This "tactic" worked !!!

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-28-07, 01:32 PM

16th of March 1941, Celtic Sea.

After a pretty successful attack on a large convoy (1 escort + 1 merchant) i dived to the bottom with two DD's on my trail. I got a heavy DC hammering before my boat rested at the bottom (89m).
Stopped the flooding, turned off the engines and rigged back to silent. Both escorts were dropping charges around me for almost 2hrs without much luck though.
I managed to raise the boat 2m above the bottom and silently moved north leaving both DD's behind. To my astonishment, they were still pounding the same old place while i was slipping away.
Nerve wrecking 2hrs to say the least, but it was worth it. Surfacing to the blue emptiness of the sea and sky has never felt better.
Now i don't know if this can be used as tactic or was that just a struck of pure luck, either way i survived another patrol!

bigboywooly · 03-28-07, 02:31 PM

Nice escape
Anything that works is a tactic

Da_Junka · 03-28-07, 02:40 PM

I just love it when that sort of thing happens, so cool, it's near real.

Enigma · 03-28-07, 02:52 PM

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I just love it when that sort of thing happens, so cool, it's near real.

I agree. One of the most satisfying things in the whole game for me is escaping what looked like certain death....

Nice job captain.

Huxy · 03-28-07, 03:29 PM

I attacked a convoy once, I attacked a DD, got 4 on my tail And since Im new to the game (still learning) I just layed at around 15 m under the sea.... Not smart..

I got rid of one, sunk one with stern torpedo and sunk another with fore and got sinked by the last...

codmander · 03-28-07, 03:48 PM

another best SIM story

Telgriff · 03-28-07, 05:44 PM

Well done. I usually end up stuck on the bottom of the ocean after an attack like that. Though I guess its to be expected when I keep sneaking into British harbours to pick of the shipping as they leave port. A habit I will need to break upon install of gwx.

Brag · 03-29-07, 07:37 AM

Best recepy for survival:

Stay away from shallow water!

Deep-Six · 03-29-07, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Brag

Best recepy for survival:

Stay away from shallow water!

What he said.

03-28-07, 01:32 PM	#1
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	This "tactic" worked !!! 16th of March 1941, Celtic Sea. After a pretty successful attack on a large convoy (1 escort + 1 merchant) i dived to the bottom with two DD's on my trail. I got a heavy DC hammering before my boat rested at the bottom (89m). Stopped the flooding, turned off the engines and rigged back to silent. Both escorts were dropping charges around me for almost 2hrs without much luck though. I managed to raise the boat 2m above the bottom and silently moved north leaving both DD's behind. To my astonishment, they were still pounding the same old place while i was slipping away. Nerve wrecking 2hrs to say the least, but it was worth it. Surfacing to the blue emptiness of the sea and sky has never felt better. Now i don't know if this can be used as tactic or was that just a struck of pure luck, either way i survived another patrol! __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

03-28-07, 02:31 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Nice escape Anything that works is a tactic __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-28-07, 02:40 PM	#3
Da_Junka Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Under a stone Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just love it when that sort of thing happens, so cool, it's near real. __________________

03-28-07, 03:29 PM	#5
Huxy Seaman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I attacked a convoy once, I attacked a DD, got 4 on my tail And since Im new to the game (still learning) I just layed at around 15 m under the sea.... Not smart.. I got rid of one, sunk one with stern torpedo and sunk another with fore and got sinked by the last... __________________ 'I lost my mind, And I don't miss it'

03-29-07, 07:37 AM	#8
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Best recepy for survival: Stay away from shallow water! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-28-07, 03:48 PM	#6
codmander Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: cape cod mass. Posts: 678 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	another best SIM story

03-28-07, 05:44 PM	#7
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Well done. I usually end up stuck on the bottom of the ocean after an attack like that. Though I guess its to be expected when I keep sneaking into British harbours to pick of the shipping as they leave port. A habit I will need to break upon install of gwx.