as well. One would think he learned from WWI!:p

10-12-06, 10:23 AM	#16
ECV56_PolTen Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's the Argentine flag. Neutral, don't you dare To be more accurate, it should have a yellow sun in the middle. __________________ "Let us be proud of being Argentine... proud, even though they teach us to be ashamed" Com. (R) Pablo M. R. Carballo. "We are not here to see if we can; we can, that's why we are here" Grupo Técnico I "Comrades: confidence in victory, discipline, and three hails to the motherland!...Open fire, the people are watching us!" Admiral Guillermo Brown

10-12-06, 11:02 AM	#19
Redwine Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Martin de los Andes, Neuquen, , Argentina. Posts: 1,962 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Use this as argentine flag .... http://rapidshare.de/files/36476653/Argentina.zip.html __________________ . "SH III and SH IV Mods" "Manual TDC Tutorial" "SH2 Downloads Selection" Last edited by Redwine; 10-12-06 at 11:04 AM.

10-12-06, 11:26 AM	#21
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I remember spotting a convoy led by a neutral ship and thus marked as neutral on the map. Then when I reached it, it consisted of 99,99% enemy ships. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

10-12-06, 12:09 PM	#23
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I've just sunk a Passenger Liner, heading east, on July 17,'43 at 04:20 flying the British flag. I considered her to be carrying troops. Impressive seeing that one sink after hitting her with only 2 torpedos. And I took a pounding from the Brit escorts for it too. This is the first passenger liner I've seen in any convoy so far. First torpedo hit in the bow, second hit mid ship in fuel bunkers. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-12-06, 01:53 PM	#24
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Good on ya lad! Sink those bleedin' ships to David Jones locker! __________________

10-12-06, 11:07 AM	#20
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm always very careful about targetting ships, and visually flag-verify any before firing on them. I do agree that it seems a bit deceptive and 'cheating' to have neutral ships in an 'enemy' convoy, although I think it's worse when you find enemy ships in a 'neutral' convoy. Regardless, I've never fired upon passenger liners whatever their nationality (my personal feeling is that they're non-combatants, and unless I was to have particular intel on a specific ship --like the Germans did with the Lusitania-- I do not engage them) nor would I fire upon hospital ships. That's just me however.

10-12-06, 03:25 PM	#25
Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Must say, that was a nice hit. It really only needed two torps to go down? __________________

10-12-06, 04:33 PM	#28
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Lately I've been using only magnetic pistol for all torpedos fired. Seems to work better than impact and less torps bouncing off hulls. Because of a ship that size I used AOB of 90 degrees and got in close. I used 2 T-III topredos set at 6 meters. Spread was fairly close together. 1st T-III hit the bow and the 2nd hit mid ship. I was worried she wasn't going down so I fired my last torp.... a T-IV. That was a waste. Just after I fired it off we got the mssg "Enemy Destroyed". Now diving to 120meters at 1kt and "Silent" as 2 Flower Corvettes are looking for us. They must be pissed for some reason. LOL We're right between the 2 at 2000 meters distant, so their sonar is screwed. Hopefully we'll slip out the backdoor before the sun gets any higher.... it's 04:59 on a calm North Atlantic sea. But I do wish we had rough seas to help us hide better. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.