Total convoy wipeout

tycho102 · 08-21-06, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mooncatt

ive been close to it, but always run out of eels

Yeah, that's the usual case. Wiping out an entire convoy would take perfect torp hits with every single one, and incredible luck with duds. Even after all those, you'd probably still have to do some mopping up with the deck gun.

I figure as long as I prioritized my targets and expend every single one of my torps, that's the best I could do. That's about the best that submariners could do.

kiwi_2005 · 08-21-06, 01:37 PM

Yes i have. But the convoy was only 6 ships and one escort. I took out the escort and sent my fury onto the convoy without any mercy whatsoever!, i used up all my load torpdeos then surfaced used the deckgun till torpedos were reload then finished em off. This was when playing in the stock game with RUB mod. I doubt it very much if i could repeat it with GW.

andy_311 · 08-21-06, 04:00 PM

Yep playing GW report of a convoy in AM53 doing 6 knts 7 merchants +1 escort total wipe out.
It was in 1939 though

Burzum · 08-21-06, 06:19 PM

23/11/1940. AM33
First torpedoed 3 destroyers...the rest was easy; like shooting ducks

4 tankers
22 cargoships
3 warships

ParaB · 08-21-06, 07:09 PM

Since I use realistic tactics (no deck-gunning of escorts, deck gun only to finish off single merchants, etc...) and (lately) the NYGM mod I've never completely annihilated a convoy.

This is actually one of my biggest beefs with SHIII: back in AoD the greatest achievment was shadowing a convoy until the wolfpack was assembled. One of my favourite moments in gaming is still a concentrated attack by 5 U-Boats at night against a well-escorted convoy in September 1942.

The lack of wolfpacks pretty much killed SH3 for me as far as "classic games" go.

To this day I can't understand why the devs implemented Luftwaffe attacks but didn't manage to include wolfpacks...

JSalinger · 08-21-06, 07:47 PM

Cpt Thorne, that was you? HAHA! I read about that in your patrol logs (I'm thinking of joining up and have been reading all of 2. Flottile's patrol logs). That was WICKED.

Jmack · 08-21-06, 10:54 PM

what the hell is that ????

08-21-06, 01:37 PM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Yes i have. But the convoy was only 6 ships and one escort. I took out the escort and sent my fury onto the convoy without any mercy whatsoever!, i used up all my load torpdeos then surfaced used the deckgun till torpedos were reload then finished em off. This was when playing in the stock game with RUB mod. I doubt it very much if i could repeat it with GW. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-21-06, 06:19 PM	#4
Burzum Mate Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 54 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	23/11/1940. AM33 First torpedoed 3 destroyers...the rest was easy; like shooting ducks 4 tankers 22 cargoships 3 warships __________________ Last edited by Burzum; 08-21-06 at 06:21 PM.

08-21-06, 07:47 PM	#6
JSalinger Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane, WA, USA Posts: 156 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cpt Thorne, that was you? HAHA! I read about that in your patrol logs (I'm thinking of joining up and have been reading all of 2. Flottile's patrol logs). That was WICKED. __________________ J. Salinger King of the House

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08-21-06, 04:00 PM	#3
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Yep playing GW report of a convoy in AM53 doing 6 knts 7 merchants +1 escort total wipe out. It was in 1939 though

08-21-06, 07:09 PM	#5
ParaB Chief Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 327 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Since I use realistic tactics (no deck-gunning of escorts, deck gun only to finish off single merchants, etc...) and (lately) the NYGM mod I've never completely annihilated a convoy. This is actually one of my biggest beefs with SHIII: back in AoD the greatest achievment was shadowing a convoy until the wolfpack was assembled. One of my favourite moments in gaming is still a concentrated attack by 5 U-Boats at night against a well-escorted convoy in September 1942. The lack of wolfpacks pretty much killed SH3 for me as far as "classic games" go. To this day I can't understand why the devs implemented Luftwaffe attacks but didn't manage to include wolfpacks...

08-21-06, 10:54 PM	#7
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	what the hell is that ????