I finally sank a Battleship!!!!

nikimcbee · 11-26-07, 02:51 PM

I've been playing SH3 and GWX since day one and I've only encountered a battleship a few times.

All of those times I was either out of torps or I got spotted and never got a shot off

.

...Well not this time

I was just west of the Rockall Banks when I got a convoy sighting report.

The U-99 (us the U-99

) races south to intercept!

Smoke on horizon!
That's no freighter...it's a destroyer and its heading straight at us!

Torpedo eins...los
...hit! scratch the lead corvette!

I'm now ahead of the convoy, right in the middle! a perfect attack position...

...picking targets...
4 whale factory ships..2 small tankers.... and a large shadow...
HMS Nelson!!!!

Make ready tubes 1-3, set depth 12 meters

Torpedo eins....los
zwei...los
drei.... los

waiting.....
torpedo one...passes under battleship, as does 2 and 3!
#@$%^#@!!!
I set the torps 1/2 a meter too deep! @#$$ing bad luck
I reset number 4 a half meter shallower...los
Periscope spotted and destroyed by gunfire! @#$%@%$# not @#$$ing again observation scope damaged!

A hit, in the magazine!!!

The battleship slows to a stop.

I go deep to reload and ditch the escort looking for me.

I circle around and surface to repair the observation scope.

Battleship spotted, dead in the water! Dive!
Scope is spotted again!! Ahail of gunfire from the wounded beast...

Not this time Mr. Battleship!
Fire one!
Fire two!
........

2 hits!
Iron Crosses for everybody! Beer's on the Captain

11-26-07, 02:51 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I finally sank a Battleship!!!! I've been playing SH3 and GWX since day one and I've only encountered a battleship a few times. All of those times I was either out of torps or I got spotted and never got a shot off . ...Well not this time I was just west of the Rockall Banks when I got a convoy sighting report. The U-99 (us the U-99 ) races south to intercept! Smoke on horizon! That's no freighter...it's a destroyer and its heading straight at us! Torpedo eins...los ...hit! scratch the lead corvette! I'm now ahead of the convoy, right in the middle! a perfect attack position... ...picking targets... 4 whale factory ships..2 small tankers.... and a large shadow... HMS Nelson!!!! Make ready tubes 1-3, set depth 12 meters Torpedo eins....los zwei...los drei.... los waiting..... torpedo one...passes under battleship, as does 2 and 3! #@$%^#@!!! I set the torps 1/2 a meter too deep! @#$$ing bad luck I reset number 4 a half meter shallower...los Periscope spotted and destroyed by gunfire! @#$%@%$# not @#$$ing again observation scope damaged! A hit, in the magazine!!! The battleship slows to a stop. I go deep to reload and ditch the escort looking for me. I circle around and surface to repair the observation scope. Battleship spotted, dead in the water! Dive! Scope is spotted again!! Ahail of gunfire from the wounded beast... Not this time Mr. Battleship! Fire one! Fire two! ........ 2 hits! Iron Crosses for everybody! Beer's on the Captain __________________