What happens if you sink a resupply vessel?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

my return to SH3 has been glorious thus far.

it has all come back to me relatively quickly.

My commander Josef Vogler is about to embark on his 12th patrol of the war, and has racked up 296K tons over the span of 11 patrols, and has been promoted to KptLt.

it is now Autumn of 1940. Happy times are in full sing and i am making hay while the sun shines.

Have you got into some really difficult situations, which meant that you "almost" wanted to jump in the water,

[GoldenRivet]

difficult comes after 1942 i think... interesting situations on the other hand.

On a recent patrol i was running on the surface in a heavy squall recharging batteries after running submerged for a length of time.

suddenly ahead of me about 200 meters off my port quarter a massive shape emerged from the fog. It was a British merchant. there i was in a very low traffic area of the mid-atlantic and there is a single merchant damn near colliding with me!

stranger yet. he never saw me. Perhaps his lookouts were busy huddling under their pea coats and rain coats for warmth? I went hard to starboard and estimated his speed to be 5 knots.

took a snap shot from about 400 meters range (point blank) and hit him dead center.

sailed up to the two life rafts to simulate dispersal of 3 cans of beans and a gallon of fresh water, then sailed on.

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another time i stumbled upon a heavily escorted convoy, in the center was the HMS Rodney fired a spread of three at the BB and two missed astern, one struck under the screws immobilizing the ship.

I went deep and evaded the DDs. over a 2 hour span in real time i stopped counting after 80 depth charges they went back to the convoy and i hit the rodney with two more eels sinking it.

stalked the same convoy for three days, picking off the largest targets and repeating the evasion. I think - though i would have to look back - i sank 2 whale factory ships, an ammunition ship and a large tanker from that convoy over the three day engagement.

the ammunition ship exploded in a furious way. I would assume all aboard were killed instantly. There was hardly surface debris. a couple of life rings and an empty life raft was about it... not even a single body remained afloat. stuff like that makes you sit back and think that for some folks - this was no game... this was a reality for them.

headed to the belchen supply ship and then steamed home with no further contacts

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

difficult comes after 1942 i think... interesting situations on the other hand.

On a recent patrol i was running on the surface in a heavy squall recharging batteries after running submerged for a length of time.

suddenly ahead of me about 200 meters off my port quarter a massive shape emerged from the fog. It was a British merchant. there i was in a very low traffic area of the mid-atlantic and there is a single merchant damn near colliding with me!

stranger yet. he never saw me. Perhaps his lookouts were busy huddling under their pea coats and rain coats for warmth? I went hard to starboard and estimated his speed to be 5 knots.

took a snap shot from about 400 meters range (point blank) and hit him dead center.

sailed up to the two life rafts to simulate dispersal of 3 cans of beans and a gallon of fresh water, then sailed on.

---

another time i stumbled upon a heavily escorted convoy, in the center was the HMS Rodney fired a spread of three at the BB and two missed astern, one struck under the screws immobilizing the ship.

I went deep and evaded the DDs. over a 2 hour span in real time i stopped counting after 80 depth charges they went back to the convoy and i hit the rodney with two more eels sinking it.

stalked the same convoy for three days, picking off the largest targets and repeating the evasion. I think - though i would have to look back - i sank 2 whale factory ships, an ammunition ship and a large tanker from that convoy over the three day engagement.

the ammunition ship exploded in a furious way. I would assume all aboard were killed instantly. There was hardly surface debris. a couple of life rings and an empty life raft was about it... not even a single body remained afloat. stuff like that makes you sit back and think that for some folks - this was no game... this was a reality for them.

headed to the belchen supply ship and then steamed home with no further contacts

Yes, it seems to be successful for your tracks, Belchen supply ship visits myself a part which is fitting near Canada