I got robbed:(

Tonnage_Ace · 03-29-06, 09:18 PM

I headed out from Vigo, freshly supplied with fuel, provisions and much needed squids, tucked tightly in there tubes, when I happened upon a nice big convoy in grid BE. Wasting no time I got as close as I could to make my observations, plotting their speed and course. As they had passed me by a bit I sped ahead of them again for a prime firing position...

Letting loose all four at predestined targets I was satisfied that 3 out of 4 hit, the fourth was farther away from the other targets, taking evasive action after his comrades were hit, causing the fourth fish to overshoot his bow. Continuing this until I had exhausted all but five torpedos, I let the convoy go, turning back to find those ships which had fallen behind. Amazingly, I had instantly sunk one T3 but there were four others which had been more stubborn and drifted back, coming to a stop.

The weather which was 15m/s, clouds overcast with no precipitation, had been my ally as it had allowed me to take my shots, surfaced despite the light of day. This also was my enemy because I had five torps left and had sunk one lone C3 which was on the same course as the convoy(!), it took two fishes. I had also sunk the second T3 which was stubborn as it took two torps. I had one torpedo left and it was spent on a C3 which had fallen behind, it didn't go down

I felt the best course of action was to wait out the storm until the waves died down enough to use my deck gun on the remaining three ships. Heading south-east, away from the ships lag aura, I upped the TC to 1024. Finally, after some days, the waves died down to 6m/s and I headed back to the first ship, which I had marked on the map...nothing! I searched for the ship I had hit for hours and found nothing, I headed down in the direction he was facing, thinking he had drifted forward...nothing. I headed back up thorough the convoy's original course hoping to find the two other ships which had succumbed to flooding and sat motionless...nothing. All the ships had disappeared in a puff of smoke. I guess once I had gotten out of their rendering range(lag range) to enable the high time compression, they had ceased to exist, despite being dead in the water, I even checked my patrol log and they weren't listed so they mustn't have sunk while I was away. Bummer.

03-29-06, 09:18 PM	#1
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I got robbed:( I headed out from Vigo, freshly supplied with fuel, provisions and much needed squids, tucked tightly in there tubes, when I happened upon a nice big convoy in grid BE. Wasting no time I got as close as I could to make my observations, plotting their speed and course. As they had passed me by a bit I sped ahead of them again for a prime firing position... Letting loose all four at predestined targets I was satisfied that 3 out of 4 hit, the fourth was farther away from the other targets, taking evasive action after his comrades were hit, causing the fourth fish to overshoot his bow. Continuing this until I had exhausted all but five torpedos, I let the convoy go, turning back to find those ships which had fallen behind. Amazingly, I had instantly sunk one T3 but there were four others which had been more stubborn and drifted back, coming to a stop. The weather which was 15m/s, clouds overcast with no precipitation, had been my ally as it had allowed me to take my shots, surfaced despite the light of day. This also was my enemy because I had five torps left and had sunk one lone C3 which was on the same course as the convoy(!), it took two fishes. I had also sunk the second T3 which was stubborn as it took two torps. I had one torpedo left and it was spent on a C3 which had fallen behind, it didn't go down I felt the best course of action was to wait out the storm until the waves died down enough to use my deck gun on the remaining three ships. Heading south-east, away from the ships lag aura, I upped the TC to 1024. Finally, after some days, the waves died down to 6m/s and I headed back to the first ship, which I had marked on the map...nothing! I searched for the ship I had hit for hours and found nothing, I headed down in the direction he was facing, thinking he had drifted forward...nothing. I headed back up thorough the convoy's original course hoping to find the two other ships which had succumbed to flooding and sat motionless...nothing. All the ships had disappeared in a puff of smoke. I guess once I had gotten out of their rendering range(lag range) to enable the high time compression, they had ceased to exist, despite being dead in the water, I even checked my patrol log and they weren't listed so they mustn't have sunk while I was away. Bummer.