Sinking the HMS Hood

andylegate · 09-29-07, 10:26 PM

Whew! That was tough!! But I did it though!

48,360 tons of battle ship sitting partially submerged at the piers at Plymoth!

It was funny, I was bored (that's normally what makes my crew start to scream and run around in panic. The Captian's bored? Oh god no! We're gonna die!) and decided to see if I could sneek into Plymoth, was hoping for a troop ship maybe.

Only thing guarding the harbor entrance was a armed trawler and one little Elco! So I slipped on in (just missing the sub net! I saw that later on the way out!), got close and looked around through my scope.

I about dropped a brick! At first all I saw a was a lousy few small merchants, but there she was! The HMS Hood!

I sent 3 torpedos her way, and heard them detonate, but not impact! WTF???

Torpedo net! Cripes!

I waited for my reload, and this time set the depth of the topedos to 1 meter. Sure enough, they skimmed over the top of the net and slammed into the Hood's hull! Ha!

Took about 5 to sink her as I could only hit her bow at an acute angle!

That was FUN!

Spruence M · 09-29-07, 11:02 PM

Nice to hear your making your contribution against the English aggresors!

I caught a HMS Hood class ship at Scapa in Sept. 1939 one time

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 09-29-07, 11:26 PM

I can tell you that it is a great achivement to sink the Hood. I've done it myself . Check out that vid.

U49 · 09-30-07, 05:10 AM

Congratulations!
When I started my current career in a type IIB HMS Hood was my one and only success in the first war patrol.

6.September 1939 AN16 HMS Hood

I planned it only as a recon mission but voila... and suddenly there was this unresistable urge ... you know

Took all ammo that I had

Are there more captains out there with Hood on their list?

andylegate · 09-30-07, 08:36 AM

I just couldn't believe that they only had one armed trawler and one elco patroling the harbor! That was PPP (p*ss poor planning) on their part!

papa_smurf · 09-30-07, 10:48 AM

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Are there more captains out there with Hood on their list?

Nope, have yet to even see her yet. Seen the Nelson plenty of times tho - not sunk her tho.

madmike81 · 09-30-07, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by U49

Are there more captains out there with Hood on their list?

Yep, twice in Plymouth, and once on her way to attack the Bismarck.

KeptinCranky · 09-30-07, 08:10 PM

Yep, got her, on my first ever Patrol with GWX, took 3 eels, 2 impacts hitting below B turret and just aft of the funnels and the third magentic right underneath the engine room to crack her in half, make her blow up and sink in minutes.

This was in AN49 IIRC, her escorts eventually took me to the cleaners for my deed but it was worth it

headcase · 09-30-07, 10:42 PM

Just gives you a warm feelling way down in your ballast tanks, don't it.

I put Her down once Nov of either 39 or 40 off SW Ireland. And once again between Lerwick and Norway Whilst we were protecting our Northen Brothers from English expansionist aggression.

Zero Niner · 10-02-07, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by U49

Are there more captains out there with Hood on their list?

No, only 2 Revenge class BBs.
And a Nelson class BB left dead in the water, but no more torps.

TarJak · 10-03-07, 12:54 AM

Never seen the Hood in game yet.

Only in the museum.

UnterseeBoogeyMan · 10-04-07, 12:43 AM

you'll have a chance to meet up with the Hood again if you take part in the naval battles around the Norway Invasion in April of 1940. you have to be northeast of the UK submarine base and West/Northwest of Trondheim. You will catch the Hood as part of a battle group initially steaming towards Narvik. It is ringed by destroyers, but through a gap, you can fire off a salvo at her. I did this with 4 torpedoes. 1 missed, but the other 3 hit where it counted and took her down. Sadly, in that career I met my demise at the hands of a Swordfish close to the Eastern English coast. In my 9th life, I look to do this again.

Huskalar · 10-04-07, 01:09 AM

I'm also still waiting for my first Hood sighting. But I have sunk a Nelson class and since yesterday also a Revenge class.

seaniam81 · 10-04-07, 01:17 AM

Never seen the Hood but I did sink the Ark Royal just northwest of Malta in Mid 41

Paul.Saenger · 10-04-07, 08:27 AM

Using GWX, I once stumbled into Scapa Flow in late 1939 and met the holy trinity - aka HMS Hood, HMS Nelson, HMS Revenge.

