A bit frustrated.

timmy41 · 08-01-10, 12:14 PM

why were you in the english channel?

Kapt Z · 08-01-10, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by timmy41

why were you in the english channel?

Can't answer for him, but BDU in their infinite wisdom sent me and my type VIIB to AN87 in June 1940. Probably wanted us to stop the Dunkirk escape. No help that it was over long before we even reached the grid.

Mighty shallow in those parts! I was lucky to have a meter or two beneath us at periscope depth. Did our 24 hours and got the heck out of there.

CherryHarbey · 08-02-10, 02:29 PM

not that I'm an expert but common theme seems to be proximity to land and that tends to mean shallow water, if you can't get deep, you will struggle to evade destroyers.

sergei · 08-03-10, 02:32 AM

Spot on CherryHarbey.
Shallow waters is bad ju-ju. Stay away if you want to live.

Tessa · 08-03-10, 04:17 AM

Allies sonar is infallible, they could find a IIA 800 meters down (pretending it could successfully survive the depth) on the bottom, in a underwater canyon; they'll still drop charges on you with sniper precision (though the charge would explode short, if it could deeper you'd end up dead fast). Escaping from ships once they have you targeted is difficult and enormously time consuming.

Shallow water can be dooable if there's at least 25-30 meters or total depth. If you're lucky enough to be in a storm it raises your chances. Once the boat accelarates punch to flank and hard port/starboard to get clear of them like you normally would. Cut the engines short of the last one or two charges going off them move ahead slow, if you're perpendicular and lucky you might make enough distance if he circles away from you. Try to be as close to underneath the ship as possible so charges generally won't explode close enough to cause major damage.

If you're lucky enough to be close to shore or a wall and the total strip of land only leaves a small amount of water to maneuver in you can sometimes get the destroyer to blow itself up. Doing so is really tricky, you need to get the escort to start its run on the short piece of land where it doesn't have room to accellerate after its dropped its charges, once it does its still to close and blows itself to pieces.

Melonfish · 08-03-10, 04:46 AM

Betreten der kanal verboten!

it is death for u-boats.

Jimbuna · 08-03-10, 05:04 AM

STAY OUT OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL!!

08-03-10, 05:04 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,717 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	STAY OUT OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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08-01-10, 12:14 PM	#1
timmy41 Weps Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 367 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	why were you in the english channel?

08-02-10, 02:29 PM	#3
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	not that I'm an expert but common theme seems to be proximity to land and that tends to mean shallow water, if you can't get deep, you will struggle to evade destroyers.

08-03-10, 02:32 AM	#4
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Spot on CherryHarbey. Shallow waters is bad ju-ju. Stay away if you want to live.

08-03-10, 04:17 AM	#5
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Allies sonar is infallible, they could find a IIA 800 meters down (pretending it could successfully survive the depth) on the bottom, in a underwater canyon; they'll still drop charges on you with sniper precision (though the charge would explode short, if it could deeper you'd end up dead fast). Escaping from ships once they have you targeted is difficult and enormously time consuming. Shallow water can be dooable if there's at least 25-30 meters or total depth. If you're lucky enough to be in a storm it raises your chances. Once the boat accelarates punch to flank and hard port/starboard to get clear of them like you normally would. Cut the engines short of the last one or two charges going off them move ahead slow, if you're perpendicular and lucky you might make enough distance if he circles away from you. Try to be as close to underneath the ship as possible so charges generally won't explode close enough to cause major damage. If you're lucky enough to be close to shore or a wall and the total strip of land only leaves a small amount of water to maneuver in you can sometimes get the destroyer to blow itself up. Doing so is really tricky, you need to get the escort to start its run on the short piece of land where it doesn't have room to accellerate after its dropped its charges, once it does its still to close and blows itself to pieces.

08-03-10, 04:46 AM	#6
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Betreten der kanal verboten! it is death for u-boats.