1943 has not been a good year

RoaldLarsen · 03-24-09, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nikbear

I have only ever had 1 career get past '43 and it made going on patrol an utter nightmare

planes were everywhere and the only ships to be sunk were the few single merchants that could be found,convoys were a total no go

Tonnage dropped off totally and just making it back to base was an acheivment in its self,usually with damage that could not be repaired at sea.

That pretty well describes the 31 nightmares I've had over the past few months (Except for the bit about convoys. See my post #6 ITT.). I know what it did to my morale. 1 in 4 sunk. I can only imagine what it must have been like for the real crews. I think I would need to take a break even if RL wasn't about to enforce one.

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Originally Posted by nikbear

its good to know that what I've always thought is true,as the war draws to a close,get in a TypeVII!

Amen to that!

I wonder if I will ever have a type IX skipper who will get enough renown to see if Tarnmatte on a snorkel is an effective counter to the aircraft problem.

Looking forward to 1944 I expect to have fewer patrols, as turnaround time increases, and build/maintenance quality declines. By the end of the year there will be only two flotillas operating instead of the 7 I have currently, so I will be replacing fewer careers. Patrols will become shorter as there will be fewer assignments farther afield. Losses will increase, tonnage will decline. I am hoping to be able to have a patrol survival rate of > 2/3. The rate of suffering will go up, but the overall volume will go down. I guess I'll have about 18-20 patrols, about 400 sea days, about 6 or 7 lost boats and only about 250,000 - 300,000 tons sunk.

bookworm_020 · 03-25-09, 05:04 AM

If you think 1943 is bad, wait till you get to 1944!

mookiemookie · 03-25-09, 08:21 AM

That's it, I'm going to Penang!

nikbear · 03-25-09, 11:21 AM

Well you seem to have the number crunching sorted RoaldLarsen,I wish you and your crews every bit of luck with your future patrol's,please keep us informed of your outcomes,I'm intrigued as to how it all pan's out and if the theory of it being safer in a TypeVII later in the war is correct or weather its safer to take a TypeIX Further afield where air cover might be more sparse,hopefully borne out by your stats we might have a better idea

.Best of luck

Oneshot/Onekill · 03-25-09, 03:39 PM

Would'nt the Type XXI be the safest boat late war?

nikbear · 03-25-09, 06:26 PM

It would,but it's kind of cheating really.Only one TypeXXI ever made a successful attack on an enemy,and even then it was a dummy run

it was a little to late to change the war,so where its great to run "What if?" Scenario's,its not really accurate.Feel free to have a go and see what might have been,but thankfully for us all it never was

Oneshot/Onekill · 03-27-09, 12:25 PM

The last time i commanded a TypeXXI was back in 05 or 06, w/SH3vanilla.

I havn't made it past 1942 since GWX.

RoaldLarsen · 03-27-09, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

If you think 1943 is bad, wait till you get to 1944!

That is my plan exactly. I'm going to wait a bit.

03-25-09, 05:04 AM	#2
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03-25-09, 08:21 AM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	That's it, I'm going to Penang! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-25-09, 11:21 AM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Well you seem to have the number crunching sorted RoaldLarsen,I wish you and your crews every bit of luck with your future patrol's,please keep us informed of your outcomes,I'm intrigued as to how it all pan's out and if the theory of it being safer in a TypeVII later in the war is correct or weather its safer to take a TypeIX Further afield where air cover might be more sparse,hopefully borne out by your stats we might have a better idea.Best of luck __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

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03-25-09, 03:39 PM	#5
Oneshot/Onekill Captain Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Drinking a cold one in Davey Jone's locker. Posts: 487 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Would'nt the Type XXI be the safest boat late war?

03-25-09, 06:26 PM	#6
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	It would,but it's kind of cheating really.Only one TypeXXI ever made a successful attack on an enemy,and even then it was a dummy runit was a little to late to change the war,so where its great to run "What if?" Scenario's,its not really accurate.Feel free to have a go and see what might have been,but thankfully for us all it never was __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

03-27-09, 12:25 PM	#7
Oneshot/Onekill Captain Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Drinking a cold one in Davey Jone's locker. Posts: 487 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	The last time i commanded a TypeXXI was back in 05 or 06, w/SH3vanilla. I havn't made it past 1942 since GWX.