Took all my torps, but went home with three huge notches on my belt - only to just receive the EK II.

Still, the adrenalin rush was worth it.

09-29-07, 10:26 PM	#1
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Sinking the HMS Hood Whew! That was tough!! But I did it though! 48,360 tons of battle ship sitting partially submerged at the piers at Plymoth! It was funny, I was bored (that's normally what makes my crew start to scream and run around in panic. The Captian's bored? Oh god no! We're gonna die!) and decided to see if I could sneek into Plymoth, was hoping for a troop ship maybe. Only thing guarding the harbor entrance was a armed trawler and one little Elco! So I slipped on in (just missing the sub net! I saw that later on the way out!), got close and looked around through my scope. I about dropped a brick! At first all I saw a was a lousy few small merchants, but there she was! The HMS Hood! I sent 3 torpedos her way, and heard them detonate, but not impact! WTF??? Torpedo net! Cripes! I waited for my reload, and this time set the depth of the topedos to 1 meter. Sure enough, they skimmed over the top of the net and slammed into the Hood's hull! Ha! Took about 5 to sink her as I could only hit her bow at an acute angle! That was FUN! __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

09-29-07, 11:26 PM	#3
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,279 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I can tell you that it is a great achivement to sink the Hood. I've done it myself . Check out that vid. __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

09-30-07, 05:10 AM	#4
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hood was my first ... Congratulations! When I started my current career in a type IIB HMS Hood was my one and only success in the first war patrol. 6.September 1939 AN16 HMS Hood I planned it only as a recon mission but voila... and suddenly there was this unresistable urge ... you know Took all ammo that I had Are there more captains out there with Hood on their list? __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

09-30-07, 08:36 AM	#5
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I just couldn't believe that they only had one armed trawler and one elco patroling the harbor! That was PPP (p*ss poor planning) on their part! __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

09-30-07, 10:42 PM	#9
headcase Sparky Join Date: May 2007 Location: The wrong side of the tracks, Neverland Posts: 157 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Just gives you a warm feelling way down in your ballast tanks, don't it. I put Her down once Nov of either 39 or 40 off SW Ireland. And once again between Lerwick and Norway Whilst we were protecting our Northen Brothers from English expansionist aggression. __________________ It's like the Blues. You can't play em if you haven't lived em. GWX 3.0 DID

09-29-07, 11:02 PM	#2
Spruence M Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 14 Meters Posts: 394 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Nice to hear your making your contribution against the English aggresors! I caught a HMS Hood class ship at Scapa in Sept. 1939 one time

09-30-07, 08:10 PM	#8
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yep, got her, on my first ever Patrol with GWX, took 3 eels, 2 impacts hitting below B turret and just aft of the funnels and the third magentic right underneath the engine room to crack her in half, make her blow up and sink in minutes. This was in AN49 IIRC, her escorts eventually took me to the cleaners for my deed but it was worth it

10-03-07, 12:54 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Never seen the Hood in game yet. Only in the museum.

10-04-07, 12:43 AM	#12
UnterseeBoogeyMan Ensign Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Land of Cholla Cactus and Red Chile Posts: 224 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	you'll have a chance to meet up with the Hood again if you take part in the naval battles around the Norway Invasion in April of 1940. you have to be northeast of the UK submarine base and West/Northwest of Trondheim. You will catch the Hood as part of a battle group initially steaming towards Narvik. It is ringed by destroyers, but through a gap, you can fire off a salvo at her. I did this with 4 torpedoes. 1 missed, but the other 3 hit where it counted and took her down. Sadly, in that career I met my demise at the hands of a Swordfish close to the Eastern English coast. In my 9th life, I look to do this again.

10-04-07, 01:09 AM	#13
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	I'm also still waiting for my first Hood sighting. But I have sunk a Nelson class and since yesterday also a Revenge class.

10-04-07, 01:17 AM	#14
seaniam81 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 624 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Never seen the Hood but I did sink the Ark Royal just northwest of Malta in Mid 41 __________________ Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV

10-04-07, 08:27 AM	#15
Paul.Saenger Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 97 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Using GWX, I once stumbled into Scapa Flow in late 1939 and met the holy trinity - aka HMS Hood, HMS Nelson, HMS Revenge. Took all my torps, but went home with three huge notches on my belt - only to just receive the EK II. Still, the adrenalin rush was worth it.