Running Gun Battle...

Murr44 · 07-18-08, 03:30 PM

I just sank my first & probably last S-class sub. It's October 1940 and I'm currently at sea in my second patrol with U-69. We came across the S-class very close to Lorient while we were on the way to AM 41. It was calm clear weather & I decided not to waste a torpedo but to try to kill the enemy sub with the deck gun. I think that was the longest gun battle that I've ever had. It took almost 20 minutes (real time). We stayed at long range & tried to stay at a 90 degree angle to the British so as not to give them a large target. I have to say that the S-class & her crew put up a real fight. The crew kept firing away at us while their sub darted & weaved. It was getting to the point where I was about to give up as I'd run through about 169 shells trying to score hull & waterline hits. Persistence paid off though as I scored one final hit & down she went.

This patrol is shaping up to be a good one as we've sank a Granville-type freighter & an Intermediate Tanker sailing together in BF 15. I must remember to set my torpedos to a very shallow depth when dealing with Granvilles. The last 2 that I encountered nearly escaped because my torpedos were set a bit too deep & just bounced harmlessly off their rounded bottoms.

07-18-08, 03:30 PM	#1
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Running Gun Battle... I just sank my first & probably last S-class sub. It's October 1940 and I'm currently at sea in my second patrol with U-69. We came across the S-class very close to Lorient while we were on the way to AM 41. It was calm clear weather & I decided not to waste a torpedo but to try to kill the enemy sub with the deck gun. I think that was the longest gun battle that I've ever had. It took almost 20 minutes (real time). We stayed at long range & tried to stay at a 90 degree angle to the British so as not to give them a large target. I have to say that the S-class & her crew put up a real fight. The crew kept firing away at us while their sub darted & weaved. It was getting to the point where I was about to give up as I'd run through about 169 shells trying to score hull & waterline hits. Persistence paid off though as I scored one final hit & down she went. This patrol is shaping up to be a good one as we've sank a Granville-type freighter & an Intermediate Tanker sailing together in BF 15. I must remember to set my torpedos to a very shallow depth when dealing with Granvilles. The last 2 that I encountered nearly escaped because my torpedos were set a bit too deep & just bounced harmlessly off their rounded bottoms.