Depth Charging without pinging

TwoGamers · 05-24-13, 09:40 PM

I have just started a new career with GWX and I decided to scout out the port of Plymouth pre-war, and upon finding that there were two targets of value in port I decided to wait until hostilities against great Britain commenced to shoot at them. I waited for a few days just outside Plymouth, out of site of any vessels. When war was declared I began to sail towards Plymouth.

Just five minutes later my Watch crew spotted a warship. I dived to avoid being spotted and went to silent running. A few about 10 minutes later the Patrol Vessel had been joined by a speedboat and was circling around. I was at periscope depth and going at 3 knots on silent running. I lost contact with the British ships, then the Patrol Craft, without pinging me, dropped several depth charges almost directly on top of me without warning. Luckily they missed me, but it almost brought an abrupt end to the career.

So my Question is, does this happen often in GWX? I was heading a bit faster (3 knots instead of the 2 knots that silent running puts you at) and I had sent a status report to BdU about ten minutes before war was declared. Could they have detected my position from that? They only depth charged me once before going away. Just wondering because the depth charges were as I mentioned almost spot on and they didn't ping me once. Thanks

05-24-13, 09:40 PM	#1
TwoGamers Officer Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 240 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Depth Charging without pinging I have just started a new career with GWX and I decided to scout out the port of Plymouth pre-war, and upon finding that there were two targets of value in port I decided to wait until hostilities against great Britain commenced to shoot at them. I waited for a few days just outside Plymouth, out of site of any vessels. When war was declared I began to sail towards Plymouth. Just five minutes later my Watch crew spotted a warship. I dived to avoid being spotted and went to silent running. A few about 10 minutes later the Patrol Vessel had been joined by a speedboat and was circling around. I was at periscope depth and going at 3 knots on silent running. I lost contact with the British ships, then the Patrol Craft, without pinging me, dropped several depth charges almost directly on top of me without warning. Luckily they missed me, but it almost brought an abrupt end to the career. So my Question is, does this happen often in GWX? I was heading a bit faster (3 knots instead of the 2 knots that silent running puts you at) and I had sent a status report to BdU about ten minutes before war was declared. Could they have detected my position from that? They only depth charged me once before going away. Just wondering because the depth charges were as I mentioned almost spot on and they didn't ping me once. Thanks